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Organometallic chemistry is a fascinating topic
There's a wide spectrum of substances covered by "metal" and "organic solvent". For example, alkali metals can dissolve in tetrahydrofuran. Francois Grignard was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1912 for the eponymous reaction involving organomagnesium compounds.
So yes it's possible but gun owners are largely safe from this phenomenon
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I don't see how an organic solvent can react with a metal, but I await an opinion from some sort of either a chemist or a metallurgist.
Organometallic chemistry is a fascinating topic
There's a wide spectrum of substances covered by "metal" and "organic solvent". For example, alkali metals can dissolve in tetrahydrofuran. Francois Grignard was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1912 for the eponymous reaction involving organomagnesium compounds.
So yes it's possible but gun owners are largely safe from this phenomenon
I remember that reaction from organic chem, and the only time my hand actually caught fire. The reaction is carried out in anhydrous diethyl ether (or part of it is) and while my reaction was occurring in a fume hood, it seemed to be boiling too vigorously, so I turned down the rheostat on the heating mantle, which I placed under the fume hood( not one of my smarter moves). I heard a static “pop” and the hood was filled with blue flames. When I pulled my hand out, it was burning blue.
I placed my hand in my cotton shirt & snuffed out the flame. No permanent damage, but all the hair was gone. I looked less Cro-Magnon for a week until the hair grew back.