------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for PHOSPHORUS OXYCHLORIDE Page 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRODUCT NAME: PHOSPHORUS OXYCHLORIDE FORMULA: POCL3 FORMULA WT: 153.33 CAS NO.: 25-87-3 NIOSH/RTECS NO.: TH4897000 COMMON SYNONYMS: PHOSPHORYL CHLORIDE; PHOSPHORUS CHLORIDE PRODUCT CODES: 9363,4936,5400,4946 EFFECTIVE: 10/24/86 REVISION #03 PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM HEALTH - 3 SEVERE (POISON) FLAMMABILITY - 0 NONE REACTIVITY - 3 SEVERE (WATER REACTIVE) CONTACT - 4 EXTREME (CORROSIVE) HAZARD RATINGS ARE 0 TO 4 (0 = NO HAZARD; 4 = EXTREME HAZARD). LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT GOGGLES & SHIELD; LAB COAT & APRON; VENT HOOD; PROPER GLOVES PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS POISON DANGER CONTACT WITH WATER OR MOIST AIR LIBERATES IRRITATING GAS. HARMFUL IF INHALED AND MAY CAUSE DELAYED LUNG INJURY MAY BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED CAUSES SEVERE BURNS - IRREVERSIBLE TISSUE DESTRUCTION TO EYES INCLUDING BLINDNESS 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. DO NOT ADD WATER TO CONTENTS WHILE IN CONTAINER BECAUSE OF VIOLENT REACTION. IN CASE OF SPILL, SOAK UP WITH DRY SAND OR EARTH. DO NOT USE WATER. SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: WHITE STRIPE (STORE SEPARATELY) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPONENT % CAS NO. PHOSPHORUS OXYCHLORIDE 90-100 25-87-3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 - PHYSICAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for PHOSPHORUS OXYCHLORIDE Page 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOILING POINT: 107 C ( 225 F) VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): 40 MELTING POINT: 1 C ( 34 F) VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): 5.3 SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.68 EVAPORATION RATE: N/A (H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1) SOLUBILITY(H2O): DECOMPOSES % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 100 APPEARANCE & ODOR: COLORLESS, CLEAR, FUMING LIQUID WITH A PUNGENT ODOR. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FLASH POINT (OPEN CUP N/A NFPA 704M RATING: 3-0-2 W FLAMMABLE LIMITS: UPPER - N/A % LOWER - N/A % FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA USE DRY CHEMICAL OR CARBON DIOXIDE. DO NOT USE WATER. SPECIAL FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE. DO NOT GET WATER INSIDE CONTAINERS. UNUSUAL FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS CLOSED CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO HEAT MAY EXPLODE. REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH WATER PRODUCING HIGHLY TOXIC FUMES. TOXIC GASES PRODUCED HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, PHOSPHORUS OXIDE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE (TLV/TWA): 0.6 MG/M3 ( 0.1 PPM) SHORT-TERM EXPOSURE LIMIT (STEL): 3 MG/M3 ( 0.5 PPM) TOXICITY: LD50 (ORAL-RAT)(MG/KG) - 380 LC50 (INHL-RAT-4H) (PPM) - 48 CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: NO IARC: NO Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE INHALATION AND INGESTION ARE HARMFUL AND MAY BE FATAL. INHALATION OF VAPORS MAY CAUSE COUGHING, CHEST PAINS, DIFFICULTY BREATHING, NAUSEA, VOMITING, OR UNCONSCIOUSNESS. INHALATION OF VAPORS MAY CAUSE PULMONARY EDEMA. LIQUID MAY CAUSE BURNS TO SKIN AND EYES INCLUDING IRREVERSIBLE TISSUE DESTRUCTION TO EYES INCLUDING BLINDNESS. INGESTION MAY CAUSE SEVERE BURNING OF MOUTH AND STOMACH. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for PHOSPHORUS OXYCHLORIDE Page 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHRONIC EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE KIDNEY AND/OR LIVER DAMAGE. TARGET ORGANS NONE IDENTIFIED MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE NONE IDENTIFIED ROUTES OF ENTRY INHALATION, INGESTION, SKIN CONTACT, EYE CONTACT EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES CALL A PHYSICIAN. IF SWALLOWED, DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING; IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. 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 CONDITIONS TO AVOID: MOISTURE INCOMPATIBLES: WATER, MOST COMMON METALS, ALCOHOLS, AMINES, COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, ORGANIC MATERIALS, DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, OXIDES OF PHOSPHORUS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. DO NOT USE WATER. TAKE UP WITH SAND OR OTHER NON-COMBUSTIBLE ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND PLACE IN CONTAINER FOR LATER DISPOSAL. DO NOT FLUSH 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VENTILATION: USE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO MEET TLV REQUIREMENTS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for PHOSPHORUS OXYCHLORIDE Page 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NONE REQUIRED WHERE APPROPRIATE VENTILATION CONDITIONS EXIST. IF THE TLV IS EXCEEDED, A SELF- CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IS ADVISED. EYE/SKIN PROTECTION: SAFETY GOGGLES AND FACE SHIELD, UNIFORM, PROTECTIVE SUIT, RUBBER GLOVES ARE RECOMMENDED. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 - STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: WHITE STRIPE (STORE SEPARATELY) SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE AWAY FROM WATER OR LOCATIONS WHERE WATER MAY BE USED TO EXTINGUISH FIRE. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOMESTIC (D.O.T.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME PHOSPHOROUS OXYCHLORIDE, "POISON - INHALATION HAZARD" HAZARD CLASS CORROSIVE MATERIAL (LIQUID) UN/NA UN1810 LABELS CORROSIVE, POISON REPORTABLE QUANTITY 1000 LBS. INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME PHOSPHOROUS OXYCHLORIDE HAZARD CLASS 8 UN/NA UN1810 LABELS CORROSIVE