3'-o 

 / o 



Interaction of aminonia. If gaseous ammonia is passed over the 

 nitramine phenomena of incandescence are noticed. 



Aqueous ammonia (0.890—0.903) when acting for a short time 

 at a slightly elevated temperature gives 2.4.6-trinitroaminophenjl- 

 methylnitramine melting at 181°. 5. Hence, only one nitro-group in 

 the nucleus has been substituted. 



On prolonged interaction (a few days) of a nearly saturated 

 ammonia solution the well-known 2.4.6 trinitro-m-phenylenediamine 

 is obtained. 



Interaction of ethylamine. This amine behaves quite analogously 

 to methylamine, with which the reaction has been carried out 

 previously (loc. cit.). A 167„ solution of methylamine in water 

 (10 c.c.) gives with the nitramine ^2 grams) after half an hour a good 

 yield of 2.4.6-trinitroethylaminophenylmethylnitramine m.p. 131°. 5. 

 Heated for a short time with a 33% amine solution (12 c.c.) 

 and then left at rest for two days, the nitramine (2 grams) gives the 

 2.4.6-trinitrodiethylaminobenzene previously described by Blanksma ^). 

 Interaction of climethylaniine. If 3 grams of nitramine are dissolved 

 in 20 c.c. of a 257o dimethylamine solution the 2.4.6-trinitrodimethyl- 

 aminophenylmethylnitramine m.p. 177° is formed. 



If the reaction mixture is heated for 3 hours at 60° — 70° and 

 then left at rest for another 18 hours, the nitro-group in the nucleus 

 as well as the methylnitramino-group are replaced by the dimetliyl- 

 amino-group. The resulting 2.4.6-trinit)-oteti-amethyl-m.phenylenedia- 

 mine melts at 141°. 



Interaction of diisopropylamine. We did not succeed in replacing 

 the movable nitrogroup by the diw^propylamino-group. A diw()pro- 

 pylamine salt of 2.4.6-trinitro-methylnitraminophenol m.p. 147°.5 

 was formed. 



Interaction of aniline. A solution of the nitramine in benzene 

 gives with aniline a dark red substance melting at 114°, which 

 proved to be a compound of aniline with the yellow 2.4.6-trinitro- 

 3-phenylamino-phenylmethylnitramine which melts at 183°. We did 

 not succeed in substituting the methylnitramino-group also. 



biteraction of p-toluidine causes the formation of the analogous 

 tolyl compound which is coloured red, melts at 141° and formed 

 no compound with p-toluidine. 



Interaction of piperidine. This secondary amine behaves analogous 

 to diwopropylamine. The movable nitro-group is substituted by OH 

 and we obtain the pyridine salt of the phenol formed as a pale 



1) Rec. 21, 325 (1902). 



