Methanol → HCID 21556923, compound

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The reaction of 4.5 g (0.02 mole) of TNT with 4.6 g, (0.01 mole) of 3-chloro-2,2',4,4',6,6'-hexanitrobiphenyl was carried out as above. After extracting the crude reaction product with methanol until the extracts were light colored, the somewhat gummy residue was dissolved in acetone, an equal volume of methanol was added and the solution was heated, with magnetic stirring, on a hot plate. A light yellow crystalline material separated, was filtered off and dried. It weighed 1.7 g, 25% of the theoretical yield. Recrystallized from acetone methanol formed faintly yellow rod-like crystals, mp 255°-256°. Anal. Calcd for C19H7N9O18 : C, 35.1; H, 1.1; N, 19.4. Found: C, 34.9, 34.2; H, 1.6, 1.2; N, 19.2, 18.8.

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