Interesting Chemistry Quote of the Day
This was written before, but I found it today. From Org Prep Daily:
On cannot be careful enough when working with methyl triflate. The vapor inhalation can cause lethal lung edema, skin absorption will cause painful blisters and the long-term effect is genotoxicity and cancer. Be careful when opening the MeOTf ampule, work with the stuff only in the hood. Evaporating some concentrated ammonia can be used to decontaminate the rotavap after the methylation step. Leave the MeOTf syringe to dry up in the back of the hood. Use double gloves. Do not try to clean a MeOTf spill - evacuate.
Along with another good post from Org Prep Daily on what to do when you spill corrosive things on you: pour ethanolamine on it.
