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Influence of nitro groups on some physico-chemical properties of phenols and amines.....

Behaviour of nitro compounds in concentrated acids.................

Addition compounds of aromatic polynitro compounds ............

Other reactions of nitro compounds..................

Literature.............................

CHAPTER VII. NITRO DERIVATIVES OF BENZENE

Nitrobenzene .....................
Physical properties .................
Chemical properties. ................
Toxicity of nitrobenzene. ..............
Preparation of nitrobenzene.............
Dinitrobenzenes ....................
Physical properties .................
Chemical properties. ................
Toxicity of dinitrobenzene..............
Explosive properties of dinitrobenzene ........
Preparation of dinitrobenzene ............
Trinitrobenzenes....................
Physical properties of sym-trinitrobenzene.......... ...
Chemical properties of sym-trinitrobenzene .......... ...
Explosive properties of sym-trinitrobenzene...........
Preparation of sym-trinitrobenzene............
Preparation of unsymmetrical isomers of trinitrobenzene............
Tetranitrobenzenes...................
Hexanitrobenzene ...................
Thermochemical properties of nitro derivatives of benzene............
Literature ................................

CHAPTER VIII. NITRO DERIVATIVES OF TOLUENE

Nitration of toluene................
Mononitrotoluenes.................
Physical properties ...............
Thermochemical properties. ............
Chemical properties. ..............
Toxicity......................
Preparation of mononitrotolucnes ...........
Industrial methods of nitration of toluene. ...........
Separation of isomers..............
Dinitrotoluenes ..................
Physical properties ...............
Thermochemical properties ............
Chemical properties...............
Toxicity ....................
Preparation of dinitrotoluenes .............
Industrial methods of preparation of dinitrotoluene............
Preparation of pure isomers...........
α− Trinitrotoluene (TNT) ..............
Physical properties ................
Thermochemical properties. ............

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