Reactivity Documentation
Oxidizing Agents, Strong |
mixed with |
Phenols and Cresols |
Summary
- Flammable: Reaction products may be flammable
- 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:
- Acid Fumes
- Aldehydes
- Carbon Dioxide
- Chlorine Dioxide
- Hydrogen
- Hydrogen Chloride
- Halogenated Organics
Details
Oxidizing Agents, Strong
is a reactive group.
Phenols and Cresols
is a reactive group.
Reactivity Predictions (for each pair of reactive groups)
Phenols and Cresols
mixed with
Oxidizing Agents, Strong
Oxidizing Agents, Strong
Hazard Predictions
- Flammable: Reaction products may be flammable
- 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
Phenol reacts with bromine in aqueous solutions at ambient temperatures, producing toxic HCl as a byproduct (Solomons, T.W.G. 1984. Organic Chemistry, 3rd Edition. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. pp. 685.).
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 may explode violently if heated with NaNO2 (Urben, P.G. 1995. Bretherick's Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards, 5th Edition. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. pp. 1672.).
Phenols may liberate toxic and flammable aldehyde, ClO2, and Cl2, toxic halocarbon, flammable H2, and inert CO2 gases upon exposure to inorganic oxidizers (Predicted).
Potential Gas Byproducts
- Aldehydes
- Chlorine Dioxide (ClO2)
- Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
- Hydrogen (H2)
- Halogenated Organics
- Hydrogen Chloride (HCl)
- Acid Fumes