Reactivity Documentation
Isocyanates and Isothiocyanates |
mixed with |
Acids, Carboxylic |
Summary
- Generates gas: Reaction liberates gaseous products and may cause pressurization
- Generates heat: Exothermic reaction at ambient temperatures (releases heat)
- Toxic: Reaction products may be toxic
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May produce the following gases:
- Carbon Dioxide
- Carbonyl Sulfide
- Hydrogen Sulfide
- Hydrogen Cyanide
- Isocyanic Acid
Details
Reactivity Predictions (for each pair of reactive groups)
Isocyanates and Isothiocyanates
Hazard Predictions
- Generates gas: Reaction liberates gaseous products and may cause pressurization
- Generates heat: Exothermic reaction at ambient temperatures (releases heat)
- Toxic: Reaction products may be toxic
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
- Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
- Carbonyl Sulfide (COS)
- Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S)
- Hydrogen Cyanide (HCN)
- Isocyanic Acid (HNCO)