Chloromethyl Methyl Ether

Water [Note: Reacts with water to form hydrochloric acid & formaldehyde].

Reaction with divalent metals forms a very reactive product.

Explosion hazard: dangerous; when heated or exposed to flame or sparks. Besides risk of explosion from air mixtures of ether vapors, ethers tend to form peroxide on standing. When ethers containing peroxides are heated they can detonate. /ethers/