Reaction of bis(methoxy-NNO-azoxy)methane with formaldehyde in ethanol gives 3-ethoxy-2,2-bis(methoxy-NNO-azoxy)propan-1-ol as a minor product along with target 2,2-bis(methoxy-NNO-azoxy)ethanol. The structure of the former was confirmed by the counter synthesis and X-ray diffraction analysis.
双(甲
氧基-NNO-
氮氧基)
甲烷与
甲醛在
乙醇中的反应产生了次要产物 3-乙
氧基-
2,2-双(甲
氧基-NNO-
氮氧基)丙-1-醇以及目标产物
2,2-双(甲
氧基-NNO-
氮氧基)
乙醇。前者的结构通过反合成和 X 射线衍射分析得到了证实。