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Reactivity Documentation

Oxidizing Agents, Strong

mixed with

Nitro, Nitroso, Nitrate, and Nitrite Compounds, Organic

Summary

Details

Oxidizing Agents, Strong is a reactive group.

Reactivity Predictions (for each pair of reactive groups)

Nitro, Nitroso, Nitrate, and Nitrite Compounds, Organic mixed with
Oxidizing Agents, Strong

Hazard Predictions

Mixtures of TNT and oxidants may spontaneously ignite (Lewis, R.J., Sr. 1992. Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials, 8th Edition. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. pp. 3426).

Nitrobenzene forms explosive mixtures with N2O4 and other oxidizing agents (Lewis, R.J., Sr. 1992. Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials, 8th Edition. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. pp. 2518; Urbanski, T., 1967, Chemistry and Technology of Explosives, London, MacMillan, Vol. 3, p. 288; Urben, P.G. 1995. Bretherick's Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards, 5th Edition. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. pp. 1289).

Nitrobenzene forms explosive salts with AgNO3 (Luchs, J.K. 1966. Photog. Sci. Eng. 10:336).

Nitromethane reacts violently with Ca(OCl)2 and other oxidants (Lewis, R.J., Sr. 1992. Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials, 8th Edition. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. pp. 2544).

Ethyl nitrate reacts violently with strong oxidants (Lewis, R.J., Sr. 1992. Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials, 8th Edition. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. pp. 1643).

Metal oxides may cause violent decomposition of aliphatic nitro compounds (Markofsky, S.B. 2002. Nitro Compounds, Aliphatic. In Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA. (Online)).

Nitromethane is sensitized by oxidizing agents, including metal oxides (Lewis, R.J., Sr. 1992. Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials, 8th Edition. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. pp. 2544, 3426; Hermoni, A. et al. 1960. Chemistry and Industry 1265).

Sodium chlorate and nitrobenzene is an explosive combination that has been used in numerous terrorist bombings (Urben, P.G. 1995. Bretherick's Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards, 5th Edition. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. pp. 1289).

Mixtures of nitromethane and heavy metal oxides, such as those of silver, lead, and mercury, can lead to violent decompositions and should be avoided (Markofsky, S. B. 2000. Nitro Compounds, Aliphatic. Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry).