1. Oleic acid
Oleic acid is classified in a long chain acid. Should we keep in the acid storage cabinet? or keep in the general storage cabinet? which one would like to recommend?
2. Triethylamine
Triethylamine is classified in both "flammable" and "base". So, should we keep in the flammable cabinet? or keep in the base storage cabinet? which one would like to recommend?
would you give me an answer with reference articles?
Oleic acid is not considered much of a threat as an acid. I looked at several sites online and could not even find a pka for it. I did find pka for some saturated acids
Article Calculation of Apparent p K a Values of Saturated Fatty Acid...
in the bilayer and they are essentially neutral. So that would go in general storage.
Triethyl amine is a strong base as organic bases go. https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2017/04/18/basicity-of-amines-and-pkah/
It is not a strong base compared to KOH or NaOH. My opinion is that it is not a strong enough base to be stored with those. I would put it in the flammable liquids cabinet.
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