Reactivity Documentation
Organometallics |
mixed with |
Nitrate and Nitrite Compounds, Inorganic |
Summary
- Generates heat: Exothermic reaction at ambient temperatures (releases heat)
- Intense or explosive reaction: Reaction may be particularly intense, violent, or explosive
Details
Reactivity Predictions (for each pair of reactive groups)
Nitrate and Nitrite Compounds, Inorganic
Hazard Predictions
- Generates heat: Exothermic reaction at ambient temperatures (releases heat)
- Intense or explosive reaction: Reaction may be particularly intense, violent, or explosive
The mixture of methylsilver and silver nitrate decomposes explosively at -20C (Thiele, H., Z. Elektrochem., 1943, 49, 426).
Dicyclopentadienyllead may explode if heated to 100C in the presence of lead nitrate (Methoden der Organischen Chemie; Muller, E. (Ed.); Stuttgart, Thieme, 1975, Vol. 13.3, p. 200).
In general, nitrate and nitrite salts with redox-active cations are more reactive with organic materials and reducing agents at ambient conditions. Redox-active cations are transition metals and the metals in group 3a, 4a, and 5a of the periodic table and also include the ammonium cation NH4+. In general, nitrate and nitrite salts with non-redox active cations (also called spectator cations) are less reactive at ambient conditions. These include the alkali metals and alkaline earth salts. 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.