Reactivity Documentation
Hydrocarbons, Aliphatic Unsaturated |
mixed with |
Metals, Alkali, Very Active |
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
- Generates heat: Exothermic reaction at ambient temperatures (releases heat)
- Polymerization hazard: Polymerization reaction may become intense and may cause pressurization
-
May produce the following gases:
- Hydrogen
- Hydrocarbons
Details
Reactivity Predictions (for each pair of reactive groups)
Hydrocarbons, Aliphatic Unsaturated
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
- Generates heat: Exothermic reaction at ambient temperatures (releases heat)
- Polymerization hazard: Polymerization reaction may become intense and may cause pressurization
Some unsaturated hydrocarbons, such as isoprene, butadiene, and styrene, polymerize at room temperature on contact with sodium having a high surface area (powder or a thin layer) (Pascal, P. 1966. Nouveau Traité de Chimie Minérale. Vol. 2, Part 1, p. 224. Masson et Cie.).
Potassium reacts with acetylene even at cold temperatures to form reactive potassium carbide (K2C2) and possibly hydrogen gas. When this reaction is warmed, it results in a fire (Pascal, P. 1966. Nouveau Traité de Chimie Minérale. Vol. 2, Part 2, p. 31. Masson et Cie.).
Heated potassium reacts with ethylene to form potassium carbide (K2C2) and possibly hydrogen gas (Pascal, P. 1966. Nouveau Traité de Chimie Minérale. Vol. 2, Part 2, p. 31. Masson et Cie.).
Heated lithium reacts incandescently with ethylene and acetylene, forming explosive lithium carbide (Li2C2) and pyrophoric lithium hydride (Pascal, P. 1966. Nouveau Traité de Chimie Minérale. Vol. 2, Part 1, p. 38, 137. Masson et Cie.).
Liquid potassium ignites and explodes in acetylene (Berthelot, M. 1866. Bull. Soc. Chim. (France) [2] 5:188).
Liquid sodium reacts with acetylene to form reactive sodium carbide (Na2C2) and sodium acetylide (NaC2H) and flammable hydrogen gas (Pascal, P. 1966. Nouveau Traité de Chimie Minérale. Vol. 2, Part 1, p. 224, 867. Masson et Cie.).
Potential Gas Byproducts
- Hydrogen (H2)
- Hydrocarbons