The Italian chemist Adolfo Baschieri discovered that nitroform (Italian: nitroformio) could be produced from acetylene (acetilene) and nitric acid (acido nitrico).
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The Italian chemist Adolfo Baschieri discovered that nitroform (Italian: nitroformio) could be produced from acetylene (acetilene) and nitric acid (acido nitrico).