| Document ID (ISN) | 22745 |
| CIS number |
75-618 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0009-2347 - Chemical and Engineering News |
| Year |
1974 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Bruce M.I. |
| Title |
Borane-tetrahydrofuran. |
| Bibliographic information |
14 Oct. 1974, Vol.52, No.41, p.3. |
| Abstract |
The author of this letter to the editor reports the spontaneous explosion of a glass bottle containing 900g of a 1M solution of the borane-tetrahydrofuran complex in tetrahydrofuran. The bottle was shattered into small fragments. The sample had been shipped to Australia from England at temperatures below 15°C, and the bottle was unopened and had stood undisturbed for 2 weeks. A reply follows by a manufacturer of the reagent, Aldrich-Boranes, Inc., who were aware of the problem (1 reference is quoted). The firm urges that the reagent be stored at 0°C and the bottle first opened behind a safety shield. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
tetrahydrofuran; laboratories; explosions; reagents; boranes |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
humidity; cold; chemical reactions; borane |
| Document type |
- |
| Subject(s) |
Fire and explosions
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Explosions
Heterocyclic compounds
Boron and boranes
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