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dlwdaw Frequent Poster	posted November 10, 1999 10:57 PM can somebody please tell me how to synthesize this and how powerful it is. Thanks ------------------ -dlwdaw "... always look on the positive side of things, blow things up not down" -- Ragnar Benson
jon doe A New Voice	posted November 11, 1999 05:27 PM Well i have a little knowledge of chemisty but i believe i can still be of help to you.... well xylene has similar properties as tolurene (used in TNT, TriNitroTolurene). They are called "homologuous" that is that they have similar properties (i.e. a doulbe bond and they love to burn)as they have "ene" on the end. They are both Alkili. So if you can find out how to make TNT, then you have a fair chance that you could synthise it. Hope i was of some assistance .....jon doe...happy tails... - In the end the knowledge we take is equal to the knowledge we make..
megalomania Administrator	posted November 14, 1999 11:53 PM There would be a few differences on how much chemicals to use, but you could follow the method of TNT verbatum and get some results. Your yield will differ dependin on if you use o-, m-, or p-xylene. ------------------ Visit Megalomania's Explosives and Stuff at http://surf.to/megalomania
Ho ju Moderator	posted November 15, 1999 04:08 PM i do not know it if was just a typing mistake but isn't it TriNitroToluene not ...Tolurene? ------------------ -Knowledge is power, power leads to corruption, corruption is a crime, crime doesn't pay. So if you know to much you will go broke!!! -The eagle may soar but the weasle does not get sucked into jet engines. -The beatings will continue until morale improves.
rolf nixon Frequent Poster	posted November 16, 1999 03:40 PM Sepration of the isomers and nitration to tri-nitro stage are techically difficult. TNT wuld be a better choice. Rolf
megalomania Administrator	posted November 16, 1999 07:20 PM Actually you do not need to seperate the isomers. ------------------ Visit Megalomania's Explosives and Stuff at http://surf.to/megalomania

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