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THE most obvious evidence of interaction of some kind between aromatic polynitro compounds and other aromatic substances is the isolation of many crystalline compounds containing the two components in simple molecular proportions. The evidence, particularly of colour and heat of interaction, points to something stronger than mere van der Waals’ binding between the molecules, but it is not certain that they are linked by ordinary valeney bonds. Existing X-ray work1 and the theoretical work of Briegleb2 are against this type of bonding.
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POWELL, H., HUSE, G. Structure of Aromatic Polynitro Compound - Hydrocarbon Complexes. Nature 144, 77 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/144077b0
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