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Reactivity Documentation

Acids, Carboxylic

mixed with

Oximes

Summary

Details

Acids, Carboxylic is a reactive group.
Oximes is a reactive group.

Reactivity Predictions (for each pair of reactive groups)

Acids, Carboxylic mixed with
Oximes

Hazard Predictions

Acids may initiate the exothermic Beckmann rearrangement of oximes, accompanied by potentially catastrophic gas evolution. Oximes can hydrolyze under acidic conditions, releasing aldehydes or ketones (Bretherick, L. 1996. Bretherick's Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards. Fifth Ed. Urben, P.G., Ed. Butterworth-Heinemann, Boston, MA. Vol 1, p. 569; Vol. 2, p. 278). Carboxylic acids are weak acids and may react in this way, although these reactions are more likely with stronger acids.