Chem 129 - Introduction to Laboratory Research in Chemistry SDS

Use the dropdown menu below to view safety data sheets (SDS) for each of the chemicals used in Chem 129, organized alphabetically by experiment.

Current Experiments:

Buffers & Salts

• Acetic acid
• Ammonium chloride
• Hydrochloric acid
• pH indicators
  • Alizarin Yellow-R
  • Bromocresol Green Solution
  • Bromocresol Purple Solution
  • Bromothymol Blue Solution
  • Cresol Red Solution
  • Phenol Red Solution
  • Phenolphthalein Solution
  • Methyl Orange Solution
  • Methyl Red Solution
  • Thymol Blue Solution
  • Thymolphthalein Solution
• pH probe calibration buffers
  • pH 4 buffer
  • pH 7 buffer
  • pH 10 buffer
• Sodium acetate trihydrate
• Sodium carbonate
• Sodium hydroxide
• Trisodium phosphate

Chemical Equilibrium

• Acetic acid
• Ammonium acetate
• Ammonium hydroxide
• Ammonium thiocyanate
• Cobalt(II) chloride
• Copper(II) bromide
• Hydrogen peroxide
• Nickel(II) chloride hexahydrate
• Methanol
• Methyl orange
• Phenolphthalein
• Potassium sodium tartrate tetrahydrate
• Sodium bromide

Chemical Kinetics

• Bleach
• Erythrosin B (Red Dye #3)

Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE)

• 1,10-phenanthroline
• 2,2′-bipyridine
• Acetone
• Ammonium hexafluorophosphate
• Chloroform
• Dichloromethane
• Diethyl ether
• Dimethyl sulfoxide
• Ethanol
• Ethyl acetate
• Fiber reactive dyes (tie-dye)
  • Blue abyss
  • Blue bird
  • Bright green
  • Bright yellow
  • Deep purple
  • Fire red
  • Forest green
  • Hot pink
  • Lilac
  • Orange crush
  • Silver lining
  • Turquoise
• Metal chloride salts
  • Chromium(III) chloride hexahydrate
  • Cobalt(II) chloride hexahydrate
  • Copper(II) chloride dihydrate
  • Iron(III) chloride hexahydrate
  • Manganese(II) chloride tetrahydrate
  • Nickel(II) chloride hexahydrate
  • Zinc(II) chloride
• Methanol
• Sodium carbonate
• Toluene
• Urea

Dimensional Analysis

• No chemicals used

Glucose Quantification

• Dextrose (D-glucose)
• DNS solution
  • 3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid
  • Potassium sodium tartrate tetrahydrate
  • Sodium hydroxide
  • Sodium sulfite

Intermolecular Forces & Green Chemistry

• Amino acids
  • DL-alanine
  • DL-leucine
  • DL-serine
  • Glycine
• Anisole (methylbenzene)
• Cyclopentyl methyl ether (CMPE)
• Ethanol
• Ethyl L-lactate
• Propylene carbonate

pKa of a Weak Acid

• Hydrochloric acid
• Methyl red
• pH probe calibration buffers
  • pH 4 buffer
  • pH 7 buffer
  • pH 10 buffer
• Sodium hydroxide

Archived Experiments:

Forensic Chemistry

• Ethanol
• Sodium chloride
• Sodium metatungstate monohydrate (sodium polytungstate, SPT)