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Trinitromethane
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<p>Trinitromethane, also referred to as nitroform, is a <a href="/facts/Nitroalkane/pem2BhMY">nitroalkane</a> and <a href="/facts/Oxidizer/1FQzB8pQ">oxidizer</a> with chemical formula HC(NO2)3. It was first obtained in 1857 as the ammonium salt by the Russian chemist Leon Nikolaevich Shishkov [ru] (1830–1908). In 1900, it was discovered that nitroform can be produced by the reaction of <a href="/facts/Acetylene/yaDh6cmJ">acetylene</a> with anhydrous <a href="/facts/Nitric_acid/UDbwGp6s">nitric acid</a>. This method went on to become the industrial process of choice during the 20th century. In the laboratory, nitroform can also be produced by hydrolysis of <a href="/facts/Tetranitromethane/qG0WIqvu">tetranitromethane</a> under mild basic conditions. </p>