Reactivity Documentation
Acids, Strong Oxidizing |
mixed with |
Nitro, Nitroso, Nitrate, and Nitrite Compounds, Organic |
Summary
- Explosive: Reaction products may be explosive or sensitive to shock or friction
- Generates gas: Reaction liberates gaseous products and may cause pressurization
- Intense or explosive reaction: Reaction may be particularly intense, violent, or explosive
- Toxic: Reaction products may be toxic
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May produce the following gases:
- Carbon Monoxide
- Carbon Dioxide
- Methylisothiocyanate
- Nitrogen Oxides
Details
Reactivity Predictions (for each pair of reactive groups)
Nitro, Nitroso, Nitrate, and Nitrite Compounds, Organic
Hazard Predictions
- Explosive: Reaction products may be explosive or sensitive to shock or friction
- Generates gas: Reaction liberates gaseous products and may cause pressurization
- Intense or explosive reaction: Reaction may be particularly intense, violent, or explosive
- Toxic: Reaction products may be toxic
Reactions of ethyl nitrate and H2SO4 or HNO3 can evolve toxic NO, NO2, and CO gases and inert CO2 gas; the reaction with H2SO4 is also significantly exothermic (Slavinskaya, R.A. 1957. Journal of General Chemistry (USSR) 27:844; Chemical Abstracts 52:2734a).
Nitro compounds undergo potentially violent reactions with HNO3 (Lewis, R.J., Sr. 1992. Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials, 8th Edition. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. pp. 2544.), often forming highly explosive mixtures (Chemistry and Technology of Explosives, Urbanski, T., London, MacMillan, 1967, Vol. 3, pp. 290; Olah, G.A. et al. 1957. Organic Synthetics 47:60; Lewis 2518.).
Oxidizing acids may sensitize TNT to explosion (Lewis, R.J., Sr. 1992. Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials, 8th Edition. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. pp. 3426.).
Reactions between nitroaromatics and oxidizing acids are exothermic and can accelerate to detonation (Fritz, E.J. 1969. Loss Prevention 3:41-44; Anon. 1960. Journal of the Royal Institute of Chemistry 84:451; History of Accidents in the Explosives Industry, Biasutti, G.S., Vevey, 1981, p. 83.).
Potential Gas Byproducts
- Carbon Monoxide (CO)
- Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
- Methylisothiocyanate
- Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)