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Nitro compounds – reaction with nitrous acid
Concepts tested here
- tertiary-nitro-no-alpha-h
All Questions
2016 Phase II 1 question
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Which one of the following nitro-compounds does not react with nitrous acid?
Reaction with $HNO_2$ needs an $\alpha$-hydrogen.
A 3° nitro compound does not react with $HNO_2$ because of the absence of $\alpha$-H.