1,1,4,4-Tetranitrobutane-2,3-diol and its derivatives. 4. Study of the reaction of 1,1,4,4-tetranitrobutane-2,3-diol with N-(methoxymethyl)-2-fluoro-2,2-dinitroethylamine; synthesis and crystalline structure of 1,12-difluoro-1,1,3,5,5,8,8,10,12,12-decanitro-3,10-diazadodecane-6,7-diol dinitrate

A two-step synthesis has been proposed to obtain 1,12-difluoro-1,1,3,5,5,8,8,10,12,12-decanitro-3,10-diazadodecane-6,7-diol dinitrate, starting from 1,1,4,4-tetranitrobutane-2,3-diol and N-(methoxymethyl)-2-fluoro-2,2-dinitroethyl-amine, followed by nitration of the Mannich base formed. An x-ray-diffraction investigation of the dinitrate obtained was carried out.Insitute of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142432 Chernogolovka. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 671–675, March, 1992.