Quote: Originally posted by mayko  | | Chloromethylethers, from the reaction of formaldehyde and hydrochloric acid, have always struck me as a disaster lying in wait for a home chemist.
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Am in 100% agreement, the reagents are ubiquitous, and the hazards of this mixture are the scariest thing this side of dioxin. And both reactants are
among the small molecules likely to be generated in situ as reaction by-products in other transformations, further complicating the
picture.
This mixture is my nomination for the most dangerous, easily accessible mixture around, and one that has undoubtedly killed more people than we'll
ever know, across a range of industries.
[Edited on 25-10-2015 by Dan Vizine]
"All Your Children Are Poor Unfortunate Victims of Lies You Believe, a Plague Upon Your Ignorance that Keeps the Youth from the Truth They
Deserve"...F. Zappa
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