Problems and exercisesNitroderivatives
1. Silver nitrite
1-Iodooctane with AgNO2 gives mainly 1-nitrooctane, but also some octyl nitrite. Why are both products formed?
2. The acidity of nitromethane
Nitromethane has pKa = 10. Why is it so acidic for a compound with C–H bonds? Does it dissolve in aqueous NaOH?
3. Synthesis with the anion
Propose a synthesis of 1-(aminomethyl)cyclohexanol from cyclohexanone and nitromethane.