Styryl nitro compounds

By treating styrylated PCTFE with concentrated nitric and sulfuric acids, the corresponding nitrated polymer was obtained (Equation 10). In accordance with the IR spectrum of the resulting polymer (Figure 8), bands at 1529 and 1350 cm-1 indicated the nitro group and a band at 856 cm- confirmed the presence of the nitroaromatic compound. However, the extent of nitration was not determined. 

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