Recommended Storage Groups for Common Chemicals

CHEMICAL Group Ethylene Glycol L Propylene Oxide L 1-Butanol or 2- L Ficoll G Pump Oil L 1-Propanol L Formaldehyde L Pyridine A 2-Mercaptoethanol L Formamide L SDS (Sodium Lauryl L Acetic Acid, Glacial D Formic Acid (88%) D Sulfate) (in solution G) (flammable) Geopen G Sigmacote L Acetic Anhydride L Glutaraldehyde G Sodium Acetate G Acetone L Glycerol L Sodium Azide X Acetonitrile L Glycine G Sodium Bicarbonate G Acetaldehyde L Guanidine Hydrochloride G Sodium Bisulfate G Acrolein L Guanidine Thiocyanate C Sodium Bisulfite G Acrylamide G Halothane, Isoflurane G Sodium Borate G Agarose G HEPES G Sodium Borohydride B Ammonium Acetate G Hexanes L Sodium Carbonate, G Ammonium Chloride G Hydrochloric Acid F Anhydrous Ammonium Formate G Hydrogen Peroxide, 90% E Sodium Chlorate E Ammonium Hydroxide C Hydrogen Peroxide, <5% G Sodium Chloride (NaCl) G Ammonium Nitrate E Imidazole A Sodium Citrate, G Ammonium Persulfate E Isobutyl Alcohol L Dihydrate Ammonium Sulfate G Isopentane L Sodium Dichromate, E Ammonium Sulfide L Isopropanol L Dihydrate Benzene L Magnesium Chloride G Sodium Hydroxide C BIS & BIS-Acrylamide G Magnesium Sulfate G (NaOH) BIS TRIS A Maleic Acid D Sodium Hypochlorite E Borax G Methanol L Sodium Hypochlorite G Boric Acid G N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidone L solution (i.e. Bleach) Calcium Chloride G N,N Dimethylformamide L Sodium Phosphate G Chloroform G Nitric Acid E Sodium Sulfide, Anhydrous B Chromerge E P-Dioxane L Succinic Acid D Citric Acid D Paraformaldehyde L Sucrose G Coomassie Blue G Perchloric Acid E Sulfuric Acid F Dextrose G Periodic Acid E Tannic Acid D Dichloromethane G Permount L TEMED A Diethylamine A Phenol L TES free acid G (flammable) Phosphoric Acid F Tetracycline G Diethyl Pyrocarbonate L Picric Acid dry (<10% K Tetrahydrofuran L Trichloroacetic Acid D Dimethyl Popop G H2O) Dimethyl Sulfoxide L Picric Acid moist (10- X Toluene L Triethanolamine A (DMSO) 40% H2O) Drierite G Picric Acid soln (1-4%) X TRIS A EcoLume, UniverSOL, L Piperidine A Triton X-100 G BetaMax, CytoScint, Pipes, Free Acid G Trizol L Scintisafe, Econo-Safe, Potassium Acetate G TWEEN 20 G Ecoscint, Opti-fluor Potassium Chloride G Urea G EDTA (in solution G) D Potassium Cyanide C WD-40 L Ethanol L Potassium Hydroxide C Xylenes L Ethanolamine A (KOH) Zinc Chloride G Ethers L Potassium Phosphate G Ethidium Bromide G PPO G Ethyl Acetate L Propionic Acid D

11/1 LSM0F4-Rev1 Memorial University Compatible Storage Group Classification System. Should be used in conjunction with specific storage conditions taken from the manufacturers label and MSDS.

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