VERY BIG CAUTION with Propylene oxide: it was banned in NHRA due to some serious accidents as I recall.
It is a suspected carcinogen, it is not compatible with copper and there are cautions against mixing with more than 2% water.
Propylene oxide reacts with water to produce propylene
glycol, dipropylene glycol, tripropylene glycol and higher molecular weight polyglycols.
Hazardous Polymerization: Will occur. May polymerize violently, especially
in the presence of aqueous sodium hydroxide, chlorine, ammonia, strong
oxidants, and acids. If polymerization takes place in container, there may be heat and a violent rupture of container. Hazardous polymerization can occur when in contact with highly active catalytic surfaces such as anhydrous chlorides of iron, tin, and aluminum; alkali metal hydroxides; and peroxides of iron and aluminum.
Violently reacts with acetylide-forming metals such as copper or copper alloys.
Conditions to avoid: Ignition sources, temperatures above 50?C or 122?F,
confined spaces
In bulk form it may explosively polymerize, and has a very low boiling point ( 93 deg F. ) which can lead to high pressures in containers, and unitended exposure to vapors.
http://www.bndrc.com/pdf/Pro-Oxide.pdf
http://www.scottecatalog.com/msds.ns...5?OpenDocument
Don't even think of messing with this stuff, it kills people!!
Larry