Alcohols Phenols And Ethers Question 289
Question: Glycerol reacts with conc. $ HNO_3 $ and conc. $ H_2SO_4 $ to form
[CPMT 1983; MP PMT/PET 1988]
Options:
A) Glycerol mononitrate
B) Glycerol dinitrate
C) Glycerol trinitrate
D) Acrolein
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
$ \underset{CH_2-OH}{\overset{CH_2-OH}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\overset{|}{\mathop{CH-OH}}}}}}+3HNO_3\underset{H_2SO_4}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{Conc\text{.}H_2SO_4}}}\underset{Glyceroltrinitrate}{\mathop{\underset{CH_2-ONO_2}{\overset{CH_2-ONO_2}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\overset{|}{\mathop{CH}}}-ONO_2}}}}}+3H_2O $
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