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| | Olympus MIC-D: Polarized Light Gallery - Picric Acid |
 | | The first synthetic dye, picric acid, was prepared in 1771 by British chemist Peter Woulfe from the extraction of the natural plant pigment, indigo, treated with nitric acid. |
 | | To chemists, picric acid is also known as 2,4,6-trinitrophenol, carbazotic acid, or picronitric acid and features 6 carbons, 3 hydrogens, 3 nitrogens, and 7 oxygen atoms per molecule arranged in a benzene ring system with covalent bonding. |
 | | Apparently, picric acid is not known to occur in nature, because of its highly unstable and reactive nature. |
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