TRANSFORMATIONS OF MYOINOSITOL HEXA-O-NITRATE UNDER THE ACTION OF AMINES

Reactions of myo-inositiol hexa-O-nitrate with ammonia and primary ami nes yield tetrahydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone derivatives, viz., its tetraam monium salt and its diimines, respectively. Reactions with secondary a nd tertiary amines give salts of rhodizonic acid, which are converted into salts of croconic acid under certain conditions. The reactions wi th secondary amines involve intermediate formation of radical species, which were detected by ESR spectroscopy. A scheme for the chemical tr ansformations of myo-inositol hexa-O-nitrate under the action of amine s was proposed.