Reactivity Documentation
Peroxides, Organic |
mixed with |
Esters, Sulfate Esters, Phosphate Esters, Thiophosphate Esters, and Borate Esters |
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
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May produce the following gases:
- Carbon Dioxide
- Hydrocarbons
- Oxygen
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
Ethyl acetate forms explosive mixtures with peroxides (Schierwater, F-W. 1981. Jahresberichte. pp. 77).
Solutions of dibenzoyl peroxide can react violently with methylmethacrylate (MCA Case History No. 996, Case Histories of Accidents in the Chemical Industry, Washington, Manufacturing Chemists' Association; Lewis, R.J., Sr. 1992. Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials, 8th Edition. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. pp. 392), vinyl acetate and ethyl acetate (Fire Protection Manual for Hydrocarbon Processing Plants, Vervalin, C. H. (Ed.), Houston, Gulf Publishing Co., 2nd Edition, 1973, pp. 81; Lewis, R.J., Sr. 1992. Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials, 8th Edition. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. pp. 392.), producing flammable gases and fire conditions. Methylmethacrylate and vinyl acetate can both be polymerized, so they also present an additional polymerization hazard.
Organic peroxides may decompose in the presence of esters to yield flammable hydrocarbon and O2 and inert CO2 gases (Predicted).
Potential Gas Byproducts
- Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
- Hydrocarbons
- Oxygen (O2)