trinitrotoluene
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When it has persisted for five minutes, the color is discharged by the addition of a few drops of acetic acid, and the insoluble unattacked trinitrotoluene filtered off and washed with a little water.
From Organic Syntheses by Conant, James Bryant
The Germans did not develop this explosive as much as the Entente Powers, who effected great economy of trinitrotoluene.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various
Hence it has been displaced by more suitable substances, notably by trinitrotoluene.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various
The heat of neutralization raises the temperature to 45-55'0, but the latter temperature should not be exceeded, since any trinitrobenzene formed at this point would later be removed with the unreacted trinitrotoluene.
From Organic Syntheses by Conant, James Bryant
Procedure To 3600 g. of concentrated sulfuric acid, in a 5-l. flask placed in an empty water bath, are added 360 g. of technical trinitrotoluene, while the mixture is stirred mechanically.
From Organic Syntheses by Conant, James Bryant
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