Sigma-Aldrich; Safety Data Sheet for Chlorine. Product Number: 295132, Version 5.9 (Revision Date 05/23/2016). Available from, as of July 1, 2016: <http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/safety-center.html/>.
Antimony burns spontaneously in gaseous chlorine; with liquid chlorine, antimony ignites at 33 deg C.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-23.
Arsenic burns spontaneously in gaseous chlorine; with liquid chlorine, arsenic ignites at 33 deg C.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-25.
Arsenic disulfide ignites in a rapid stream of chlorine.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-51.
When chlorine is bubbled into arsine, each bubble produces a flame.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-51.
Powdered bismuth burns spontaneously in gaseous chlorine; with liquid chlorine, bismuth ignites at 80 deg C.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-30.
Boron burns spontaneously in gaseous chlorine. Boron ignites in chlorine at 410 deg C.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-31.
Boron trisulfide ignites in chlorine, even if cold.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-51.
Finely divided calcium burns spontaneously in chlorine. Solid calcium burns spontaneously in chlorine at elevated temperatures.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-40.
When moist chlorine was passed over calcium carbide and potassium hydroxide, a solution of 58% dichloroacetylene was /produced and/ collected in ether. The solution burned spontaneously and filled the laboratory with phosgene.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-71.
Calcium nitride reacts in the cold with chlorine, with incandescence.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-51.
Mixtures of chlorine and calcium phosphide react readily at about 100 deg C.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-51.
The mixture of /activated carbon and chlorine/ spontaneously ignites in the dry state.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-51.
Cesium acetylene carbide burns in cold chlorine ...
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-52.
Unless precautions are taken, the reaction of chlorine with alkylphosphines or dialkylphosphines is a vigorous decomposing reaction.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-51.
Diethyl zinc is spontaneously flammable in ... chlorine.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-52.
Hydrazine ignites in contact with chlorine.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-52.
Hydroxylamine is spontaneously flammable in chlorine.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-52.
The reaction between liquid chlorine and iodine is violent.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-52.
Iron carbide burns in chlorine below 100 deg C with incandescence ...
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-52.
Magnesium phosphide burns brilliantly when heated in chlorine ... vapors.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-53.
Manganese ... /ditritaphosphide/ ignites when gently heated in chlorine.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-53.
Chlorine reacts rapidly at room temperature with both mercuric oxide and silver oxide.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-53.
Mercuric sulfide burns in chlorine with incandescence.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-53.
The polymer of oxomonosilane ignites in ... chlorine.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-53.
The reaction of phosphorus isocyanate and chlorine is vigorous, forming a yellow oil.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-53.
When phosphorus oxide is thrown into a jar of chlorine vapor, it ignites instantly.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-53.
Liquid chlorine reacts exothermically with polychlorinated biphenyl heat transfer liquid.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-53.
Potassium acetylene carbide ignites spontaneously in cold chlorine, forming hydrogen chloride plus carbon.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-53.
Potassium hydride burns in fluorine or chlorine spontaneously.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-53.
Silicon hydride ignites in a chlorine atmosphere.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-53.
/Sodium carbide/ burns in chlorine gas.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-54.
Sodium hydride is spontaneously flammable in ... chlorine when moisture is present.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-54.
The reaction of chlorine and stannous fluoride occurs with flaming.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-54.
Mixtures of ... /strontium phosphide and chlorine/ ignite at about 30 deg C.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-54.
Warm chlorine attacks tellurium with incandescence.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-54.
Tetramethyl diarsine is spontaneously flammable in chlorine.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-54.
When tungsten dioxide is heated in chlorine, the reaction occurs with incandescence.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-54.
Zinc burns in moist chlorine.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-207.
Reacts with organic materials, active metals, reducing agents, and ammonia. Reacts with water to form corrosive, acidic solutions. ... Isolate from acetylene, ammonia, hydrocarbons, hydrogen, ether, turpentine, and finely divided metals.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 49-40.
When ether is poured into chlorine gas, an explosion results.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-52.
Reaction of fluorine and chlorine is accompanied by flames. In the presence of a spark, a violent explosion occurs.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-52.
A mixture of hydrogen and chlorine is exploded by almost any form of energy (heat, sunlight, sparks etc). Explosive range: 5-95%.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-52.
Powdered vanadium explodes with chlorine even at 0 deg C.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-54.
Liquid chlorine reacts explosively with polypropylene, drawing wax, polydimethylsiloxane, dibutyl phthalate, glycerol, and linseed oil.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-53.
Diborane explodes in contact with chlorine at ordinary temperatures.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-52.
The reaction of chlorine and methane is explosive at room temperature over yellow mercuric oxide.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-53.
Ethylene reacts explosively with chlorine in sunlight or ultraviolet light. The reaction of chlorine and ethylene is explosive at room temperature over yellow mercuric oxide, mercurous oxide, or silver oxide.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-52.
A mixture of ethyl phosphine and chlorine explodes.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-52.
When liquid chlorine was added to carbon disulfide in an iron cylinder, the iron catalyzed an explosive reaction.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-51.
