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Reactivity Documentation

Phenols and Cresols

mixed with

Acids, Strong Oxidizing

Summary

Details

Phenols and Cresols is a reactive group.
Acids, Strong Oxidizing is a reactive group.

Reactivity Predictions (for each pair of reactive groups)

Acids, Strong Oxidizing mixed with
Phenols and Cresols

Hazard Predictions

Phenol may explode on contact with peroxodisulfuric acid (D'Ans, J. 1910. Berichte. 43: 1880; D'Ans, J. 1911. Z. Anorg. Chem. 73.) or peroxomonosulfuric acid (The Chemical Elements and their Compounds, Sidgwick, N.V., Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1950, pp. 939.).

Resorcinol may form an explosive tarry substance with nitric acid (History of Accidents in the Explosives Industry, Biasutti, G.S., Vevey, 1981, p. 104.).

HNO3 is hypergolic with pyrocatechol (Andrussow, L. 1961. Chim. Ind. (Paris) 86:542.).

Phenol reacts with dilute nitric acid at ambient temperature to produce the water-soluble, toxic compound nitrophenol (Solomons, T.W.G. 1984. Organic Chemistry, 3rd Edition. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. pp. 686; Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. ToxFAQ for Nitrophenols. Sept. 1995. http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts50.html.).

Oxidizing acids may react with phenols to liberate toxic NOx, SOx, CO2, and XO2 gases (Predicted)

Potential Gas Byproducts