Nitration of Chitin Monomer: From Glucosamine to Energetic Compound

The nitration of chitin monomer in a mixture of nitric acid and acetic anhydride was conducted and a highly nitrated (3R,4R,6R)-3-acetamido-6-((nitrooxy)methyl)tetrahydro-2<i>H</i>-pyran-2,4,5-triyl trinitrate (<b>1</b>) was obtained. Its structure was fully characterized usi...

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Main Authors: Hui Dou, Yuxuan Zheng, Manyi Qu, Peng Chen, Chunlin He, Michael Gozin, Siping Pang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/24/7531