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