From: Jacob Zabicky (zabicky$##$bgumail.bgu.ac.il)
Date: Thu Feb 24 2000 - 07:46:16 EST
Hello Daniel,
I think you may find some such details in very old patents. No textbook
will give you details on the prepararation as it involves some simple but
realy dangerous steps. The process is an esterification of a polyvalent
alcohol (three OH groups) by nitric acid, where sulfuric acid acts as water
absorber and a very strong acid catalyst. The name nitroglycerin is a
misnomer and should better be glyceryl trinitrate, because there are no C-N
bonds as in true nitro compounds.
Don't do foolish things!
Jacob
>hello
>i am a secondary student that likes chemistry very much.
>the teacher gave me a challenge, sort of like homework because i was asking
>too much questions about nitroglycerin.
>can anybody give me or tell me where can i find the reaction of nitric acid,
>sulphuric acid, and glycerine?
>please, i would greatly appreciate that.
>thanks
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