potassium picrate from potassium salicylate

[The_Rsert]

Hello! :)
Is it possible to obtain potassium picrate from potassium salicylate by a direct nitration? Or I have to make picric acid first? :confused:
Potassium salicylate will be easily producible. :D
http://www.roguesci.org/theforum/showthread.php?t=410
Thank you! :)

[nbk2000]

And where's the potassium going to come from? :rolleyes:

[The_Rsert]

Oops, I meant potassium- and not sodium salicylate. Now it's corrected. Sorry!
I thought that mixing sulphuric acid and potassium salicylate would release salysillc acid. Nitrating the salysillc acid would produce picric acid which is stronger than sulphuric acid. So I thought that's will form potassium picrate.
Are you understanding my idea?

[Sarevok]

"picric acid which is stronger than sulphuric acid."
Picric acid is NOT stronger than sulfuric acid! Sulfuric is many times stronger.

If you want potassium picrate, you can neutralize picric acid with KOH. If you want it from potassium salicylate, I can't help you. It may be possible, perhaps. Test what you said.

[The_Rsert]

OK, I see.
This is impossible by this way. :(
But this was just a little (stupid) question ;)