April 6, 2010 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
See other side for information about the Stanford Storage Group System. Storage Groups are continuously reviewed and updated as needed. If you have any questions or suggested changes, please contact the EH&S at 723-0448. Stanford University Compatible Storage Group Classification System Should be used in conjunction with specific storage conditions taken from the manufacturer’s label and MSDS. If space does not allow Storage Groups to be kept in separate STORAGESTORAGE GROUPSGROUPS cabinets the following scheme can be used with extra care taken to Store chemicals in separate secondary containment and cabinets provide stable, uncrowded, and carefully monitored conditions. Find Storage Group information in Chemtracker: https://chemtracker.stanford.edu/chemsafety A Compatible Organic Bases
Compatible Pyrophoric & E E G E E AG GAR AG DR AG GGR AG GLR B Water Reactive Materials R A O R D O R G O R L O O U O U O U O U P P T P T P T T
S S S S C Compatible Inorganic Bases AA DD GG LL D Compatible Organic Acids Compatible Oxidizers including E Peroxides Compatible Inorganic Acids not E G E G E G E F including Oxidizers or Combustible AG CR AG ER AG FR AG GGR R C O R E O R F O R G O O U O U O U O U P P P T T T T P
S S S Not Intrinsically Reactive or S G Flammable or Combustible CC EE FF GG J* Poison Compressed Gases Compatible Explosive or other K* highly Unstable Material Non-Reactive Flammable and E E L Combustible, including solvents AG GR AG GBR R X O R O U B O O U P T T P
S * Incompatible with ALL other S X storage groups XX BB *Storage Groups J, K and X: Contact EH&S @ 3-0448 Storage Group X must be segregated Storage Group B is not compatible For specific storage - consult manufacturer’s MSDS
from all other chemicals. with any other storage group. 04/17/09 Last updated