From: Bruce Van Scoy <bvanscoy**At_Symbol_Here**TWC.COM>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] "We are often blissfully unaware of the yawning thermodynamic abyss that lies just a little beyond our standard reaction conditions. There monsters be. "
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2020 19:11:21 -0400
Reply-To: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU>
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Thanks Ralph, I really enjoyed learning the history and legacy of The Bretherick's Handbook! I've consulted, referenced and used it as a definitive guideline for decades, but never knew how it was developed. Nice!
Bruce V

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Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2020 12:47 PM
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Subject: [DCHAS-L] "We are often blissfully unaware of the yawning thermodynamic abyss that lies just a little beyond our standard reaction conditions. There monsters be. "

There are two interesting and related stories in Chemistry World today:
https://www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/brethericks-handbook/4012662.article
is an history of Bretherick‰??s handbook which includes the quote in the subject line

and

Rebooted chemical safety database now hosted by ACS https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/rebooted-chemical-safety-database-now-hosted-by-acs/4012674.article
describes the Chemical Safety Library of potential dangerous experiments now being hosted by the CAS branch of the ACS at https://safescience.cas.org

Let me know if you have any questions about this.

- Ralph

Ralph Stuart, CIH, CCHO
Membership Chair
American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Health and Safety membership**At_Symbol_Here**dchas.org

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