Water Reactive Chemicals Standard Operating Procedure Page 3

• Quantities over 500 grams require notification of OH&S

DECONTAMINATION

Personnel:

• Wash hands and arms with soap and water immediately after handling water sensitive

materials.

Area:

• Carefully clean work area after use.

DESIGNATED AREA

• Depends on quantity and/or process.

EXAMPLES OF WATER REACTIVE CHEMICALS

• Alkali metals, such as Na, Li, K

• Alkali metal hydrides, such as LiH, CaH2, LiAlH4, NaBH4, alkali metal amides, such as

NaNH2

• Metal alkyls, such as lithium and aluminum alkyls

• Grignard reagents, RMgX

• Halides of nonmetals, such as BCl3, BF3, PCl3, PCl5, SiCl4, S2Cl2

• Inorganic acid halides, such as POCl3, SOCl2, SO2Cl2

• Anhydrous metal halides, such as AlCl3, TiCl4, ZrCl4, SnCl4

• Phosphorus pentoxide

• Calcium carbide

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Organic acid halides and anhydrides of low molecular weight, such as, acetyl chloride

acetic acid anhydride

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