《Handling air-sensitive reagents》.pdf

Technical Handling air-sensitive reagents Bulletin revised 3/97 AL-134 8 pages The Aldrich Sure/SealTM A. Bakelite cap A variety of air-sensitive B. Septum cap reagents is available from packaging system Aldrich. Specific examples Air-sensitive reagents from include solutions of borane Natural- Aldrich are packaged in spe- rubber liner Metal crown complexes, organoboranes, cial bottles, normally 800ml in cap with -in. borohydrides, Grignard the 32-oz Sure/Seal bottle and Teflon- hole reagents, and organo- 100ml in the 4-oz Sure/Seal faced aluminums, -lithiums, and bottle. Our exclusive packag- liner Special neck -zincs. Since all of these C. Oxford Sure/Seal valve-cap ing system (Fig. 1) provides a with glass reagents react with water, convenient method for storing crown and threads oxygen, or both, they must