POTASSIUM 2,4,6-TRINITROPHENOLATE

Recrystallise it from water or 95% EtOH, and dry it at room temperature in vacuum. It is soluble in 200 parts of cold water and 4 parts of boiling water. [Beilstein 3 III 880, 3 IV 1390.] THE DRY SOLID EXPLODES WHEN STRUCK OR HEATED.