Classes of Chemicals that may become Shock Sensitive

DOE-HDBK-1139/1-2000

Metal Picrate:

Copper picrate,

Transition and heavy metal picrates such as nickel, lead, mercury, zinc

Classes of Chemicals that may become Shock Sensitive:

Acrylates or Methacrylates:

Methyl methacrylate

Aldehydes:

Acetaldehyde

Alkanes and Cylcoalkanes with tertiary Hydrogen:

Cyclohexene

Alkenes with alyllic Hydrogen:

2-ethyl-1-pentene

Alkylalkyenes with alpha Hydrogen:

Isopropyl benzene,

Alkylalkyenes with tertiary alpha Hydrogen:

Ethylcyclohexane

Dienes:

Butadiene,

Chloroprene

Ethers and Acetals with an alpha Hydrogen:

Diethyl ether,

Di-isopropyl ether,

Dioxane,

Tetrahydrofuran

Fluoro or Chloroalkenes:

tetrafluoroethylene

Ketones with alpha Hydrogen:

dilsopropyl ketone

Secondary Alcohols:

DiPhenylmethanol

Ureas, amides and lactams with alpha Hydrogen on a carbon attached to nitrogen:

N-ethylacetamide,

N-isopropylacetamide

Vinyl halides, esters or ethers:

Vinylidene chloride,

Vinyl chloride,

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