Reactivity Documentation
Salts, Acidic |
mixed with |
Sulfides, Organic |
Summary
- Flammable: Reaction products may be flammable
- Generates gas: Reaction liberates gaseous products and may cause pressurization
- Toxic: Reaction products may be toxic
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May produce the following gases:
- Hydrogen Sulfide
Details
Salts, Acidic
is a reactive group.
Sulfides, Organic
is a reactive group.
Reactivity Predictions (for each pair of reactive groups)
Sulfides, Organic
mixed with
Salts, Acidic
Salts, Acidic
Hazard Predictions
- Flammable: Reaction products may be flammable
- Generates gas: Reaction liberates gaseous products and may cause pressurization
- Toxic: Reaction products may be toxic
Thioethers and thiols are susceptible to nucleophilic cleavage under acidic conditions; for example, when reacting with an acid that has a nucleophilic conjugate base, such as HI or HBr. These reactions liberate thiols when starting with a thioether, and hydrogen sulfide when starting with a thiol (Loudon, Marc. 2002. Organic Chemistry. 4th ed. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 465-466, 479-480).
These reactions are much more likely to occur with strong acids than weak acids, but a slow reaction with weak acids is not inconceivable. The rate of reaction could be increased by catalytic impurities such as metal salts.
Potential Gas Byproducts
- Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S)