My thoughts on imidacloprid:
If the methylene units on the imidazoline moeity could be removed (perhaps by nitrolysis) and the pyridine dechlorinated and subjected to EAS with
nitronium, a workable explosive could be produced. However, I have no idea how to do this.
Of course, I don't know to break that particular bond. Is it nitrolysis? It always seems to be nitrolysis when it comes to these things.
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