2,4,6-Trinitrostyrene¹

2,4,6‐Trinitrotoluene – A Useful Starting Compound in the Synthesis of Modern Energetic Compounds

“…2,4,6‐Trinitrostyrene (TNS) may be an attractive substrate for synthesis of energetic polymers and copolymers . TNS can be prepared directly from TNT in three steps (Scheme ), and is formed via Hoffmann elimination.…”

Preparation and polymerization behavior of 2,4-dicyanostyrene and 2,4,6-tricyanostyrene

“…In addition, because the cyano group appears to be almost insensitive to free radical species compared with the nitro group, it was expected that polycyánosubstituted styrenes would be readily polymerizable with a free radical initiator while TNS is not so polymerizable. 1,2 In this work, 2,4-dicyanostyrene (DCS) and 2,4,6-tricyanostyrene (TCS) were first prepared as new polycyanosubstituted styrenes, and their polymerization behaviors were studied.…”

“…Experimental Section p-Bromoethylbenzene (l).10 p-Bromoacetophenone (83.7 g, 0.42 mol) was reduced with zinc amalgam11 which was prepared 0024-9297/89/2222-0038$01.50/0 © 1989 American Chemical Society from 170 g (2.60 mol) of mossy zinc and 17 g (0.063 mol) of mercuric chloride12 to obtain 59.2 g (in 76% yield) of colorless oily p-bromoethylbenzene (1), boiling at 87-88 °C under pressure of 18 mmHg (lit.10 bp 188-189 °C): NMR (CC14) 1.20 (t, J = 7.5 Hz, 3 H), 2.57 (q, J = 7.5 Hz, 2 H), 6.97 (d, J = 7.5 Hz, 2 H), 7.33 (d, J = 7.5 Hz, 2 H).…”

Solid Polymer Substrates and Coated Fibers Containing 2,4,6‐Trinitrobenzene Motifs as Smart Labels for the Visual Detection of Biogenic Amine Vapors

“…The initial fiasco in the polymerization of the monomer was in agreement with the known radical scavenging capabilities of TNB units, which prevent polymerization even in very low ratio in copolymerization mixtures, as initially described by Wiley and Behr in the 1950s. [9,10] The phenomenon was ascribed by Kadoma et al to the reactiono ft he nitro groups with the growing radicals resulting in chain termination. [11] The presence of TNB-containing monomers also inhibited cationic and anionic polymerization.…”