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Reactivity Documentation

Phenols and Cresols

mixed with

Cyanides, Inorganic

Summary

Details

Phenols and Cresols is a reactive group.
Cyanides, Inorganic is a reactive group.

Reactivity Predictions (for each pair of reactive groups)

Cyanides, Inorganic mixed with
Phenols and Cresols

Hazard Predictions

Inorganic cyanides react with acids as weak as carbonic acid to release HCN gas (Gail, E. et al. 2004. Cyano Compounds, Inorganic. In Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA (Online); Lewis, R.J., Sr. 1992. Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials, 8th Edition. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. pp. 974). Phenol is a very weak acid, so an acid-base reaction between inorganic cyanides and phenol derivatives is unlikely to be rapid, but gas build-up may slowly occur in closed systems. Also, it should be noted that phenol derivatives with electron-withdrawing substituents (e.g. halides, nitro, acyl) on the aromatic ring are much more acidic than phenol itself, so there is a higher chance of an acid-base reaction with those compounds. 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