COMMON LABORATORY CORROSIVES

 

ORGANIC ACIDS

 

ORGANIC BASES

 

INORGANIC ACIDS

Formic Acid

 

Ethylenediamine

 

Hydrofluoric Acid

Acetic Acid (Glacial)

 

Ethylimine

 

Hydrochloric Acid

Propionic Acid

 

Tetramethylethylenediamine

 

Hydrobromic Acid

Butyric Acid

 

Hexamethylenediamine

 

Hydriotic Acid

Chloroacetic Acid

 

Trimethylamine aq. soln.

 

Sulfuric Acid

Trichloroacetic Acid

 

Triethylamine

 

ChromergeTM

Acetyl Chloride

 

Phenylhydrazine

 

No-ChromixTM

Acetyl Bromide

 

Piperazine

 

Chlorosulfonic Acid

Chloroacetyl Chloride

 

Hydroxylamine

 

Sulfuryl Chloride

Oxalic Acid

 

Tetramethylammonium Hydroxide

 

Bromine Pentafluoride

Propionyl Chloride

 

 

 

Thionyl Chloride

Propionyl Bromide

 

ELEMENTS

 

Tin Chloride

Acetic Anhydride

 

Fluorine (gas)

 

Tin Bromide

Methyl Chloroformate

 

Chlorine (gas)

 

Titanium Tetrachloride

Dimethyl Sulfate

 

Bromine (liquid)

 

Perchloric Acid

Chlorotrimethylsilane

 

Iodine (crystal)

 

Nitric Acid

Dichlorodimethylsilane

 

Phosphorus

 

Phosphoric Acid

Phenol

 

 

 

Phosphorus Trichloride

Benzoyl Chloride

 

 

 

Phosphorus Tribromide

Benzoyl Bromide

 

INORGANIC BASES

 

Phosphorus Pentachloride

Benzyl Chloride

 

Ammonium Hydroxide

 

Phosphorus Pentoxide

Benzyl Bromide

 

Calcium Hydroxide

 

 

Salicylic Acid

 

Sodium Hydroxide

 

 

 

 

Potassium Hydroxide

 

ACID SALTS

 

 

Calcium Hydride

 

Aluminum Trichloride

 

 

Sodium Hydride

 

Antimony Trichloride

 

 

Hydrazine

 

Ammonium Bifluoride

 

 

Ammonium Sulfide

 

Calcium Fluoride

 

 

Calcium Oxide

 

Ferric Chloride

 

 

 

 

Sodium Bisulfate

 

 

 

 

Sodium Fluoride



 

 

References

The Foundations of Laboratory Safety, S.. R. Rayburn, 1990.
Prudent Practices for Handling Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories, National Research Council, 1981.
Improving Safety in the Chemical Laboratory, 2nd Ed., J. A. Young, 1991.
Material Safety Data Sheets, various chemical companies.