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Reactivity Documentation

Epoxides

mixed with

Alcohols and Polyols

Summary

Details

Epoxides is a reactive group.
Alcohols and Polyols is a reactive group.

Reactivity Predictions (for each pair of reactive groups)

Alcohols and Polyols mixed with
Epoxides

Hazard Predictions

Reaction of glycerol and ethylene oxide is exothermic, and can accelerate to explosion (Anon. 1979. Loss Prevention Bulletin (028):92-93).

Ethylene oxide has an undefined incompatibility with alcohols (Lewis, R.J., Sr. 1992. Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials, 8th Edition. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. pp. 1611).

Reaction between epoxides and alcohols require acid catalysts to occur at any appreciable rate (T. W. G. Solomons, C. B. Fryhle., Solomons & Fryhle's Organic Chemistry. 8th ed.; John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 2004).