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Reactivity Documentation

Ethers

mixed with

Acids, Strong Oxidizing

Summary

Details

Ethers is a reactive group.
Acids, Strong Oxidizing is a reactive group.

Reactivity Predictions (for each pair of reactive groups)

Acids, Strong Oxidizing mixed with
Ethers

Hazard Predictions

Diethyl ether explodes on contact with permanganic acid (Fire and Explosion Risks, von Schwartz, E., London, Griffin, 1918, p. 327), peroxodisulfuric acid (D'Ans, J. et al. 1919. Berichte. 43:1880; 1911. Z. Anorg. Chem. pp. 73.), a mixture of HNO3 and H2SO4 (Van Alphen, J. 1930. Rec. Trav. Chim. pp. 492-500.), and may react explosively with perchloric acid (Michael, A.T. et al. 1900. American Chemical Journal 23:444.).

Reaction of diethyl ether and HNO3 may accelerate to explosion (Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, London, Wiley-Interscience, 2nd Edition, 1965, Vol. 8, p. 479).

Combination of nitric and perchloric acids in hot dioxane may form explosive diethylene glycol nitrate (Bretherick, L. 1996. Bretherick's Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards. Fifth Ed. Urben, P.G., Ed. Butterworth-Heinemann, Boston, MA. Vol. 1, p. 1251).

Dioxane and SO3 form an unstable complex that may decompose violently at room temperature (Sisler, H.H. et al. 1947. Inorganic Synthetics 2:174.).

Using perchloric acid in ether as a solvent for Diels-Alder reactions may cause explosions (Urben, P.G. 1991. Chemtech (May) p. 259.).

Dimethyl ether forms water-soluble and toxic dimethylsulfoxide with SO3 (Muller, M., U. Hubsch. 2002. Dimethyl Ether. In Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA. (Online)).