Explosive & Drug precursors

At room temperature, hydrogen chloride is a colorless to slightly yellow, corrosive, nonflammable gas that is heavier than air and has a strong... more info

Hydrogen peroxide is a colorless liquid at room temperature with a bitter taste. Small amounts of gaseous hydrogen peroxide occur naturally in the... more info

  Nitric acid, other than red fuming appears as a pale yellow to reddish brown liquid with reddish brown vapors and a suffocating odor. Very... more info

  Potassium is a soft silvery metal though normally grayish white due to oxidation.  It is a liquid under normal conditions. It reacts... more info

Potassium permanganate appears as a purplish-colored crystalline solid. Noncombustible but accelerates the burning of combustible material. If the... more info

Sodium appears as a silvery soft metal that becomes grayish white upon exposure to air. Shipped as a solid or molten liquid. Burns violently... more info

Sulfuric acid is a colorless oily liquid. It is soluble in water with release of heat. It is corrosive to metals and tissue. It will char... more info

Acetone is a manufactured chemical that is also found naturally in the environment. It is a colorless liquid with a distinct smell and taste. It... more info

  Barium nitrate appears as a white crystalline solid. Noncombustible, but accelerates burning of combustible materials. If large quantities are... more info

Calcium peroxide  or  calcium dioxide  is an inorganic compound with the formula CaO2. It is... more info

Dicumyl peroxide is a white powder with a characteristic odor. more info

Potassium nitrate appears as a white to dirty gray crystalline solid. Water soluble. Noncombustible, but accelerates the burning of... more info

  Potassium superoxide appears as a yellowish-to-white solid. Mixtures with combustible material readily ignite by friction, heat, or contact... more info

Sodium nitrate appears as a white crystalline solid. Noncombustible but accelerates the burning of combustible materials. If large quantities are... more info

Sodium peroxide appears as a yellow-white to yellow granular solid. Mixtures with combustible material are readily ignited by friction, heat, or... more info

Toluene is a clear, colorless liquid with a distinctive smell. Toluene occurs naturally in crude oil and in the tolu tree. It is also produced in the... more info

Acetic anhydride appears as a clear colorless liquid with a strong odor of vinegar. Flash point 129 °F. Corrosive to metals and tissue.... more info

  Guanidine nitrate appears as a white crystalline solid. Soluble in water. Takes some effort to ignite but once ignited it burns with... more info

Butanone is a manufactured chemical that is also present in the environment from natural sources. It is a colorless liquid with a sharp, sweet odor.... more info

Nickel nitrate is a green crystalline solid. It is soluble in water. It is noncombustible, but it will accelerate the burning of combustible... more info

Strontium nitrate appears as a white crystalline solid. Noncombustible but accelerates burning of combustible materials. May explode if large... more info

Zinc nitrate is a colorless crystalline solid. Noncombustible, but accelerates the burning of combustible materials. If large quantities are involved... more info

Calcium nitrate appears as white to light gray granular solid. May be either the anhydrous compound or the tetrahydrate. Used in fertilizers,... more info

  Magnesium nitrate appears as a white crystalline solid. Produces toxic oxides of nitrogen if heated to decomposition. Used in pyrotechnics. It... more info

Potassium chlorate appears as a white crystalline solid. Forms a very flammable mixture with combustible materials. The mixture may be explosive if... more info

Silver nitrate appears as a colorless or white crystalline solid becoming black on exposure to light or organic material. Silver nitrate is an... more info

Hydrazines are clear, colorless liquids with an ammonia-like odor. There are many kinds of hydrazine compounds, including... more info

  Potassium borohydride is a white crystalline or powdered solid. When exposed to water it may react violently and start a fire. It is... more info

  Potassium bichromate appears as orange-red crystals. Denser than water and soluble in water. No distinctive odor. May severely... more info

  Perchlorates are colorless salts that have no odor. Five perchlorate salts are manufactured in large amounts: magnesium perchlorate, potassium... more info

Sodium borohydride is a white to grayish crystalline powder. It is decomposed by water to form sodium hydroxide, a corrosive material,... more info

Sodium dichromate appears as a red or red-orange crystalline solid. May be strongly irritating to skin, eyes and mucous membranes. Used as a... more info

Sodium nitrite appears as a yellowish-white crystalline solid. Noncombustible but will accelerate the burning of combustible material. An explosion... more info

  Ammonium dichromate is a bright orange-red crystalline solid. It is readily ignited and burns producing a voluminous green residue. If heated... more info

Ethylenediamine appears as a clear colorless liquid with an ammonia-like odor. The flash point of 91 °F and the melting point of 47 °F.... more info

Lithium perchlorate  is an inorganic compound with the formula LiClO4. This white or colorless crystalline salt is noteworthy for its... more info

Sodium chlorate appears as an odorless pale yellow to white crystalline solid. It is appreciably soluble in water and heavier, so may be... more info

  Hexamethylenetetramine appears as an odorless white crystalline powder or colorless lustrous crystals. Sublimes in a vacuum at about 505... more info

Methylamine, anhydrous appears as a colorless gas or a liquid. Pungent fishy odor resembling odor of ammonia. The liquid boils at 20.3 °F... more info

  Nitroethane appears as a colorless oily liquid with a pleasant odor. Flash point of 82 °F. Decomposes above 350 °F. Density 1.052 g /... more info

  Nitromethane appears as a colorless oily liquid. Flashpoint 95 °F. May violently decompose if intensely heated when contaminated. Denser... more info

  Zinc is one of the most common elements in the earth's crust. It is found in air, soil, and water, and is present in all foods.... more info

Aluminum is the most abundant metal in the earth's crust. It is always found combined with other elements such as oxygen, silicon,... more info

  Magnesium appears as a light silvery metal. The more finely divided material reacts with water to liberate hydrogen, a... more info