Reactivity Documentation
Anhydrides |
mixed with |
Epoxides |
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
Anhydrides
is a reactive group.
Epoxides
is a reactive group.
Reactivity Predictions (for each pair of reactive groups)
Epoxides
mixed with
Anhydrides
Anhydrides
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
If the anhydride is cleaved in some way (e.g. hydrolysis or aminolysis), the resulting carboxylate can act as a nucleophile in an epoxide ring-opening reaction. This is the mechanism for the co-polymerization of epoxides with anhydrides (R. F. Fischer, Ind. Eng. Chem., 1960, 52 (4), pp 321-323).