Reactivity Documentation
Nitrate and Nitrite Compounds, Inorganic |
mixed with |
Halogenated Organic Compounds |
Summary
- Potentially hazardous: May be hazardous but unknown
Details
Reactivity Predictions (for each pair of reactive groups)
Nitrate and Nitrite Compounds, Inorganic
Hazard Predictions
- Potentially hazardous: May be hazardous but unknown
In general, nitrate and nitrite salts with redox active cations are more reactive with organic materials and reducing agents at ambient conditions. Redox active cations are transition metals and the metals in group 3a, 4a, and 5a of the periodic table and also include the ammonium cation NH4+. In general, nitrate and nitrite salts with non-redox active cations (also called spectator cations) are less reactive at ambient conditions. These include the alkali metals and alkaline earth salts. 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.
Highly halogenated species should be sufficiently oxidized to be unreactive with all but the most aggressive nitrate or nitrite salt at room temperature (Personal communication with chemical industry experts).