Explosive substances ozonides

Evidence for ozonides to be primary products in furan and alkyl-substituted furan oxygenation reactions has been obtained. Thus, furan (388) is converted to a highly explosive substance at low temperatures,... 

Greenwood91,92 demonstrated the formation of primary ozonides in the reaction of some reaction with liquid ozone gave products that formed glycols on mild reduction with isopropylmagnesium bromide. On the other hand, primary ozonides have not been detected with certainty in the case of cis-olefins.88 91 The reaction of cis-3-hexene,93 eis-2-butene, cis-2-pentene, and ethylene92 with ozone at —112° in pentane led to extremely explosive substances, which could be primary ozonides. In the... 

Explosion. Use shielding when working with explosive classes such as acetylides, azides, ozonides, and peroxides. Peroxidizable substances such as ethers and alkenes, when stored for a long time, should be tested for peroxides before use. Only sparkless flammable storage refrigerators should be used in laboratories. 

Ozonolysis produces peroxide intermediates that pose a potential explosion hazard. Formation of insoluble substances on the wall of the reaction vessel during ozonolysis points to solid peroxides and special care must be taken during workup. The solvent chosen should be able to dissolve not only the starting material, but also the ozonide and any peroxide substance formed. 

PLATINUM (7440-06-4) Pt Powdered form is highly reactive catalyst, and may cause fire and explosions on contact with many substances including oxidizers, acetone, strong acids, finely divided aluminum, dioxygen difluoride, ethyl alcohol, hydrazine, hydrogen peroxide, lithium, methyl hydroperoxide, nitrosyl chloride, ozonides, peroxymonosulfliric acid, red phosp] oms. Incompatible with ammonia, arsenic, chlorine dioxide, hydrogen, methyl hydroperoxide, selenium, tellurium, vanadium dichloride. 

Ethylene forms explosive mixtures in air the LEE and UEL values are 2.7% and 36% by volume of air, respectively. Its reaction with fluorine is explosively violent (AH = —112 kcal/mol), and violent with chlorine (AH = —36 kcal/mol). In the presence of sunlight or UV light, an ethylene-chlorine mixture will explode spontaneously. The reaction is explosive at room temperature over the oxides of mercury or silver (Mellor 1946, Suppl. 1956). Ethylene reacts vigorously with oxidizing substances. It reacts with ozone to form ethylene ozonide, H2C(03)CH2, which is unstable and explodes on mechanical shock. Acid-catalyzed addition of hydrogen peroxide may produce ethyl hydroperoxide, which is unstable and explodes on heat or shock ... 

Reactivity and Incompatibility Ozone is a powerful oxidant and can react explosively with readily oxidizable substances and reducing agents. Explosions can occur when ozone is exposed to bromine, hydrogen bromide, hydrogen iodide, nitrogen oxides, lithium aluminum hydride, metal hydrides, hydrazine, alkyl metals, stilbene, ammonia, arsine, and phosphine. Ozone reacts with alkenes and other unsaturated organic compounds to form ozonides, many of which are highly unstable and explosive. Ozone combines with many aromatic compounds and ethers to form shock-sensitive and explosive products. 

---