A novel synthesis of nitroform by the nitrolysis of cucurbituril

作者:Lu Hong Yan; Li Jia Rong; Yang De Li; Zhang Qi; Shi Da Xin*
来源:Chinese Chemical Letters, 2015, 26(3): 365-368.
DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2014.12.019

摘要

Cucurbituril has a high symmetry and rigid structure. When cucurbit[6]uril (CB[6]) was nitrolyzed with the mixed solution of acetic anhydride in fuming nitric acid, nitroform (NF) was generated. NF also can be obtained by the nitration of both CB[5,7,8]. This nitration procedure provides a lower risk, inexpensive, new preparation of nitroform, and the reaction condition of this new method is very mild.