Reactivity Documentation
Acids, Strong Oxidizing |
mixed with |
Phenols and Cresols |
Summary
- Explosive: Reaction products may be explosive or sensitive to shock or friction
- Generates gas: Reaction liberates gaseous products and may cause pressurization
- Generates heat: Exothermic reaction at ambient temperatures (releases heat)
- 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 Dioxide
- Nitrogen Oxides
- Sulfur Oxides
- Halogen Oxides
Details
Reactivity Predictions (for each pair of reactive groups)
Phenols and Cresols
Hazard Predictions
- Explosive: Reaction products may be explosive or sensitive to shock or friction
- Generates gas: Reaction liberates gaseous products and may cause pressurization
- Generates heat: Exothermic reaction at ambient temperatures (releases heat)
- Intense or explosive reaction: Reaction may be particularly intense, violent, or explosive
- Toxic: Reaction products may be toxic
Phenol may explode on contact with peroxodisulfuric acid (D'Ans, J. 1910. Berichte. 43: 1880; D'Ans, J. 1911. Z. Anorg. Chem. 73.) or peroxomonosulfuric acid (The Chemical Elements and their Compounds, Sidgwick, N.V., Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1950, pp. 939.).
Resorcinol may form an explosive tarry substance with nitric acid (History of Accidents in the Explosives Industry, Biasutti, G.S., Vevey, 1981, p. 104.).
HNO3 is hypergolic with pyrocatechol (Andrussow, L. 1961. Chim. Ind. (Paris) 86:542.).
Phenol reacts with dilute nitric acid at ambient temperature to produce the water-soluble, toxic compound nitrophenol (Solomons, T.W.G. 1984. Organic Chemistry, 3rd Edition. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. pp. 686; Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. ToxFAQ for Nitrophenols. Sept. 1995. http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts50.html.).
Oxidizing acids may react with phenols to liberate toxic NOx, SOx, CO2, and XO2 gases (Predicted)
Potential Gas Byproducts
- Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
- Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)
- Sulfur Oxides (SOx)
- Halogen Oxides (XO2)