Explosophore

Explosophores are functional groups in organic chemistry that give organic compounds explosive properties. The term was first coined by Russian chemist V. Pletz in 1935. and originally mistranslated in some articles as "plosophore". Also of note is an auxoexplose concept(similar to chromophore and auxochrome concept), which is a group that modifies the explosive capability of the molecule. Pletz grouped the explosophores into eight distinct categories. It has been suggested that the current list is insufficient and that several other new categories should be added.

The term explosophore has been used more frequently after its use in books such as Organic Chemistry of Explosives by J. Agrawal and R. Hodgson (2007)'.

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