Reactivity Documentation
Siloxanes |
mixed with |
Metals, Alkali, Very Active |
Summary
- Generates heat: Exothermic reaction at ambient temperatures (releases heat)
Details
Siloxanes
is a reactive group.
Metals, Alkali, Very Active
is a reactive group.
Reactivity Predictions (for each pair of reactive groups)
Metals, Alkali, Very Active
mixed with
Siloxanes
Siloxanes
Hazard Predictions
- Generates heat: Exothermic reaction at ambient temperatures (releases heat)
No evidence was found for hazardous interactions between alkali metals and siloxanes under ambient conditions. At elevated temperatures, there can be a hazardous interaction:
Sand (silicon dioxide) can react with burning sodium (H. N. Gilbert, Chem. Eng. News, 1948, 36, p. 2604).
Lithium reacts with silicon and silicates upon heating to 150C. The metal cannot be melted in glass or porcelain (Pascal, P. 1966. Nouveau Traité de Chimie Minérale. Vol. 2, Part 1, p. 39. Masson et Cie.).