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Reactivity Documentation

Metals, Less Reactive

mixed with

Alkynes, with Acetylenic Hydrogen

Summary

Details

Metals, Less Reactive is a reactive group.
Alkynes, with Acetylenic Hydrogen is a reactive group.

Reactivity Predictions (for each pair of reactive groups)

Metals, Less Reactive mixed with
Alkynes, with Acetylenic Hydrogen

Hazard Predictions

Acetylenic compounds with replaceable acetylenically bound hydrogen atoms must be kept out of contact with copper, silver, mercury, or alloys containing them, to avoid formation of explosive metal acetylides ("Chemical Intermediates", 1972 Catalogue, 158, Tamaqua (Pa.), Air Products and 365betÓéÀÖ Inc., 1972; Dangerous Substances: Guidance on Fires and Spillages (Section 1, 'Inflammable Liquids'), London, HMSO, 1972, p. 27; Urben, P.G. 1995. Bretherick's Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards, 5th Edition. Volume 2. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. pp. 5-6, 192).

Acetylene reacts with copper to form explosive acetylides (Association of British Chemical Manufacturers. 1946. Quarterly Safety Summary 17, 24).

Copper, mercury, or silver, can form explosive acetylides in contact with 3-bromopropyne (Dangerous Substances: Guidance on Fires and Spillages (Section 1, 'Inflammable Liquids'), London, HMSO, 1972, p. 27).