From 2-Hydroxylamino-4,6-dinitrotoluene and 4-Hydroxylamino-2,6-dinitrotoluene to 2,4',6,6'-Tetranitro-4,2'-azoxytoluene

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Medline reference
Gorontzy T, Drzyzga O, Kahl MW, Bruns-Nagel D, Breitung J, von Loew E, Blotevogel KH. Crit Rev Microbiol (1994) 20(4): 265-84.

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  2-Hydroxylamino-4,6-dinitrotoluene + 4-Hydroxylamino-2,6-dinitrotoluene   
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                                      |  1/2O2
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                                      |  2H2O
                                      v
                   2,4',6,6'-Tetranitro-4,2'-azoxytoluene
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