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McEuen Group MSDS Compilation
Please update this information with any new chemicals that are brought into the lab!!
Most chemicals have two msds sheets available. One is available as a pdf download, and the other is a link. MSDS are not regulated, and each one may contain different information. As such, it is suggested that you view both of the provided MSDS for a chemical to get the best idea possible about potential risks and necessary safety precautions.
Special and/or Notable Considerations
Please view Melina's lab safety presentation! There is a lot of valuable information.
Key Notes:
- Always add acid to water (as a memory aid, my chem teacher would say, “do as you oughta, add acid to wata” (Do as you ought to, add acid to water)).
- Don't drink solvents (lab ethanol is full of contaminants).
- Acetone and hydrogen peroxide are catalyzed by acids (e.g. acetic acid, etc) to form acetone peroxide which is 10 times more shock sensitive than nitroglycerin (look up some videos, it's pretty powerful too).
- Sodium hydroxide, besides burning your skin, causing lung damage and blinding you, reacts with magnesium, zinc, tin, chromium, brass, and aluminum to form hydrogen gas.
- Dichloromethane is metabolized into carbon monoxide (which is BAD) and can cause severe eye damage.
- DMF melts plastic and is carcinogenic.
- Resorcinol is incompatible with methanol, strong oxidizers and bases and is poisonous in strong doses of inhalation or skin/eye contact.
- Trichloroethylene is an anesthetic, toxic to liver and kidneys and probably carcinogenic.
- DSO is not very dangerous alone, but DISSOLVES NITRILE GLOVES and carries other chemicals with it.
- Other info: acids are bad, piranha is bad, hydrogen gas is bad, sealed containers of liquid nitrogen are bad (also, don't take it in the elevator with you). See the safety presentation for more specific information.
- Know the risks
- Plan for an emergency
- Wear eye protection, appropriate gloves and other safety equipment
- Never be in the lab alone
- Know the evacuation plan
"If you can't be a good example, try to be a horrible warning" - Stephen Fry
Solvents Cabinet
1-Octanol
Benzene
1165
1-Hexadecanethiol
1-Octadecanethiol
Acetone
Toluene
Tetrahydrofuran
Benzene-1,3-diol (Resorcinol)
Chloroform
Dichloromethane (Methane Chloride)
Dihydrogen Monoxide (Water)
Dimethyl sulfoxide (DSO)
Ethanol
Graphite
2-Propanol (IPA)
Methanol
N,N-Dimethylformamide
Potassium Hydroxide
Trichloroethylene
Acid Cabinet
Acetic Acid
Gold Etch - TFA
Hydrochloric Acid (HCl)
Sulfuric Acid
Silicic Acid
Urea (crystals)
Base Cabinet
Ammonium Hydroxide
Hydrogen Peroxide
Sodium Bicarbonate
Sodium Hydroxide
Sodium Silicate Solution
Other/No Home
Ferric Chloride
Ferric Chloride Solution (copper etchant type Ce-200)
Ce-200 actually has some additionally additives, see this msds for the actual copper etch.
