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Title: Where to Buy a Safety Shield
Post by: Mitch on April 07, 2009, 07:09:19 PM

Yes, I know I can google this. It didn't turn up any vendors I recognized. Suggestions? I'm going to be using sodium tert-butoxide and as we don't have any vertical sashes on the fume hood I want an extra layer of protection between me and the reaction.

Title: Re: Where to Buy a Safety Shield
Post by: kiwi on April 07, 2009, 10:14:09 PM

Personally I've only ever used standard PPE (gloves, googles, lab coat) with NaOtBu without problems. If you were really worried you could go with a full face shield, leaving you with no exposed skin. I presume you're worried about the corrosive nature of NaOtBu as opposed to what's going on in the reaction itself?

Title: Re: Where to Buy a Safety Shield
Post by: gfunk on April 07, 2009, 11:04:09 PM

Have you tried Sigma-Aldrich?  Item #Z231363.  Or just search S-A for "safety shield" and get a whole whack of them :).  VWR and Fisher also carry them.

Title: Re: Where to Buy a Safety Shield
Post by: Mitch on April 08, 2009, 01:52:32 PM

kiwi: I've only used potassium t-BuLi before is sodium t-BuLi that different?
gfunk: Thanks, I'm checking them out now.

Title: Re: Where to Buy a Safety Shield
Post by: sjb on April 08, 2009, 02:42:51 PM

tBuLi or tBuOM (where M is a metal)?

Depends on the chemistry you're doing, but for most things there is probably little difference between the sodium and potassium salts.

Title: Re: Where to Buy a Safety Shield
Post by: Mitch on April 09, 2009, 03:12:22 PM

sjb: I didn't think there was, thanks.