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Reactivity Documentation

Isocyanates and Isothiocyanates

mixed with

Acids, Carboxylic

Summary

Details

Isocyanates and Isothiocyanates is a reactive group.
Acids, Carboxylic is a reactive group.

Reactivity Predictions (for each pair of reactive groups)

Acids, Carboxylic mixed with
Isocyanates and Isothiocyanates

Hazard Predictions

Isocyanates react with acidic compounds, including carboxylic acids and beta-dicarbonyl compounds, at room temperature (Richter, R.H., R.D. Priester, Jr. 2000. Isocyanates, Organic. In Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (Online)).

Isocyanates may liberate inert CO2 gas upon exposure to carboxylic acids (Smith, P. A. S., Open-Chain Nitrogen Compounds, Vol. I. New York: W. A. Benjamin, Inc., 1965, pp. 154).

Isothiocyanates may react with carboxylic acids to liberate toxic and flammable COS gas (Smith, P. A. S., Open-Chain Nitrogen Compounds, Vol. I. New York: W. A. Benjamin, Inc., 1965, pp. 242).

Carboxylic acids may release toxic HCN gas when mixed with isocyanates or isothiocyanate. May also produce flammable and toxic H2S gas with isothiocyanates (Predicted).

Potential Gas Byproducts