Reactivity Documentation
Peroxides, Organic |
mixed with |
Acids, Strong Non-oxidizing |
Summary
- 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)
- Intense or explosive reaction: Reaction may be particularly intense, violent, or explosive
- Toxic: Reaction products may be toxic
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May produce the following gases:
- Alcohols
- Aldehydes
- Carbon Dioxide
- Ethers
- Hydrocarbons
Details
Reactivity Predictions (for each pair of reactive groups)
Peroxides, Organic
Hazard Predictions
- 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)
- Intense or explosive reaction: Reaction may be particularly intense, violent, or explosive
- Toxic: Reaction products may be toxic
Acetyl peroxide evolves toxic gases on contact with acids (Lewis, R.J., Sr. 1992. Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials, 8th Edition. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. pp. 51).
Acids catalyze exothermic peroxide decomposition reactions (Sanchez, J., T.N. Meyers. 2000. Peroxides and Peroxide Compounds, Organic Peroxides. In Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. John Wiley & Sons. (Online)); the reactions may be violent (Lewis, R.J., Sr. 1992. Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials, 8th Edition. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. pp. 392).
Acids may decompose organic peroxides to form ethers, alcohols and aldehydes. Further decomposition may yield flammable hydrocarbons and inert CO2 gases (Hawkins, E. G. E. Organic Peroxides. New York: Van Nostrand, 1961, pp. 54).
Potential Gas Byproducts
- Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
- Hydrocarbons
- Alcohols
- Aldehydes
- Ethers