Reactivity Documentation
Epoxides |
mixed with |
Acids, Strong Oxidizing |
Summary
- Flammable: Reaction products may be flammable
- Generates gas: Reaction liberates gaseous products and may cause pressurization
- Intense or explosive reaction: Reaction may be particularly intense, violent, or explosive
- Polymerization hazard: Polymerization reaction may become intense and may cause pressurization
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May produce the following gases:
- Hydrocarbons
Details
Epoxides
is a reactive group.
Acids, Strong Oxidizing
is a reactive group.
Reactivity Predictions (for each pair of reactive groups)
Acids, Strong Oxidizing
mixed with
Epoxides
Epoxides
Hazard Predictions
- Flammable: Reaction products may be flammable
- Generates gas: Reaction liberates gaseous products and may cause pressurization
- Intense or explosive reaction: Reaction may be particularly intense, violent, or explosive
- Polymerization hazard: Polymerization reaction may become intense and may cause pressurization
Strong acids can exothermically polymerize 1-chloro-2,3-epoxypropane (M. Sittig, 1981, Handbook of Toxic and Hazardous 365betÓéÀÖ, Park Ridge (NJ), Noyes Data Corp., 2nd ed., pp. 23), or ethylene oxide (Denver, J.P., K.F. George, W.C. Hoffman, and H. Soo. 2001. Ethylene oxide. In Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (Online)).
1-chloro-2,3-epoxypropane reacts violently with H2SO4 (Leleu, J., 1974, Les Reactions Chimique Dangereuse, Cahiers de Notes Documentaires, (75), p. 276.).
Acids may reduce epoxides down to saturated hydrocarbons (Predicted). Saturated hydrocarbons with fewer than five carbons are flammable gases.
Potential Gas Byproducts
- Hydrocarbons