Method of producing dinitro-tetra alkyl benzenes

Claim 1

THE METHOD OF PRODUCING A 1,4-DINITRO-2,3,5,6-TETRAALKYL BENZENE COMPROSING INITIALLY COOLING A BODY OF STRONG NITRIC ACID HAVING SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF FROM ABOUT 1.41 GO ABOUT 1.51 TO A SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM TEMPRETURE THROUGHOUT BY VIGOROUSLY AGIATING SAID BODY OF NITRIC ACID IN CONTACT WITH COOLING ELEMENTS UNTIL SAID TEMPERATURE IS LOWERED TO FORM ABOUT 5 TO ABOUT 15*C. THEN ADDING GRADUALLY, LITTLE BY LITTLE, TO THE COOLED BODY OF A NITRIC ACID WHILE CONTINUING THE STRRING AND THE COOLING A POWDERED REACTANT CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF 2,3,5,6-TETRA ALKYL BENZENE, WHEREIN EACH ALKYL GROUP CONTIANS FROM 1 TO 6 CARBON ATOMS, CONTROLLING THE RATE OF SAID ADDITION OF THE POWDERED REACTANT, TO, AND THE RATE OF SAID ADDITION THE RESULTING NITRIC ACID MIXTURE SO AS TO MAINTAIN THE SAID MIXTURE AT A SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM TEPERATURE SUFFICIENTLY LOW TO PREVENT OXIDIZING FUMES FROM BEING FORMED IN THE SAID MIXTURE, CONTINUING THE SLID ADDITION AND COOLING UNTIL THE REACTION APPROACHES COMPLETIONM THEREAFTER ADMIXING EITH STIRRING THE RESULTING MIXTURE WITH COLD WATER TO PRECIPITATE OUT 1.4-DINITRO-2.3,5.6-TETRE ALKYL BENZENE, AND FILTERING, WASHING, NEUTRALIZING AND DRYING THE CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS TO SECURE 1,4 DINITRO-2.3.5,6-TETREALKYL BENZENE OF HIGH QUALITY AND OF HIGH YIELD.

Claim 2

THE METHOD OF PRODUCING A 1,4-DINITRO-2,3,5,6-TETRAALKYL BENZENE COMPROSING INITIALLY COOLING A BODY OF STRONG NITRIC ACID HAVING SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF FROM ABOUT 1.41 GO ABOUT 1.51 TO A SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM TEMPRETURE THROUGHOUT BY VIGOROUSLY AGIATING SAID BODY OF NITRIC ACID IN CONTACT WITH COOLING ELEMENTS UNTIL SAID TEMPERATURE IS LOWERED TO FORM ABOUT 5 TO ABOUT 15*C. THEN ADDING GRADUALLY, LITTLE BY LITTLE, TO THE COOLED BODY OF A NITRIC ACID WHILE CONTINUING THE STRRING AND THE COOLING A POWDERED REACTANT CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF 2,3,5,6-TETRA ALKYL BENZENE, WHEREIN EACH ALKYL GROUP CONTIANS FROM 1 TO 6 CARBON ATOMS, CONTROLLING THE RATE OF SAID ADDITION OF THE POWDERED REACTANT, TO, AND THE RATE OF SAID ADDITION THE RESULTING NITRIC ACID MIXTURE SO AS TO MAINTAIN THE SAID MIXTURE AT A SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM TEPERATURE SUFFICIENTLY LOW TO PREVENT OXIDIZING FUMES FROM BEING FORMED IN THE SAID MIXTURE, CONTINUING THE SLID ADDITION AND COOLING UNTIL THE REACTION APPROACHES COMPLETIONM THEREAFTER ADMIXING EITH STIRRING THE RESULTING MIXTURE WITH COLD WATER TO PRECIPITATE OUT 1.4-DINITRO-2.3,5.6-TETRE ALKYL BENZENE, AND FILTERING, WASHING, NEUTRALIZING AND DRYING THE CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS TO SECURE 1,4 DINITRO-2.3.5,6-TETREALKYL BENZENE OF HIGH QUALITY AND OF HIGH YIELD.