The Berry lab values labratory safety, and hopes to help others exercise labratory safety as well. Here we have included standard operating procedures for use in lab. As with all safety practices, this is an ongoing effort.
1. General Reaction Proceedure
2. Schlenk Techniques
3. Using Organic Solvents
4. Degassing Solvents
5. Using and Maintaining the Solvent System
6. Using and Maintaining the Solvent Stills
7. Heating and Cooling Chemical Mixtures
8. Use of Sublimation Apparatuses
9. Handling Needles and Syringes
10. Cannula Transfers
11. Air-Free Filtration
12. Removing Solvent Under Vacuum
13. Using the Rotary Evaporator
14. Cleaning General Labware
15. Preparing Acid and Base Baths
16. Making and Using Aqua Regia
17. Using the UV-Vis Spectrometer
18. Potentiostat Operation
19. Using and Maintaining the Infrared Spectrometer
20. Karl Fischer Titration
21. Glovebox Use
22. Glovebox Maintainance
23. Vacuum Pump Maintenance
24. Ovens and Desiccators
25. Handling Liquid Nitrogen
26. Sample Storage Dewars
27. Handling Gas Cylinders
28. Generating and Quenching Reactive Gases
29. Using Pyrophoric Reagents