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nitro compound

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noun

any one of a class of usually organic compounds that contain the monovalent group -NO 2 ( nitro group or radical ), linked to a carbon atom. The commonest example is nitrobenzene, C 6 H 5 NO 2

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The reverse series of operations was also carried out by the Fischers, triphenylmethane being nitrated, and the nitro compound then reduced to triaminotriphenylmethane or paraleucaniline, which on careful oxidation is converted into the dye-stuff.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

Dr Roth states that, from experiments he has made, the dynamic effect is considerably increased by the introduction of chlorine into the nitro compound.

From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald)

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