trinitrotoluene
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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 James Bryant Conant
Mononitrotoluene is put in at one end of the plant and comes out as trinitrotoluene.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various
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
It is made from carbolic acid and the famous trinitrotoluene is made from toluene, both of which you will find in the list of the ten fundamental "crudes."
From Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Edwin E. Slosson
Halakite: contains potassium chlorate, ammonium nitrate, trinitrotoluene or other nitro-body; may contain nitrocotton, sodium nitrate, and wood-meal.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various