abstract |
A METHOD FOR PREPARING ESTERS, AND AS A VALUABLE COPRODUCT NITROALKANES, BY THERMALLY CLEAVING AND REACTING AN ALPHA-NITROKETONE WITH AN ALCOHOL IN A NON-AQUEOUS ENVIRONMENT AT A TEMPERATURE OF FROM ABOUT 110*C. TO ABOUT 190*C. THE ESTERS SO PREPARED ARE USEFUL AS SYNTHETIC LUBRICANTS, CUTTING FLUIDS, PLASTICIZERS, COSMETIC ADDITIVES AND SURFACTANT ADDITIVES. |