Picric acid

• Formula: C₆H₃N₃O₇
• Molecular weight: 229.1039
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C6H3N3O7/c10-6-4(8(13)14)1-3(7(11)12)2-5(6)9(15)16/h1-2,10H Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: OXNIZHLAWKMVMX-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 88-89-1
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• Other names: Phenol, 2,4,6-trinitro-; C.I. 10305; Carbazotic Acid; Melinite; Nitroxanthic acid; Picral; Picronitric acid; Trinitrophenol; 2,4,6-Trinitrophenol; Acide picrique; Acido picrico; Phenol trinitrate; Pikrinezuur; Pikrinsaeure; Pikrynowy kwas; 1,3,5-Trinitrophenol; 2-Hydroxy-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene; 2,4,6-Trinitrofenol; 2,4,6-Trinitrofenolo; Kyselina pikrova; UN 0154; 2,4,6-Trinitrophenyl; Hager's reagent; Pertite; Reflorit; NSC 36947
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Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Constant pressure heat capacity of solid

References

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Finch and Smith, 1983
Finch, A.; Smith, A.E., Thermochemistry of nitrophenols. V. Enthalpies of formation of 2,4- and 2,6-dinitrophenols, Thermochim. Acta, 1983, 69, 375-378. [all data]

Vorob'yov, Privalova, et al., 1960
Vorob'yov, A.F.; Privalova, N.M.; Storozhenko, L.V.; Skuratov, S.M., Standard enthalpies of formation of some picrates, Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR, 1960, 135, 1131-1132. [all data]

Rinkenbach, 1930
Rinkenbach, W.H., The heats of combustion and formation of aromatic nitro compounds, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1930, 52, 115-120. [all data]

Taylor and Rinkenbach, 1924
Taylor, C.A.; Rinkenbach, W.H., The specific heats of trinitrotoluene, tetryl, picric acid and their molecular complexes, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1924, 46, 1504-1510. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Cp,solid	Constant pressure heat capacity of solid
  ΔcH°solid	Enthalpy of combustion of solid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°solid	Enthalpy of formation of solid at standard conditions

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