Chemical Incompatibility Chart

Mixing these chemicals purposely or as a result of a spill can result in heat, fire, explosion, and/or toxic
gases. This is a partial list.

Chromic Acid, nitric acid, hydroxyl-containing compounds,

Acetic Acid ethylene glycol, perchloric acid, peroxides, and
permanganates.
Bromine, chlorine, nitric acid, sulfuric acid, and hydrogen
Acetone
peroxide.
Bromine, chlorine, copper, mercury, fluorine, iodine, and
Acetylene
silver.
Carbon dioxide, carbon tetrachloride and other chlorinated
Alkaline and Alkaline Earth Metals
hydrocarbons, water, Bromine, chlorine, fluorine, and
such as calcium, lithium, magnesium,
iodine. Do not use CO2, water or dry chemical
sodium, potassium, powdered
extinguishers. Use Class D extinguisher (e.g., Met-L-X) or
aluminum
dry sand.
Acid or alkaline solutions, ammonium persulfate and water,
Aluminum and its Alloys (especially
chlorates, chlorinated compounds, nitrates, and organic
powders)
compounds in nitrate/nitrate salt baths.
Bromine, chlorine, calcium hypochlorite, hydrofluoric acid,
Ammonia (anhydrous)
iodine, mercury, and silver.
Acids, metal powders, flammable liquids, chlorates, nitrates,
Ammonium Nitrate
sulfur and finely divided organics or other combustibles.
Aniline Hydrogen peroxide or nitric acid.
Acetone, acetylene, ammonia, benzene, butadiene, butane and
Bromine other petroleum gases, hydrogen, finely divided metals,
sodium carbide, turpentine.
Calcium Oxide Water
Carbon (activated) Calcium hypochlorite, all oxidizing agents.
Caustic (soda) Acids (organic and inorganic).
Acids, aluminum, ammonium salts, cyanides, phosphorous,
Chlorates or Perchlorates metal powders, oxidizable organics or other combustibles,
sugar, sulfides, and sulfur.
Acetone, acetylene, ammonia, benzene, butadiene, butane and
Chlorine other petroleum gases, hydrogen, finely divided metals,
sodium carbide, turpentine.
Chlorine Dioxide Ammonia, methane, phosphine, hydrogen sulfide.
Acetic acid, naphthalene, camphor, alcohol, glycerine,
Chromic Acid
turpentine and other flammable liquids.
Copper Acetylene, hydrogen peroxide.
Cumene Hydroperoxide Acids
Cyanides Acids
Ammonium nitrate, chromic acid, hydrogen peroxide, nitric
Flammable Liquids
acid, sodium peroxide, bromine, chlorine, fluorine, iodine.
Fluorine Isolate from everything.
Hydrazine Hydrogen peroxide, nitric acid, and other oxiding agents.
Bromine, chlorine, chromic acid, fluorine, hydrogen peroxide,
Hydrocarbons
and sodium peroxide.
Hydrocyanic Acid Nitric acid, alkali.
Hydrofluoric Acid Ammonia, aqueous or anhydrous.
Chromium, copper, iron, most metals or their salts, aniline, any
Hydrogen Peroxide (anhydrous) flammable liquids, combustible materials, nitromethane, and
all other organic material.
Hydrogen Sulfide Fuming nitric acid, oxidizing gases.
Iodine Acetylene, ammonia (aqueous or anhydrous), hydrogen.
Acetylene, alkali metals, ammonia, fulminic acid, nitric acid
Mercury
with ethanol, hydrogen, oxalic acid.
Combustible materials, esters, phosphorous, sodium acetate,
Nitrates
stannous chloride, water, zinc powder.
Acetic acid, acetone, alcohol, aniline, chromic acid, flammable
Nitric acid (concentrated) gases and liquids, hydrocyanic acid, hydrogen sulfide and
nitratable substances.
Nitrites Potassium or sodium cyanide.
Nitroparaffins Inorganic bases, amines.
Oxalic acid Silver, mercury, and their salts.
Flammable gases, liquids, or solids such as acetone, acetylene,
Oxygen (liquid or enriched air)
grease, hydrogen, oils, phosphorous.
Acetic anhydride, alcohols, bismuth and its alloys, paper,
Perchloric Acid wood, grease, oils or any organic materials and reducing
agents.
Peroxides (organic) Acid (inorganic or organic). Also avoid friction and store cold.
Phosphorus (white) Air, oxygen.
Phosphorus pentoxide Alcohols, strong bases, water.
Air (moisture and/or oxygen) or water, carbon tetrachloride,
Potassium
carbon dioxide.
Potassium Chlorate Sulfuric and other acids.
Potassium Perchlorate Acids.
Potassium Permanganate Benzaldehyde, ethylene glycol, glycerol, sulfuric acid.
Acetylene, oxalic acid, tartaric acid, fulminic acid, ammonium
Silver and silver salts
compounds.
Sodium See Alkali Metals
Sodium Chlorate Acids, ammonium salts, oxidizable materials and sulfur.
Ammonia compounds, ammonium nitrate, or other ammonium
Sodium Nitrite
salts.
Any oxidizable substances, such as ethanol, methanol, glacial
acetic acid, acetic anhydride, benzaldehyde, carbon disulfide,
Sodium Peroxide
glycerol, ethylene glycol, ethyl acetate, methyl acetate,
furfural, etc.
Sulfides Acids.
Sulfur Any oxidizing materials.
Chlorates, perchlorates, permanganates, compounds with light
Sulfuric Acid
metals such as sodium, lithium, and potassium.
Acetyl chloride, alkaline and alkaline earth metals, their
hydrides and oxides, barium peroxide, carbides, chromic acid,
Water
phosphorous oxychloride, phosphorous pentachloride,
phosphorous pentoxide, sulfuric acid, sulfur trioxide.