Uses
Tris(2-cyanoethyl)nitromethane may be used as starting reagent in the synthesis of 1-azoniatricyclo-(3,3,3,0)-undecane bromide.
Synthesis Reference(s)
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 53, p. 5552, 1988
DOI: 10.1021/jo00258a033
General Description
Tris(2-cyanoethyl)nitromethane can be prepared from acrylonitrile and nitromethane using trimethyl phenyl ammonium hydroxide. Tris(2-cyanoethyl)nitromethane is an important building block for the construction of four directional C-core and in the synthesis of dendritic molecule.