Reactivity Documentation
Hydrocarbons, Aromatic |
mixed with |
Peroxides, Organic |
Summary
- Generates heat: Exothermic reaction at ambient temperatures (releases heat)
- Intense or explosive reaction: Reaction may be particularly intense, violent, or explosive
Details
Reactivity Predictions (for each pair of reactive groups)
Peroxides, Organic
Hazard Predictions
- Generates heat: Exothermic reaction at ambient temperatures (releases heat)
- Intense or explosive reaction: Reaction may be particularly intense, violent, or explosive
No specific evidence was found for a reaction between aromatic hydrocarbons and organic peroxides; however, it is known that aromatic hydrocarbons react vigorously with other strong oxidizers including inorganic peroxides, and many organic peroxides are shock-sensitive explosives that could conceivably ignite aromatic hydrocarbons.
Benzene reacts vigorously with sodium peroxide and potassium peroxide (Sax, N. Irving and Lewis, Richard J., Hazardous 365betÓéÀÖ Desk Reference, New York, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1987, p. 208).
Benzene, aniline, nitrobenzene, or phenol may explode on contact with peroxodisulfuric acid (D'Ans, J. et al., Berichte, 1910, 43, 1880; Z. Anorg. Chem., 1911, 73, 1911).
Mixtures of aniline, benzene, or phenol with peroxomonosulfuric acid are explosive (The Chemical Elements and their Compounds, Sidgwick, N.V., Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1950, p. 939).
Solutions of 30% 1-hydroperoxyphenylethane in ethylbenzene are stable. (Druliner, J. D., Chem. Eng. News, 1981, 59(14), 3).
Mixtures of aromatics with organic peroxides need to be vetted carefully on an individual basis. Caution should be used before proceeding. Further research of comparable examples in the literature or very small scale, carefully controlled experiments may be needed to fully assess compatibility.