Nitronate
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A nitronate in organic chemistry
is a functional group
with the general structure R1R2C=N+(O2)2-).
It is the anion of a nitronic acid, a tautomer
ic form of a nitro
compound. A nitronic acid is also called a aci form. In the Nef reaction
nitronic acids are degraded to ketones.
They can be alkylated on oxygen and used as a dipole in 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition
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Organic chemistry
Organic chemistry is a subdiscipline within chemistry involving the scientific study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and preparation of carbon-based compounds, hydrocarbons, and their derivatives...
is a functional group
Functional group
In organic chemistry, functional groups are specific groups of atoms within molecules that are responsible for the characteristic chemical reactions of those molecules. The same functional group will undergo the same or similar chemical reaction regardless of the size of the molecule it is a part of...
with the general structure R1R2C=N+(O2)2-).
It is the anion of a nitronic acid, a tautomer
Tautomer
Tautomers are isomers of organic compounds that readily interconvert by a chemical reaction called tautomerization. This reaction commonly results in the formal migration of a hydrogen atom or proton, accompanied by a switch of a single bond and adjacent double bond...
ic form of a nitro
Nitro compound
Nitro compounds are organic compounds that contain one or more nitro functional groups . They are often highly explosive, especially when the compound contains more than one nitro group and is impure. The nitro group is one of the most common explosophores used globally...
compound. A nitronic acid is also called a aci form. In the Nef reaction
Nef reaction
The Nef reaction is an organic reaction describing the acid hydrolysis of a salt of a primary or secondary nitroalkane to an aldehyde or a ketone and nitrous oxide ....
nitronic acids are degraded to ketones.
They can be alkylated on oxygen and used as a dipole in 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition
1,3-dipolar cycloaddition
The 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition, also known as the Huisgen cycloaddition or Huisgen reaction, is an organic chemical reaction belonging to the larger class of concerted, pericyclic cycloadditions. It is the reaction between a 1,3-dipole and a dipolarophile, most of which are substituted alkenes, to...
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