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From: Stuart, Ralph <Ralph.Stuart**At_Symbol_Here**KEENE.EDU>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Grassroots lab safety examples?
Date: Oct 10, 2017 20:33 UTC
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ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety
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> After scouring the literature, I later streamlined the synthesis to eliminate the need for isocyanates completely and we were able to use the corresponding alkyl and aryl amines to make our starting materials in a high yield one pot synthesis.
Thanks for your examples. This one reminds me of Westheimerâ??s Discovery:
Why spend a day in the library when you can learn the same thing by working in the laboratory for a month?
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Frank_Westheimer
In my experience, there are a lot EHS situations this applies to as well...
- Ralph
Ralph Stuart, CIH, CCHO
Environmental Safety Manager
Keene State College
603 358-2859
ralph.stuart**At_Symbol_Here**keene.edu
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