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Reactivity Documentation

Alcohols and Polyols

mixed with

Ketones

Summary

Details

Alcohols and Polyols is a reactive group.
Ketones is a reactive group.

Reactivity Predictions (for each pair of reactive groups)

Alcohols and Polyols mixed with
Ketones

Hazard Predictions

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).