Trinitromethyl iodide

Silver trinitromethane undergoes addition to adamantyl (Ad) halides,31 methyl iodide, and trinitromethyl iodide (Scheme 1.7).32... 

Modification of the trinitromethyl substituents of the derivative 31 was reported by a Russian team <2005KGS259> removal of one nitro group was achieved by treatment with potassium iodide at room temperature in good yield to give the double salt 9. 

Poor to modest yields of trinitromethyl compounds are reported for the reaction of silver nitroform with substituted benzyl iodide and bromide substrates. Compounds like (36), (37), and (38) have been synthesized via this route these compounds have much more favourable oxygen balances than TNT and are probably powerful explosives." The authors noted that considerable amounts of unstable red oils accompanied these products. The latter are attributed to O-alkylation, a side-reaction favoured by an SnI transition state and typical of reactions involving benzylic substrates and silver salts. Further research showed that while silver nitroform favours 0-alkylation, the sodium, potassium and lithium salts favour C-alkylation." The synthesis and chemistry of 1,1,1-trinitromethyl compounds has been extensively reviewed. The alkylation of nitronate salts has been the subject of an excellent review by Nielsen." ... 

Further work by Baum and co-workers showed that the nitration of l,l-diamino-2,2-dinitroethylenes with trifluoroacetic anhydride and nitric acid in methylene chloride yields 1,1,1-trinitromethyl derivatives via addition of nitronium ion to the double bond of the enamine such treatment also resulting in the A-nitration of the products. In this way, trini-tromethyl derivatives like (185) and (188) are obtained. Further treatment of these trinitromethyl derivatives with aqueous potassium iodide results in reductive denitration and the formation... 

As discussed above, the nitro groups of tetranitromethane and trinitromethyl compounds are susceptible to nucleophilic attack. Both potassium iodide and alkaline hydrogen peroxide affect the reductive denitration of trinitromethyl groups to em-nitronitronates 1,1,1-trinitroethane (33) is quantitatively reduced to potassium 1,1-dinitroethane (24) on treatment with alkaline hydrogen peroxide. Nucleophiles such as potassium fluoride in DMF can displace nitrite anion from tetranitromethane. Various nucleophiles, including azide, chloride, fluoride and ethoxide have been used to displace one of the nitro groups from fluorotrinitromethane. 

Recently, Baum and coworkers154 reported the nitration of 1,1-diamino-2,2-dini-troethylene. On treatment with nitric acid and trifluoroacetic anhydride in methylene chloride at 0 °C, 1,1-enediamines 42 are converted to 3-nitro-2-(trinitromethyl)-l,3-diazacyclic compounds 192 in good yields (equation 79). Compounds 192 have also been prepared from the nitration of 7, although the yields are lower (16-22%). Denitration of 192 to 193 includes a reductive denitration of 192 with potassium iodide and acidification of initially formed salts of 193. Nitration of 193 regenerates 192 (equation 79). 

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