Science Center Safety Handbook

Appendix V(e) – A

NFPA Rating Examples for Reactivity

NFPA 4
acetyl peroxide 1,2 dinitrobenzene
ammonium perchlorate dinitrochlorobenzene
benzoyl peroxide ethyl nitrate
3-bromopropene ethyl nitrite
tert-butyl hydroperoxide nitroglycerine
tert-butyl peracetate m-nitrotoluene
tert-butyl perbenzoate o-nitrotoluene
tert-butylperoxypivalate 2-nitro-p-toluidine
1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene peracetic acid, diluted with 60% acetic acid
cumene hydroperoxide picric acid
diazomethane propargyl bromide
diethyl peroxide trinitrobenzene
diisopropyl peroxydicarbonate

NFPA 3
acetylene proargyl alcohol
ammonium permanganate propyl nitrate
butyl nitrate tetraethyl lead compounds
tert-butylperoxide tetramethyl lead compounds
cellulose nitrate, wet with alcohol triethylaluminum
chlorine monoxide triethylborane
chlorine trifluoride triisobutylaluminum
chloropicrin trimethylaluminum
2-chloro-5-nitrobenzo-trifluoride tripropyl aluminum
1-chloro-1-nitroethane vinyl acetylene
1-chloro-1-nitropropane
2-chloro-2-nitropropane
cyanimide
cyanogen
diborane
1,1-dichloro-1-nitroethane
1,1-dichloro-1-nitropropane
diethylaluminum chloride
diethylaluminum hydride
diethylzinc
diisobutylaluminum hydride
2,4-dinitroanline
2,4-dinitrotoluene
dipropylaluminum hydride
divinal acetylene
ethylaluminum dichloride
ethylaluminum sesquichloride
ethylene oxide
fluorine
hydroxylamine
isano oil
methylaluminum sesquibromide
methylaluminum sesquichloride
methyl isocyanate
nickel carbonyl
p-nitroaniline
nitrocellulose
p-nitorchlorobenzene
nitrocyclohexane
nitroethane
nitromethane
1-pentyne
perchloric acid
piperidine
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Appendix V(e) – A

NFPA Rating Examples for Reactivity

NFPA 2
acrolein epichlorohydrin
acrylonitrile ethyl acrylate
cyanogen styrene

NFPA 1
glacial acetic acid
ethyl ether
tetrahydrofuran
1,1,1-trichloroethane

NFPA 0
acetone formaldehyde
benzene mineral spirits
ethyl acetate naphthalene
ethyl alcohol toluene
ethylene glycol trichloroethylene
xylene

A more complete summary of NFPA hazard codes for chemicals can be found in NFPA 325M, Fire Hazard Properties of
Flammable Liquids, Gases, and Volatile Solids and in NFPA 49, Hazardous Chemical Data.