“…Under appropriate reaction conditions, transient tr-complex intermediates can be detected in the alkaline hydrolysis of picryl chloride and 2,4,6-TNA. 216 In the latter case, spectra characteristic of the intermediate 2,4,6-trinitrocyclohexadienate anion can be observed for about 30 sec before the yellow color of picrate anion appears. The kinetics of the process (eq 31, 32, and 33) have been studied using stoppedflow spectrophotometric methods.…”