Examples of Incompatible Chemicals
| Chemical |
Incompatible With |
| acetic acid |
strong oxidizing agents, metals, strong bases, amines, peroxides |
| acetylene |
halogens, mercury, copper, silver |
| acetone |
strong oxidizers, strong acids |
| alkali and alkaline earth metals |
water, carbon tetrachloride and other chlorinated hydrocarbons,
carbon dioxide, and halogens |
| ammonia |
heavy metals, halogens, hypochlorites |
| ammonium nitrate |
powdered metals, flammable liquids, acids, chlorides, organic material |
| aniline |
strong acids and oxidizing agents, alkalis, peroxides |
| azides |
acids |
| bromine |
ammonia, powdered metals, organic material, hydrogen |
| calcium oxide |
acids, water |
| carbon (activated) |
oxidizing agents, calcium hypochlorite |
| carbon tetrachloride |
alkali metals, oxidizing agents, reacts with dimethyl formamide
above 65C |
| chlorates |
strong reducing agents, acids, powdered metals, organic materials,
combustable materials |
| chromic acid |
combustable organic materials, strong reducing agents |
| chlorine |
finely divided metals, most organic materials not fully halogenated |
| chlorine dioxide |
ammonia, methane, phosphine, hydrogen sulfide |
| copper |
oxidizers, peroxides |
| cynides |
acids, strong oxidizing agents |
| flammable liquids |
ammonium nitrate, chromic acid, hydrogen peroxide, nitric acid,
soium peroxide, halogens |
| fluorine |
everything |
| hydrocarbons |
halogens, chromic acid, sodium peroxide |
| hydrocyanic acid |
strong acids and alkalies, oxidizing agents, bleach |
| hydrofluoric acid |
alkalis, oxidizing or reducing agents, cyanides, sulfides, glass,
metals, organic material |
| hydrogen peroxide |
most metals and their salts, organic materials, combustable materials |
| hydrogen sulfide |
strong oxidizing agents such as nitric acid |
| hypochlorites |
acids, activated carbon |
| iodine |
acetylene, ammonia, hydrogen |
| mercury |
halogens, nitric acid, ammonia, acetylene |
| nitrates |
sulfuric acid |
| nitric acid(conc) |
acetic acid, aniline, chromic acid, hydrocyanic acid, hydrogen
sulfide, flammable liquids, all heavy metals |
| nitrites |
acids |
| oxalic acid |
strong oxidizers, silver compounds, mercury |
| oxygen |
oils, grease, flammable materials |
| perchloric acid |
strong acids and bases, dehydrating agents, acid anhydrides, flammable
materials, phosphorus halides, alcohols |
| peroxides, organic |
acids, avoid friction, store cold |
| phosphorus (white) |
air, oxygen, alkali metals, moisture |
| potassium |
carbon tetrachloride, carbon dioxide, water |
| potassium chlorate |
strong acids and reducing agents, finely powdered metals, organic
materials |
| potassium perchlorate |
strong acids |
| potassium permanganate |
combustible materials, strong reducing agents, strong acids, peroxides,
alcohols, chemically active metals |
| silver |
acetylene, oxalic acid, tartartic acid, fulminic acid, ammonium
compounds |
| sodium nitrite |
ammonium nitrate and other ammonium salts |
| sodium peroxide |
ethanol, methanol, acetic acid, acetic anhydride, oxidizable substances,
carbon disulfide, aluminum, ammonium persulfate, diethyl ether |
| sulfides |
strong acids |
| sulfuric acid |
potassium chlorate, potassium perchlorate, potassium permanganate |
References
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 80th Ed. and Material Safety
Data Sheets |
