Styphnates

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-013604",
  "term": "Styphnates",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Compounds formed from styphnic acid, a strongly acidic trinitro derivative of resorcinol, as either salts or charge-transfer complexes. Metal salts form when the acid reacts with a base or metal oxide, and the electron-poor ring also pairs with aromatic donors in charge-transfer complexes. Lead styphnate is a primary explosive, very sensitive to shock, friction and static, used in priming mixtures for detonators.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "picrates"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1367 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/styphnates/"
}