Below is an index of the chemical safety letters that have appeared in C&EN since 1993. The index is alphabetized by the chemical involved in the letter. Click on the title to access the full text of the letter or C&EN article.
| Regarding |
Title |
Issue |
| (Perfluoroethyl)lithium |
Safe generation of
(perfluoroethyl)lithium |
10/6/97 |
| 1,5-Diamino-1H-tetrazole |
Preparation of 1,5-Diamino-1H-tetrazole |
7/25/05 |
| 2-Methoxyprop-2-yl hydroperoxide |
Prepared in laboratory precisely according to the literature procedure of R. Benedikt, unexpectedly exploded. |
10/6/08 |
| 2-(tert-butylsulfonyl)iodosylbenzene |
Letters: Chemical Safety: Synthesis Procedure. |
1/10/11 |
| 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene-1,3-diol |
Prepared in laboratory precisely according to the literature procedure of R. Benedikt, unexpectedly exploded. |
10/6/08 |
| 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene-1,3,5-triol |
Potential hazard with
2-methoxyprop-2-yl hydroperoxide |
8/9/93 |
| 3-[Ethoxy(thiocarbonyl)thio]quinoline |
3-[Ethoxy(thiocarbonyl)thio]quinoline
explosion |
7/9/01 |
| 3-Iodoxybenzoic Acid |
3-Iodoxybenzoic Acid:
Handle With Care |
7/1/02 |
| 3-Phenyl-2-phenylsulfonyl-oxaziridine |
3-Phenyl-2-phenylsulfonyl-oxaziridine stability |
2/25/02 |
| 4-azidobenzaldehyde |
Explosiveness of 4-azidobenzaldehyde |
7/13/98 |
| 4-Trifluoromethylphenylmagnesium bromide |
Metal fluoride stability |
3/17/97 |
| 6,6'-Dibromo-2,2'-Bipyridine |
6,6'-Dibromo-2,2'-Bipyridine |
11/27/00 |
| Acetone/peroxide dimer |
Explosion in preparation
of 5-bromo-4(3H)-pyrimidinone |
7/10/95 |
| Alkenes and nitrogen oxides |
Explosion hazard with
pipe from chloroprene tank |
8/7/95 |
 -lithiated amines |
Potential Explosion Hazard Of -Lithiated Amines |
6/30/03 |
| Aluminum alkyls |
Aluminum alkyl reactivity |
3/3/97 |
| Aluminum chloride-nitrobenzene |
Aluminum chloride-nitrobenzene
mixtures |
2/9/98 |
| Aluminum with fluorinated ligands |
Aluminum with fluorinated
ligands |
5/20/96 |
| Anhydrous hydrogen fluoride |
Anhydrous hydrogen
fluoride |
4/28/97 |
| Asymmetric Simmons-Smith cyclopropanation |
Explosion hazard in
asymmetric cyclopropanation |
2/6/95 |
| Azides |
Azide explosions discussed
further |
3/14/94 |
| Azidotrimethylsilane |
Azidotrimethylsilane |
1/26/98 |
| Bees, wasps around gas cylinder caps |
Cylinder cap buzz |
8/19/96 |
| Bees, wasps around gas cylinder caps |
Bees, wasps, and cylinder
caps--a painful combination |
10/2/95 |
| cerium ammonium nitrate/potassium bromate/malonic acid |
Exothermic Demo |
6/15/98 |
| Chloracnegens |
New chloracnegens |
11/23/98 |
| Chlorine dioxide (liquid) |
Inadvertent Production And Explosion Of Liquid Chlorine Dioxide |
12/9/02 |
| contact lenses in the lab |
Contact lenses |
6/1/98 |
| Cumene hydroperoxide |
Cumene hydroperoxide
explosion |
10/18/93 |
| Cumene hydroperoxide |
Cumene hydroperoxide
explosion |
5/31/93 |
| Dichlorotetramethyldisilane |
Explosion during distillation
of crude dichlorotetramethyldisilane |
6/11/01 |
| Diglyme |
Chemical Safety: Dangers Of Diglyme |
7/12/10 |
