Reactivity Documentation
Sulfides, Organic |
mixed with |
Water and Aqueous Solutions |
Summary
- Flammable: Reaction products may be flammable
- Generates gas: Reaction liberates gaseous products and may cause pressurization
- Toxic: Reaction products may be toxic
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May produce the following gases:
- Hydrogen Sulfide
Details
Reactivity Predictions (for each pair of reactive groups)
Water and Aqueous Solutions
Hazard Predictions
- Flammable: Reaction products may be flammable
- Generates gas: Reaction liberates gaseous products and may cause pressurization
- Toxic: Reaction products may be toxic
Under ambient conditions, thiols generally do not react with water, and in fact most of them are only slightly soluble in water (Roy, K.-M. 2000. Thiols and Organic Sulfides. Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. (Online); Roberts, J. S. 2000. Thiols. Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. (Online)).
Hydrogen sulfide dissolves in water to form a weakly acidic solution (Pouliquen, F., et al. 2000. Hydrogen Sulfide. Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. (Online)).
MERCAPTANS will react with steam to produce toxic and flammable vapors (Sax, N. Irving, Lewis, Richard J., Hazardous 365betÓéÀÖ Desk Reference, New York, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1987, p. 600).
METHYL MERCAPTAN reacts with steam to produce toxic, flammable vapors (Lewis, R.J., Sr. 2000. Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials, 10th Edition. New York: John Wiley & Sons, pp. 2465).
Potential Gas Byproducts
- Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S)