Most Dangerous Chemical - Viewer Questions
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[Brady] What is the most dangerous chemical you've ever handled?The most dangerous chemical, I believe,was one called cyclopentadienyl nickel nitrosyl.It was claimed at the time to be one of the most poisonous chemicals in the world.It's a blood red coloured liquid - it looks pretty evil.And I dropped the bottle on the floor, and it broke.But fortunately only the neck of the bottle broke,so I could pick it up, and none came out.The molecule, or the material I've had to handle with the most care, let's say,is probably tertiary Butyllithium.And, I used this as a PhD student,and it's a fantastic reagent,we use it as a strong base when we're doing synthetic chemistry.But, if you take a concentrated solution of tertiary Butyl...
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[Brady] What is the most dangerous chemical you've ever handled?The most dangerous chemical, I believe,was one called cyclopentadienyl nickel nitrosyl.It was claimed at the time to be one of the most poisonous chemicals in the world.It's a blood red coloured liquid - it looks pretty evil.And I dropped the bottle on the floor, and it broke.But fortunately only the neck of the bottle broke,so I could pick it up, and none came out.The molecule, or the material I've had to handle with the most care, let's say,is probably tertiary Butyllithium.And, I used this as a PhD student,and it's a fantastic reagent,we use it as a strong base when we're doing synthetic chemistry.But, if you take a concentrated solution of tertiary Butyl...