| Dimethyl Sulfoxide |
Dimethyl Sulfoxide Overpressurization Hazard |
6/14/10 |
| Dimethylmercury |
Safety standards |
10/20/97 |
| Dimethylmercury |
Hazardous references |
7/14/97 |
| Dimethylmercury |
Handling dimethylmercury |
5/12/97 |
| Dimethylmercury |
More on working with
dimethylmercury |
6/16/97 |
| Diphosgene, triphosgene |
Safe handling of diphosgene,
triphosgene |
2/8/93 |
| Ethyl acetate |
Peroxides in ethyl acetate |
12/18/00 |
| Formaldehyde and sodium hydroxide |
Formaldehyde, sodium
hydroxide hazard |
1/9/95 |
| Hydrogen/Oxygen |
Hydrogen/Oxygen Ballons |
5/12/03 |
| Hydroxyurea |
Hydroxyurea |
6/1/98 |
| Iodylarenes |
Proper Handling Of Hazardous Iodylarenes |
1/23/06 |
| LiAlH4 reduction of SiCl4 |
Chemical safety: LiAlH4 reduction of SiCl4 |
12/19/05 |
| Lithium 2,6-Difluoroanilide |
Lithium 2,6-Difluoroanilide Decomposition Hazard |
2/28/05 |
| Magnesium nitride |
Letters: Chemical Safety: Mg3N2 Hazard |
7/13/09 |
| Magnesium nitride |
Letters: Chemical Safety Mg3N2 Explosion Risk |
6/8/09 |
| Magnesium nitride |
Letters: Chemical Safety Explosion Hazard |
4/13/09 |
| Mercury |
Mercury vapor release
in TKN method |
2/15/93 |
| Methacryloyl chloride |
Surprise polymerization
of methacryloyl chloride |
6/3/96 |
| Methyl 2-butynoate |
Hazard in preparing
methyl 2-butynoate |
11/14/94 |
| Organofluorometallics |
The wise chemist |
7/8/96 |
| Oxoammonium perchlorate |
Oxoammonium perchlorate |
7/8/96 |
| Phosgene/chloroform |
Phosgene from chloroform |
3/2/98 |
| Plutonium |
Antique Plutonium |
1/29/09 |
| Polymethylpentene and microwave-assisted extraction |
Reactive membrane filter
ring in microwave-assisted reaction |
6/19/95 |
| Potassium |
Dangerous Hydroxide
Monohydrate Crust |
9/16/02 |
| Pyridinium Dichromate |
Pyridinium Dichromate Fire |
4/21/03 |
| Silanes/Siloxanes |
Hazard in hydrosilylation
of D4Vi with D4H |
9/12/94 |
| Silanes/Siloxanes |
Hazard in hydrosilylation
of D4Vi with D4H |
9/12/94 |
| Silanes/Siloxanes |
Potential hazard in
hydrosilylation of D4Vi with D4H |
4/25/94 |
| Sodium azide |
More On Sodium Azide |
6/14/10 |
| Sodium azide |
Sodium Azide Precautions |
4/5/10 |
| Sodium azide |
Sodium Azide Hazards |
1/11/10 |
| Sodium azide/Dichloromethane/DMSO |
Azide explosions discussed |
12/13/93 |
| Sodium azide/Dichloromethane/DMSO |
Explosion with sodium
azide |
10/11/93 |
| Sodium azide/Dichloromethane/DMSO |
Explosion with sodium
azide in DMSO-CH2Cl2 |
4/19/93 |
| Sodium chlorite |
Explosion with sodium
chlorite |
3/22/93 |
| sodium/carbon tetrachloride |
Explosion hazard |
9/7/98 |
| tert-butyl lithium |
Researcher Dies After Lab Fire
Learning From Mistakes |
1/22/09, 2/23/09 |
| Tollens' reagent |
Exploding reagent |
1/8/96 |
| Tosyloximes |
Thermally unstable
tosyloximes |
10/1/01 |
| Trichloroacetic acid |
Trichloroacetic acid
storage |
5/26/97 |
| Triethoxysilane/titanium isopropoxide |
Silane disproportionation
results in spontaneous ignition |
3/29/93 |
| Trifluoroethylene vapor |
Trifluoroethylene deflagration |
12/22/97 |
| Trimethylsilylacetylene |
Trimethylsilylacetylene Explosion |
1/18/10 |
