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Reactivity Documentation

Salts, Basic

mixed with

Alkynes, with Acetylenic Hydrogen

Summary

Details

Salts, Basic is a reactive group.
Alkynes, with Acetylenic Hydrogen is a reactive group.

Reactivity Predictions (for each pair of reactive groups)

Salts, Basic mixed with
Alkynes, with Acetylenic Hydrogen

Hazard Predictions

When acetylene comes into contact with alkaline solutions of copper (II) salts, explosive copper acetylides can be formed. Silver and mercury salts will also give explosive acetylides in contact with acetylene (Bretherick, L. 1996. Bretherick's Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards. Vol. 2, p 191-192. Fifth Ed. Urben, P.G., Ed. Butterworth-Heinemann, Boston, MA).

Mixtures of acetylenic compounds with other basic salts may also result in the formation of explosive metal acetylides. Caution should be used before proceeding. Further research of comparable examples in the literature or very small scale, carefully controlled experiments may be needed to fully assess compatibility.