Synthesis of 14C-labelled hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX), 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), nitrocellulose (NC) and glycidylazide polymer (GAP) for use in assessing the biodegradation potential of these energetic compounds
2,4-Dinitro-[7-14C]benzaldehyde (4), a mutagenic substance which may have an unique metabolic activating pathways, was synthesized as a tracer for the detection of adducts of 4 with macromolecules. The preparation was performed in four steps from [7-14C]toluene to give an overall radiochemical yield of 20% after purifying by TLC. The radiochemical purity was over 98%.