Question
Lab safety should be every chemist’s first priority! Answer the following about preventing accidents, for 10 points each.
[10e] The first line of defense includes PPE such as a lab coat, safety goggles, and gloves made out of this functional group, which consists of a carbon triple-bonded to a nitrogen.
ANSWER: nitriles [accept cyanides; accept cyano; prompt on CN; reject “isocyanides” or “isonitriles”]
[10h] The NIH and OSHA require the creation of these programs to protect employees from health hazards. These programs, which have a three-letter abbreviation, lay out waste management protocols and are used alongside Safety Data Sheets.
ANSWER: Chemical Hygiene Plans [or CHPs]
[10m] This chemist was not wearing safety glasses while examining condensed oxygen in an NMR tube, which exploded and shredded his left cornea. This chemist names an asymmetric reaction that converts alkenes to vicinal 1,2-diols.
ANSWER: Barry Sharpless [or Karl Barry Sharpless; accept Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation]
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Chicago Open | 07/28/2024 | Y | 15 | 12.00 | 87% | 33% | 0% |