Reactivity Documentation
Oxidizing Agents, Strong |
mixed with |
Peroxides, Organic |
Summary
- Flammable: Reaction products may be flammable
- Generates gas: Reaction liberates gaseous products and may cause pressurization
- Generates heat: Exothermic reaction at ambient temperatures (releases heat)
- Toxic: Reaction products may be toxic
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May produce the following gases:
- Alcohols
- Carbon Dioxide
- Ethers
- Hydrocarbons
- Oxygen
Details
Reactivity Predictions (for each pair of reactive groups)
Oxidizing Agents, Strong
Hazard Predictions
- Flammable: Reaction products may be flammable
- Generates gas: Reaction liberates gaseous products and may cause pressurization
- Generates heat: Exothermic reaction at ambient temperatures (releases heat)
- Toxic: Reaction products may be toxic
Organic peroxides may be decomposed by the presence of inorganic oxidizing agents, which may yield toxic fumes of ethers and alcohols, flammable hydrocarbon gases along with combustion-enhancing O2 and inert CO2 gas (Predicted). 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. The generation of gases may be rather slow, however confinement may lead to dangerous conditions.
Several metal oxides, including copper (I) oxide, iridium dioxide, lead (IV) oxide, lead (II) oxide, manganese dioxide, and vanadium pentoxide, catalyse the exothermic and potentially explosive decomposition of peroxyformic acid (Urben, P.G. 1995. Bretherick's Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards, 5th Edition. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. Vol. 1, pp. 172).
Potential Gas Byproducts
- Alcohols
- Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
- Ethers
- Hydrocarbons
- Oxygen (O2)