Mixtures of chlorine and bromine pentafluoride explodes on heating.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-51.
The reaction of chlorine and a dilute solution of calcium chlorite evolves explosive chlorine dioxide.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-51.
Ethyleneimine plus chlorine forms an explosive compound, 1-chloroethyleneimine.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-52.
An explosion occurred during the chlorination of S-ethylisothiourea sulfate and formamidine thiolacetic acid-hydrochloric acid. Formation of spontaneously explosive nitrogen trichloride was the suggested cause.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-52.
Reacts explosively or forms explosive compounds with many common substances such as acetylene, ether, turpentine, ammonia, fuel gas, hydrogen and finely divided metals.
NIOSH. NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2010-168 (2010). Available from: <http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg>.
With cobalt (II) chloride and methanol: During the preparation of cis-dichlorobis(2,2'-bipyridyl)cobalt(III) chloride ... passage of chlorine into an ice cold solution of cobalt chloride, bipyridyl and lithium chloride in methanol soon caused an explosion followed by the ignition of the methanol inside the reaction vessel.
Bretherick, L. Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards. 4th ed. Boston, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd., 1990. 998.
With aluminum: Corrosive failure of a vaporizer used in manufacture of aluminum chloride caused liquid chlorine to contact molten aluminum. A series of explosions occurred.
Bretherick, L. Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards. 4th ed. Boston, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd., 1990. 995.
With amidosulfuric acid: Chlorination of aq sulfamic acid led to an explosion from formation of nitrogen trichloride.
Bretherick, L. Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards. 4th ed. Boston, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd., 1990. 996.
With butyl rubber and naphtha: Chlorination of butyl rubber in naphtha with chlorine-nitrogen mixtures may lead to explosion if nitrogen contents below 77% or chlorine contents above 16% are used.
Bretherick, L. Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards. 4th ed. Boston, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd., 1990. 996.
With chlorinated pyridine and iron powder: An explosion occurred during the preparation of iron(III) chloride from iron powder and chlorine gas in a chlorinated pyridine solvent. This was attributed to formation of iron(II) chloride, its interaction with the solvent to give iron(III) chloride, then reduction of the latter by iron to iron(II) chloride. The exotherm and incr evolution of hydrogen chloride caused the reactor to fail.
Bretherick, L. Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards. 4th ed. Boston, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd., 1990. 997.
With dimethyl phosphoramidate: In a 1.5 g mol preparation of dimethyl N,N-dichlorophosphoramidate by chlorination of the ester, a violent explosion occurred during the period of stirring after the reaction.
Bretherick, L. Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards. 4th ed. Boston, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd., 1990. 999.
With non-metals: Liquid chlorine at -34 deg C explodes with white phosphorus, and a solution in heptane at 0 deg C ignites red phosphorus. Boron, active carbon, silicon and phosphorus all ignite in contact with gaseous chlorine at ambient temp. Arsenic incandesces on contact with liquid chlorine at -34 deg C, and the powder ignited when sprinkled into the gas at ambient temp. Tellurium must be warmed slightly before incandescence occurs.
Bretherick, L. Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards. 4th ed. Boston, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd., 1990. 1005.
With silicones: Silicone process oils mixed with liquid chlorine confined in a stainless steel bomb reacted explosively on heating; polydimethylsiloxane at 88-118 deg C, and polymethyltrifluoropropylsiloxane at 68-114 deg C. Previously, leakage of a silicone pump oil into a liq chlorine feed system had caused rupture of a stainless steel ball valve under a pressure surge of about 2 kbar.
Bretherick, L. Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards. 4th ed. Boston, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd., 1990. 1006.
With sodium hydroxide: Attempted disposal of a small amt of liq chlorine by pouring it into 20% sodium hydroxide soln caused a violent reaction leading to personal contamination.
Bretherick, L. Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards. 4th ed. Boston, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd., 1990. 1006.
With tert-butanol: Rate of admission of chlorine into the alcohol during the preparation of tert-butyl hypochlorite must be regulated to keep temperature below 20 deg C to prevent explosion.
Bretherick, L. Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards. 4th ed. Boston, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd., 1990. 996.
With 3-chloropropyne: A vigorous explosion during chlorination of 3-chloropropyne in benzene at 0 deg C over 4 hours was attributed to the presence of excess chlorine arising from the slow rate of reaction at low temperature.
Bretherick, L. Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards. 4th ed. Boston, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd., 1990. 997.
With phosphorus compounds: Boronidiiodophosphide, phosphine, phosphorus trioxide and trimercury tetraphosphide all ignite in contact with chlorine at ambient temp. Trimagnesium diphosphide and trimanganese diphosphide ignite in warm phosphide incandesces in chlorine.
Bretherick, L. Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards. 4th ed. Boston, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd., 1990. 1006.
Copper foil burns spontaneously in gaseous chlorine. Copper reacts vigorously with chlorine at around 320 deg C.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-65.
Brass burns spontaneously in gaseous chloride.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-51.
Chlorine vapors and cesium, lithium, or rubidium react with luminous flame.
National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14TH Edition, Quincy, MA 2010. 491-47.