------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for PHENYLACETYL CHLORIDE Page 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRODUCT NAME: PHENYLACETYL CHLORIDE FORMULA: C6H5CH2COCL FORMULA WT: 154.60 CAS NO.: 00103-80-0 NIOSH/RTECS NO.: AO7000000 COMMON SYNONYMS: PHENACETYL CHLORIDE; PHENYLACETIC ACID CHLORIDE; BENZENEACETYL CHLORIDE PRODUCT CODES: T391 EFFECTIVE: 12/06/85 REVISION #01 PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS DANGER CAUSES BURNS THERE IS INSUFFICIENT DATA IN THE PUBLISHED LITERATURE TO ASSIGN COMPLETE NUMERICAL SAF-T-DATA RATINGS AND LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR THIS PRODUCT. SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS MUST BE USED IN STORAGE, USE AND HANDLING. PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR LABORATORY BENCH USE SHOULD BE CHOSEN USING PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT BASED ON THE SIZE AND TYPE OF REACTION OR TEST TO BE CONDUCTED AND THE AVAILABLE VENTILATION, WITH OVERRIDING CONSIDERATION TO MINIMIZE CONTACT WITH THE CHEMICAL. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING. DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR. KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPONENT % CAS NO. PHENYLACETYL CHLORIDE 90-100 103-80-0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 - PHYSICAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOILING POINT: N/A VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): N/A MELTING POINT: N/A VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): N/A SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.17 EVAPORATION RATE: N/A (H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1) SOLUBILITY(H2O): DECOMPOSES % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: N/A APPEARANCE & ODOR: CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for PHENYLACETYL CHLORIDE Page 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP N/A FLAMMABLE LIMITS: UPPER - N/A % LOWER - N/A % FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA USE ALCOHOL FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL OR CARBON DIOXIDE. (WATER MAY BE INEFFECTIVE.) SPECIAL FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE. TOXIC GASES PRODUCED HYDROGEN CHLORIDE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: NO IARC: NO Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE NO EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE WERE DOCUMENTED. TARGET ORGANS NONE IDENTIFIED MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE NONE IDENTIFIED ROUTES OF ENTRY NONE INDICATED EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES CALL A PHYSICIAN. IF SWALLOWED, DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING; IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE WATER, MILK, OR MILK OF MAGNESIA. IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES OR SKIN WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. WASH CLOTHING BEFORE RE-USE. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 - REACTIVITY DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STABILITY: STABLE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for PHENYLACETYL CHLORIDE Page 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONDITIONS TO AVOID: MOISTURE INCOMPATIBLES: AMINES, MOST COMMON METALS, STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, WATER DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: HYDROGEN CHLORIDE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 - SPILL AND DISPOSAL PROCEDURES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF A SPILL OR DISCHARGE WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN DO SO WITHOUT RISK. USE WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPORS. TAKE UP WITH SAND OR OTHER NON-COMBUSTIBLE ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND PLACE INTO CONTAINER FOR LATER DISPOSAL. FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER. DISPOSAL PROCEDURE DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER: D002, D003 (CORROSIVE, REACTIVE WASTE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EYE/SKIN PROTECTION: SINCE SOME OF THE HAZARDS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE UNKNOWN, AN INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST SHOULD BE CONSULTED ON VENTILATION AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. COVER THE BODY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO AVOID CONTACT WITH THE CHEMICAL. WEAR SAFETY GOGGLES, GLOVES, AND IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 - STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN CORROSION-PROOF AREA. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOMESTIC (D.O.T.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME CORROSIVE LIQUID, N.O.S. (PHENYLACETYL CHLORIDE) HAZARD CLASS CORROSIVE MATERIAL (LIQUID) UN/NA UN1760 LABELS CORROSIVE INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME PHENYLACETYL CHLORIDE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for PHENYLACETYL CHLORIDE Page 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HAZARD CLASS 8 UN/NA UN2577 LABELS CORROSIVE