This chemical is used to protinate a second compound that then electrophili
This chemical is used to protinate a second compound that then electrophilically attacks and esterifies glycerol; thus, the addition of glycerol to a mixture of nitric acid and compound creates nitroglycerin. The treatment of exuded viscose with this chemical yields rayon fibers. This solvent in the (*) Jones reagent can be produced by purifying its gaseous precursor from air, hydrating, drying with this compound itself, highly endothermic oxygen oxidation, and finally high-temperature protinaton over a platinum of vanadium oxide catalyst. The aforementioned series of reactions for making this chemical is the contact process. For 10 points, name this strong diprotic acid.
This chemical is used to protinate a second compound that then electrophilically attacks and esterifies glycerol; thus, the addition of glycerol to a mixture of nitric acid and compound creates nitroglycerin.
{sulfuric acid} [accept permutations of {H2SO4}; accept {vitriol}; do not accept or prompt on “sulfurous acid”]