Reactivity Documentation
Alcohols and Polyols |
mixed with |
Ketones |
Summary
- Explosive: Reaction products may be explosive or sensitive to shock or friction
- Unstable when heated: Reaction products may be unstable above ambient temperatures
Details
Reactivity Predictions (for each pair of reactive groups)
Ketones
Hazard Predictions
- Explosive: Reaction products may be explosive or sensitive to shock or friction
- Unstable when heated: Reaction products may be unstable above ambient temperatures
Pure alcohols which can form stable radicals (secondary branched structures) may slowly peroxidise to a limited extent under normal storage conditions. The presence of ketones, especially 2-butanone (methyl ethyl ketone), markedly increases the possibility of peroxidation by sensitizing photochemical oxidation of the alcohol (Bretherick, L. 1996. Bretherick's Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards. Vol. 1, p 459. Fifth Ed. Urben, P.G., Ed. Butterworth-Heinemann, Boston, MA).
Methyl ethyl ketone produces explosive peroxides over time with isopropanol (Lewis, R.J., Sr. 1992. Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials, 8th Edition. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. pp. 2319; Bretherick, L. 1996. Bretherick's Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards. Vol. 1, p 459. Fifth Ed. Urben, P.G., Ed. Butterworth-Heinemann, Boston, MA).