Abstract
8-Hydroxyquinoline reacts with 2,4-dinitro-and 2,4,6-trinitro phenols in solid state and the reactivity increased with the increase of number of nitro groups in the phenols. Phenol and m-nitro phenol formed only eutectic mixtures with 8-hydroxyquinoline. The reactivity is related with the symmetry and size of the diffusing molecules. The products obtained from solution and solid state reaction are found to be chemically identical.