SOPs for PHS

Listed below are standard operating procedures for handling particularly hazardous substances. The protocols described here are general and may require amending for specific circumstances. The materials listed here shall not be used without the permission of chemistry faculty.

Reactive Metals - Alkali and alkaline earth metals

Halogens - Particularly Bromine

Metal Hydrides - e.g. Lithium aluminum hydride, sodium borohydride

pyrophoric substances - e.g. n-butyl lithium