Trinitrophloroglucinol → Nitric Acid

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A process for the production of trinitrophloroglucinol comprising adding a liquid suspension containing from about 4 to about 20 percent weight/volume of trinitrosophloroglucinol over a period of time sufficient to form trinitrophloroglucinol to a nitric acid solution containing between 45 and 100 percent by weight of nitric acid, said solution being maintained at a temperature in the range from about 45° to 100°C.

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