Alkali Metals
- Lessons Learned─Explosion and Fires Resulting from Quenching Lithium, Lithium Nitride, and Sodium
ACS Chem. Health Saf. 2024, 31, 6, 473-481
Asphyxiation Hazards
- Lessons Learned: Asphyxiation Hazard Associated with Dry Ice
ACS Chem. Health Saf. 2023, 30, 3, 120–123
Azides
- How Dangerous Is Too Dangerous? A Perspective on Azide Chemistry
J. Org. Chem. 2022, 87, 17, 11293–11295 - Lessons Learned: Spontaneous Detonation of 6-Azidotetrazolo[1,5-b]pyridazine
ACS Chem. Health Saf. 2023, 30, 6, 389–391
Butylithiums
- Improved Safety during Transfer of Pyrophoric tert-Butyllithium from Flasks with Protective Seals
Org. Process Res. Dev. 2018, 22, 7, 903–905
Diazonium Salts
- A Need for Caution in the Preparation and Application of Synthetically Versatile Aryl Diazonium Tetrafluoroborate Salts
Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 18, 7057–7059
Explosion Hazards
- Chemical Structure and Accidental Explosion Risk in the Research Laboratory
J. Chem. Educ. 2006, 83, 12, 1798
Flammable Solvents
- Fire Hazards of Flammable Liquids—What Undergraduates Need to Know
J. Chem. Educ. 2021, 98, 1, 45–49
Heat Guns
- Lessons Learned─Heat Gun Fire
ACS Chem. Health Saf. 2024, 31, 3, 217–221
Hydrofluoric Acid
- First aid for a unique acid, HF: A Sequel
Chem. Health Saf. 2000, 7, 1, 18–23
Hydrogenations
- Hazards associated with laboratory scale hydrogenations
J. Chem. Health Saf. 2016, 23, 4, 16–25 - Influence of Solvents and Additives on the Pyrophoricity of Palladium on Carbon Catalyst after Hydrogenation
Org. Process Res. Dev. 2021, 25, 11, 2438–2441
Lithium Aluminium Hydride
- Lessons Learned – Lithium Aluminum Hydride Fires
ACS Chem. Health Saf. 2022, 29, 4, 362–365
Needles and Syringes
- Handling of Air-Sensitive and Moisture-Sensitive Reagents in an Undergraduate Chemistry Laboratory: The Importance of the Syringe
J. Chem. Educ. 2021, 98, 1, 246–249 - Safety First: A Recent Case of a Dichloromethane Injection Injury
ACS Cent. Sci. 2020, 6, 2, 83–86 - Lessons Learned─Splashing Incidents of Methanol and ortho-Chlorobenzaldehyde into Eyes and Faces Due to Accidental Detachment of Luer Slip Syringes and Needles
ACS Chem. Health Saf. 2024, 31, 3, 222–228
Peroxides
- Organic peroxide incident
J. Chem. Health Saf. 2019, 26, 3, 3–4 - Investigation reveals missteps by student who unwittingly made explosive
https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/investigation-reveals-missteps-by-student-who-unwittingly-made-explosive-/2500470.article
Personal Protective Equipment
- These splash tests suggest which eyewear is the safest for chemists
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2yjTAM3OD4
Piranha Solution
- Safe Piranhas: A Review of Methods and Protocols
ACS Chem. Health Saf. 2022, 29, 1, 54–61
Solvent Incompatibilities
- Potential Explosion Hazards Associated with the Autocatalytic Thermal Decomposition of Dimethyl Sulfoxide and Its Mixtures
Org. Process Res. Dev. 2020, 24, 6, 916–939 - Unexpected Exothermic Reaction between Thioacetic Acid and DMSO
Org. Process Res. Dev. 2006, 10, 4, 846 - Explosion Hazards of Sodium Hydride in Dimethyl Sulfoxide, N,N-Dimethylformamide, and N,N-Dimethylacetamide
Org. Process Res. Dev. 2019, 23, 10, 2210–2217 - Potential Safety Hazards Associated with Using N,N-Dimethylformamide in Chemical Reactions
Org. Process Res. Dev. 2020, 24, 9, 1586–1601 - Investigation reveals missteps by student who unwittingly made explosive
https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/investigation-reveals-missteps-by-student-who-unwittingly-made-explosive-/2500470.article
Vacuum Pumps
- Lessons learned — Vacuum pump fire
J. Chem. Health Saf. 2019, 26, 6, 2 - Lessons Learned from Laboratory Vacuum Pump Exhaust Explosion: Discussion and Preventative Strategies
ACS Chem. Health Saf. 2022, 29, 1, 87–90