Reactivity Documentation
Sulfides, Inorganic |
mixed with |
Epoxides |
Summary
- Generates heat: Exothermic reaction at ambient temperatures (releases heat)
- Polymerization hazard: Polymerization reaction may become intense and may cause pressurization
Details
Sulfides, Inorganic
is a reactive group.
Epoxides
is a reactive group.
Reactivity Predictions (for each pair of reactive groups)
Sulfides, Inorganic
mixed with
Epoxides
Epoxides
Hazard Predictions
- Generates heat: Exothermic reaction at ambient temperatures (releases heat)
- Polymerization hazard: Polymerization reaction may become intense and may cause pressurization
Epoxide rings react with basic nucleophiles such as sulfide anions to form ring-opened products. Inorganic sulfides are strongly basic, so this reaction is likely to be rapid and exothermic (Loudon, Marc. 2002. Organic Chemistry. 4th ed. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 467).
Inorganic sulfides may initiate the polymerization of epoxides (Rich, G. A., 1993, Dangerous Chemical Reactions, Gulf Publishing Co., Houston, TX, p. 296).