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...
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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...
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including 4-aminosalicylic acid, sandulpiride, and landetimide (via salethamide). It is also used in picric acid production. Salicylic acid has long been a key...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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List of homeopathic preparations (redirect from Picric acid (homeopathic remedy))
The following substances have been commonly used in homeopathy. See Category:Homeopathic remedies for a list of other notable preparations. Bach flower...
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Bistriflimide (redirect from Triflimidic acid)
6-trinitrophenol (picric acid), anchored to zero to crudely approximate the aqueous pKa scale), making it more acidic than triflic acid (pKaMeCN = 0.70...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Denaturation (biochemistry) (redirect from Nucleic acid denaturation)
Mechanical agitation Picric acid Radiation Temperature Acidic nucleic acid denaturants include: Acetic acid HCl Nitric acid Basic nucleic acid denaturants include:...
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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...
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dissolving wood in nitric acid and neutralizing with potassium carbonate. It is commonly made by neutralizing picric acid with potassium carbonate. It...
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Trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid (C6H3N3O9S) is a nitroaryl oxidizing acid. Due to its extreme oxidative properties, if mixed with reducing agents including...
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Nitration (section Alternatives to nitric acid)
Wolffenstein–Böters reaction, benzene reacts with nitric acid and mercury(II) nitrate to give picric acid. With aryl chlorides, triflates and nonaflates, ipso...
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Staining (section Acid fuchsin)
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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with picric acid. Yang, Li; Pei, Qin; Zhang, Tonglai; Zhang, Jianguo; Cao, Yunling (2007). "Solubilities and enthalpies of solution of picric acid and...
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Amido black 10B (category Acid dyes)
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...
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D. in 1898. His M.D. was entitled 'Treatment of superficial burns by picric acid solution: a study in repair'. In "A Time to Keep" Dr. Halliday Sutherland...
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Using that along with a new staining technique of applying acid-fuchsin contrasted by picric acid amid delicate heating, he observed filaments in the nearly...
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National Park, Julian Alps, Slovenia 2,4,6-trinitrophenol, better known as picric acid The Twentynine Palms Airport, California, US The Théâtre National Populaire...
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