Selective preparation of 3,4,5-Trinitro-1H-Pyrazole: A stable allCarbon-nitrated arene

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 49, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 3177-3181

  Hervé, Grégoire ^a   Roussel, Christian ^b   Graindorge, Hervé ^a  

^a SNPE   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Explosives; Hazardous materials; Nitration; Nitrogen heterocycles; Synthetic methods

Indexed keywords

1H-PYRAZOLE; ELECTROPHILES; NITRO GROUP; NITROGEN HETEROCYCLES; RING GEOMETRY; SYNTHETIC METHODS;

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; NITRIC ACID; SULFURIC ACID;

NITRATION;

3,4,5 TRINITRO 1H PYRAZOLE; 3,4,5-TRINITRO-1H-PYRAZOLE; CARBON; NITRO DERIVATIVE; PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

CARBON; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NITRO COMPOUNDS; PYRAZOLES; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 77951628575     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201000764     Document Type: Article

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