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Reactivity Documentation

Alkynes, with No Acetylenic Hydrogen

mixed with

Acids, Strong Oxidizing

Summary

Details

Acids, Strong Oxidizing is a reactive group.

Reactivity Predictions (for each pair of reactive groups)

Acids, Strong Oxidizing mixed with
Alkynes, with No Acetylenic Hydrogen

Hazard Predictions

Strong acids can add across the carbon-carbon triple bond present in acetylene and acetylene derivatives, resulting in a compound with a carbon-carbon double bond or possibly a carbon-carbon single bond if the addition reaction occurs twice. This reaction may be exothermic (Loudon, Marc. 2002. Organic Chemistry. 4th ed. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 614).

Strong oxidizing acids, such as sulfuric acid, perchloric acid, or nitric acid, can catalyze exothermic alkyne-hydration reactions, which produce aldehydes and ketones (Loudon, Marc. 2002. Organic Chemistry. 4th ed. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 615).

Strong oxidizing acids can initiate the exothermic polymerization of olefins. These reactions can be violent (Rich, G. A., 1993, Dangerous Chemical Reactions, Gulf Publishing Co., Houston, TX, p. 251). Alkynes may react in a similar way.

Dienes and alkynes form hypergolic (spontaneously explosive) mixtures with HNO3 (Andrussow, L. 1961. Chim. Ind. (Paris) 86:542).

Potential Gas Byproducts