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Reactivity Documentation

Halogenating Agents

mixed with

Non-Redox-Active Inorganic Compounds

Summary

Details

Halogenating Agents is a reactive group.

Reactivity Predictions (for each pair of reactive groups)

Non-Redox-Active Inorganic Compounds mixed with
Halogenating Agents

Hazard Predictions

Halogens may serve to oxidize non-redox-active salts. These reactions may be exothermic. 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.

Chlorine trifluoride is a potent oxidizer and reacts violently with many metal oxides and some salts, including calcium oxide, magnesium oxide, manganese dioxide, aluminum oxide, arsenic trioxide, bismuth trioxide, chromic oxide, lanthanum oxide, lead dioxide, molybdenum trioxide, stannic oxide, tantalum pentoxide, tungsten trioxide, vanadium pentoxide, mercury iodide, and potassium iodide (Urben, P.G. 1995. Bretherick's Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards, 5th Edition. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. Vol. 1, pp. 1237).

Tungsten trioxide reacts exothermically with boron tribromide, and the mixture may explode if the temperature is not adequately controlled (Levason, W. et al., J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1981, 2501-2507).