"Alkyl" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... been observed in the formation of nitro- compounds. If, for example, a substance contains alkyl or hydroxyl groups, large quantities of the para compound are obtained, and very little of the ortho. The substitution takes place, however, almost entirely in the meta position, if a nitro, carboxyl, or aldehyde group be present. Ordinary phenol, C{6}H{5}.OH, gives para- ...
— Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise • P. Gerald Sanford
... in the formation of nitro- compounds. If, for example, a substance contains alkyl or hydroxyl groups, large quantities of the para compound are obtained, and very little of the ortho. The substitution takes place, however, almost entirely in the meta position, if a nitro, carboxyl, or aldehyde group be present. Ordinary ...
— Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise • P. Gerald Sanford |
