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Reactivity Documentation

Nitro, Nitroso, Nitrate, and Nitrite Compounds, Organic

mixed with

Anhydrides

Summary

Details

Anhydrides is a reactive group.

Reactivity Predictions (for each pair of reactive groups)

Nitro, Nitroso, Nitrate, and Nitrite Compounds, Organic mixed with
Anhydrides

Hazard Predictions

Acids are known to catalyze rapid hydrolysis of anhydrides with release of CO2 gas, which can pressurize containment vessels (Urben, P.G. 1995. Bretherick's Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards, 5th Ed. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. Vol. 1, pp. 533). Nitro compounds can act as weak acids, due to the electron withdrawing capacity of the nitro group.

Caution should be used before proceeding. Further research of comparable examples in the literature or very small scale, carefully controlled experiments may be needed to fully assess compatibility.

Potential Gas Byproducts