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Appendix  E

Partial List of Pyrophoric Chemicals 



Grignard reagents, RMgX

Metal alkyls and aryls, such as RLi, RNa, R3Al, R2Zn

Metal carbonyls, such as Ni(CO)4, Fe(CO)5, Co2(CO)8

Alkali metals such as Na, K

Metal powders, such as Al, Co, Fe, Mg, Mn, Pd, Pt, Ti, Sn, Zn, Zr

Metal hydrides, such as NaH, LiAlH4 

Nonmetal hydrides, such as B2H6 and other boranes, PH3, AsH3

Nonmetal alkyls, such as R3B, R3P, R3As

Phosphorus (white)