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Title:	The preparation of 3,4-diaminopyridine
Author:	Fencl, Emil John
View Online:	njit-etd1956-009 (v, 108 pages ~ 3.1 MB pdf)
Department:	Department of Chemical Engineering
Degree:	Master of Science
Program:	Chemical Engineering
Document Type:	Thesis
Advisory Committee:	Mantell, C. L. (Committee chair) Bradley, James A. (Committee member) Kreps, Saul I. (Committee member)
Date:	1956-06
Keywords:	Nitration
Availability:	Unrestricted
Abstract:	The preparation of 3,4-diamincpyridine from pyridine was investigated, but found to be of little synthetic value because of the low yield obtained on the rearrangement of 4-nitraminopyridine to 3-nitro 4-aminopyridine. In attempt to nitrate nicotinamide-N-oxide resulted in the isolation of nicotinic acid-N-oxide. Attempts to nitrate nicotinic acid-N-oxide were unsuccessful. Attempts to oxidize 3-methylpyridine-N-oxide and 4-nitro-3-methylpyridine were unsuccessful. The nitration of 3-methylpyridine-N-oxide led to the isolation of 2-nitro-5-methylpyridine, which has not previously been reported as a by-product of that reaction.