“…2-Methyl-3-nitro-2-butene (18). The ,/3-unsaturated nitroalkane was prepared from 3-nitro-2-methyl-2-butyl acetate according to the 1.60 (d, 3 ,J = 6.6 Hz, CH3CHN02), 1.75 (d, 3, J = 5 Hz, CH3CH=), 5.00 (q, 1, J = 6.5 Hz, CHN02), 1.67 (d, 3, J = 7 Hz, CH3CHN02), 1.82 (s, 3,=C(CH3)-), 5.07 (q, 1, J = 7 Hz, CHN02), 5.17 method of Hesse et al 33 Final purification was by vapor-phase chromatography; bp 60 °C (15 mm); n21n 1.4605 [lit.35 bp 69.2 °C (20 mm); n20D 1.4618]; UV max (n-hexane) 251 nm (e 3500) [lit. 35 UV max (n-heptane) 250 nm (c 3900)]; NMR (CDCI3) b ~1.8 (m, 6, cis methyl groups) and ~2.2 (m, 3, methyl cis to nitro).…”