PolytheneSam
(Master Searcher)
01-15-02 02:14
No 256482
       Make drugs not war  Bookmark   

Here's a patent assigned to the US Army on converting surplus TNT to nitroindoles.

http://l2.espacenet.com/dips/bnsviewer?CY=gb&LG=en&DB=EPD&PN=US5969155&ID=US+++5969155A1+I+
http://www.geocities.com/dritte123/PSPF.html 		 
 
 
 
    halfapint
(Ubiquitous Precursor Medal Winner)
01-15-02 06:50
No 256565
       Re: Make drugs not war  Bookmark   

Unique approach leaves you with a 4- or 6-nitro indole, or plain indole. To use it, the nitro would have to bee reduced to the amine, diazotized then zapped to the hydroxyl. A long way around, good when you're beating swords into plowshares and have a lot of TNT to get rid of.
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