Lessons Learned from the Explosion that Occurred during the Synthesis of Diaminomethanesulfonic Acid: Discussion and Preventative Strategies

Abstract

A violent explosion accident occurred when diaminomethanesulfonic acid was synthesized from diaminomethanesulfinic acid and hydrogen peroxide. In this work, we reviewed all the reported methods of synthesizing diaminomethanesulfonic acid and analyzed the causes of the explosion in detail from the reaction mechanisms and operations. In the end, strategies were proposed to avoid underlying explosion incidents in relevant experiments.