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Reactivity Documentation

Phenols and Cresols

mixed with

Halogenating Agents

Summary

Details

Phenols and Cresols is a reactive group.
Halogenating Agents is a reactive group.

Reactivity Predictions (for each pair of reactive groups)

Phenols and Cresols mixed with
Halogenating Agents

Hazard Predictions

Phenol reacts exothermically with Ca(OCl)2, producing toxic and flammable fumes, which can be ignited by reaction heat (Fawcett, H. 1959. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 51:89A-90A).

Phenol reacts with bromine in aqueous solution at ambient temperatures, producing toxic HBr as a byproduct (Solomons, T.W.G. 1984. Organic Chemistry, 3rd Edition. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. pp. 685).

BrF3 ignites or explodes on contact with most organic compounds (Mellor, J.W. 1941. Mellor's Comprehensive Treatise on Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry. Longmans, Green and Co Ltd. Vol. 2, pp. 113; 1956. Volume 2, Supplemental 1. pp. 164-167).

Potential Gas Byproducts