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1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene is one of three isomers of trinitrobenzene with the formula C6H3(NO2)3. A pale yellow solid, the compound is highly explosive.[2]

Synthesis and reactions

1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene is produced by decarboxylation of 2,4,6-trinitrobenzoic acid.[2][3]

1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene forms charge-transfer complexes with electron-rich arenes.

Reduction of 1,3,5-trinitrobenzene gives 1,3,5-triaminobenzene, a precursor to phloroglucinol.[4]

Uses and applications

Trinitrobenzene is more explosive than TNT, but more expensive.[2] It is primarily used as a high explosive compound for commercial mining and military applications. It has also been used as a narrow-range pH indicator, an agent to vulcanize natural rubber, and a mediating agent to mediate the synthesis of other explosive compounds.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Record of 1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene in the GESTIS Substance Database of the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
  2. ^ a b c Booth, Gerald (2005). "Nitro Compounds, Aromatic". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a17_411. ISBN 978-3527306732.
  3. ^ Clarke, H. T.; Hartman, W. W. (1922). "1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene". Organic Syntheses. 2: 93. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.002.0093.
  4. ^ Clarke, H. T.; Hartman, W. W. (1929). "Phloroglucinol". Organic Syntheses. 9: 74. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.009.0074.
  5. ^ John Pike (1997-05-21). "Explosives – Nitroaromatics". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
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