Reactivity Documentation
Epoxides |
mixed with |
Reducing Agents, Strong |
Summary
- Generates heat: Exothermic reaction at ambient temperatures (releases heat)
- Intense or explosive reaction: Reaction may be particularly intense, violent, or explosive
- Polymerization hazard: Polymerization reaction may become intense and may cause pressurization
Details
Epoxides
is a reactive group.
Reducing Agents, Strong
is a reactive group.
Reactivity Predictions (for each pair of reactive groups)
Epoxides
mixed with
Reducing Agents, Strong
Reducing Agents, Strong
Hazard Predictions
- Generates heat: Exothermic reaction at ambient temperatures (releases heat)
- Intense or explosive reaction: Reaction may be particularly intense, violent, or explosive
- Polymerization hazard: Polymerization reaction may become intense and may cause pressurization
Epoxides react with reducing agents and may polymerize in their presence (Personal communication with chemical industry experts).
Ethylene oxide and SO2 can react violently in pyridine solution with pressurization if ethylene oxide is in excess (Case History 51, Case Histories of Runaway Reactions, Nolan, P. F., London, Polytechnic of the South Bank, 1983).