Cyclopentadiene: The Impact of Storage Conditions on Thermal Stability

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• 作者：David J. am Ende ; David C. Whritenour ; Jotham W. Coe
• 刊名：Organic Process Research & Development
• 出版年：2007
• 出版时间：November 2007
• 年：2007
• 卷：11
• 期：6
• 页码：1141 - 1146
• 全文大小：260K
• 年卷期：v.11,no.6(November 2007)
• ISSN：1520-586X

文摘

The potential hazards from cyclopentadiene storage and use on kilogram scale are studied under adiabatic conditions. Cyclopentadiene, a reagent commonly used in organic synthesis, is known to spontaneously dimerize exothermically and thus should be stored cold and used quickly. In the present work we consider the impact of storage conditions such as the container size, volume, temperature, and solvent dilution to assess the potential hazards of a runaway reaction. The results of this analysis clearly show that the hazards are significantly increased as the mass of cyclopentadiene being stored is increased.