Picric acid is an organic compound with the formula (O2N)3C6H2OH. Its IUPAC name is 2,4,6-trinitrophenol (TNP). The name "picric" comes from Greek: πικρός...

lead styphnate. It is itself a low-sensitivity explosive, similar to picric acid, but explodes upon rapid heating. It was discovered in 1808 by Michel...

including 4-aminosalicylic acid, sandulpiride, and landetimide (via salethamide). It is also used in picric acid production. Salicylic acid has long been a key...

Picramic acid, also known as 2-amino-4,6-dinitrophenol, is an acid obtained by neutralizing an alcoholic solution of picric acid with ammonium hydroxide...

and problems with the picric acid used as high explosive filler in lieu of TNT. The picric acid would form very sensitive picric salts within days of filling...

was invented by French biologist Pol Bouin and is composed of picric acid, acetic acid and formaldehyde in an aqueous solution. Bouin's fluid is especially...

difficult), Victoria blue can be substituted for carbol fuchsin and picric acid can be used as the counter stain instead of methylene blue, and the rest...

6-trinitrophenol (picric acid), anchored to zero to crudely approximate the aqueous pKa scale), making it more acidic than triflic acid (pKaMeCN = 0.70...

on January 7. More chemicals, such as gallons of sulfuric acid, picric acid, nitric acid, glycerin, acetone, sodium chlorate, nitrobenzoyl, ammonia,...

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of the picrate anion. These salts are often produced by reactions of picric acid (2,4,6-trinitrophenol). The picrate ion is intensely yellow, although...

2-dichloroethane as the solvent, with the pKa of picric acid 'anchored' to 0 for convenience. Since the aqueous pKa of picric acid is 0.4, these calculated values give...

as Tridite in US service) is an explosive mixture of picric acid and dinitrophenol or picric acid and hexanitrodiphenylamine in a ratio of 70/30. It was...

explosive based on picric acid – already used by France in the form of Melinite and by Britain in the form of Lyddite. Picric acid has an instability...

Mechanical agitation Picric acid Radiation Temperature Acidic nucleic acid denaturants include: Acetic acid HCl Nitric acid Basic nucleic acid denaturants include:...

Van Gieson's stain is a mixture of picric acid and acid fuchsin. It is the simplest method of differential staining of collagen and other connective tissue...

dissolving wood in nitric acid and neutralizing with potassium carbonate. It is commonly made by neutralizing picric acid with potassium carbonate. It...

different types of bombs, tactical grenades, and even explosive bullets. Dry picric acid, which is more powerful than TNT, was used in blasting charges and artillery...

Trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid (C6H3N3O9S) is a nitroaryl oxidizing acid. Due to its extreme oxidative properties, if mixed with reducing agents including...

with picric acid. Yang, Li; Pei, Qin; Zhang, Tonglai; Zhang, Jianguo; Cao, Yunling (2007). "Solubilities and enthalpies of solution of picric acid and...

Army during World War II. The explosive charge contained 3 oz (85 g) of picric acid (a cheaper and more powerful but less safe explosive than TNT). In 2015...

4-Dinitrophenol (m.p. 83 °C) is a moderately strong acid (pKa = 4.89). 2,4,6-Trinitrophenol is better known as picric acid, which has a well-developed chemistry. Nitrophenols...

Melinite or Mélinite may refer to: Picric acid Jane Avril (1868–1943) La Mélinite, French cabaret star and can-can dancer This disambiguation page lists...

with acidic dyes e.g. alum, ferrous sulfate, cetylpyridinium chloride etc. b) Acidic mordant : React with basic dyes e.g. picric acid, tannic acid etc...

either methanol or water based as it readily dissolves in both. With picric acid, in a van Gieson procedure, it can be used to stain collagen and reticulin...

from a saturated solution in 80% ethanol and often in conjunction with picric acid (itself a dye) and a polyacid. The methods exploit minor differences...

explosive compound. In 1902, the German Army began to use TNT, replacing picric acid, and in 1912, the US Army also started to use TNT. TNT production was...

reaction is an organic reaction converting benzene to picric acid by a mixture of aqueous nitric acid and mercury(II) nitrate. The reaction, which involves...

picric acid was used as a booster to detonate TNT, though it was superseded due to the inherent danger of picrate formation. Tetryl replaced picric acid...

Transportation Explosives. Ammonium picrate is a salt formed by reacting picric acid and ammonia. It is chemically related to the more stable explosive trinitrotoluene...