Reactivity Documentation
Metals, Less Reactive |
mixed with |
Bases, Weak |
Summary
- Explosive: Reaction products may be explosive or sensitive to shock or friction
- Flammable: Reaction products may be flammable
- Generates gas: Reaction liberates gaseous products and may cause pressurization
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May produce the following gases:
- Hydrogen
Details
Reactivity Predictions (for each pair of reactive groups)
Bases, Weak
Hazard Predictions
- Explosive: Reaction products may be explosive or sensitive to shock or friction
- Flammable: Reaction products may be flammable
- Generates gas: Reaction liberates gaseous products and may cause pressurization
Amines react with Ni, Pt, and Cr to slowly liberate flammable H2 gas (Smith, P. A. S., Open-Chain Nitrogen Compounds, Vol. I. New York: W. A. Benjamin, Inc., 1965, pp. 334).
At ordinary temperatures and in the absence of water, mercury does not react with ammonia. However, ammonia with traces of water can result in the formation of an (unspecified) explosive compound (DeVito, S. C. and Brooks, W. E. 2005. Mercury. Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. (Online); Thodos, G., Amer. Inst. Chem. Engrs. J., 1964, 10, 274).
When red-hot copper is exposed to ammonia or a volatile amine, the mild explosive copper nitride is formed (Mellor, J.W. 1923. Mellor's Comprehensive Treatise on Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry. Vol. 3, p. 88. Longmans, Green and Co Ltd.).
Potential Gas Byproducts
- Hydrogen (H2)