------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for PHOSPHORUS TRIBROMIDE Page 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRODUCT NAME: PHOSPHORUS TRIBROMIDE FORMULA: PBR3 FORMULA WT: 270.69 CAS NO.: 07789-60-8 COMMON SYNONYMS: PHOSPHORUS(III)BROMIDE; TRIBROMOPHOSPHINE PRODUCT CODES: U039 EFFECTIVE: 10/28/85 REVISION #01 PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM HEALTH - 3 SEVERE (POISON) FLAMMABILITY - 0 NONE REACTIVITY - 2 MODERATE CONTACT - 3 SEVERE (CORROSIVE) HAZARD RATINGS ARE 0 TO 4 (0 = NO HAZARD; 4 = EXTREME HAZARD). LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT GOGGLES; LAB COAT; VENT HOOD; PROPER GLOVES PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS DANGER CAUSES SEVERE BURNS VAPOR EXTREMELY IRRITATING REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH WATER AND MAY CAUSE FLASH FIRE MAY BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING. AVOID BREATHING DUST. KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: WHITE (CORROSIVE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPONENT % CAS NO. PHOSPHORUS TRIBROMIDE 90-100 7789-60-8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 - PHYSICAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOILING POINT: 173 C ( 343 F) VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): ~5 MELTING POINT: -42 C ( -44 F) VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for PHOSPHORUS TRIBROMIDE Page 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 2.85 EVAPORATION RATE: N/A (H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1) SOLUBILITY(H2O): DECOMPOSES % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 100 APPEARANCE & ODOR: COLORLESS, FUMING LIQUID WITH PENETRATING ODOR. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FLASH POINT (OPEN CUP N/A 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. TOXIC GASES PRODUCED PHOSPHORUS OXIDE, HYDROGEN BROMIDE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: NO IARC: NO Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE VAPORS MAY BE IRRITATING TO EYES, NOSE AND THROAT. INHALATION OF VAPORS MAY CAUSE PULMONARY EDEMA. CONTACT WITH SKIN OR EYES MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION OR BURNS. 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 NONE INDICATED EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES CALL A PHYSICIAN. IF SWALLOWED, DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING; IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES OR SKIN WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 - REACTIVITY DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for PHOSPHORUS TRIBROMIDE Page 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STABILITY: STABLE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR CONDITIONS TO AVOID: MOISTURE, HEAT, FLAME INCOMPATIBLES: WATER, STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, ALKALI METALS, MINERAL ACIDS, ORGANIC ACIDS, ALCOHOLS, COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, NITRIC ACID DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: HYDROGEN BROMIDE, 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. VENTILATE AREA. NEUTRALIZE SPILL WITH SODA ASH OR LIME. WITH CLEAN SHOVEL, CAREFULLY PLACE MATERIAL INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTAINER AND COVER; REMOVE FROM AREA. FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER. DO NOT PUT ANY WATER ON LEAK OR SPILLS. 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 ADEQUATE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO KEEP VAPOR AND MIST LEVELS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NONE REQUIRED WHERE ADEQUATE VENTILATION CONDITIONS EXIST. IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION IS HIGH, A CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR WITH ACID CARTRIDGE IS RECOMMENDED. IF CONCENTRATION EXCEEDS CAPACITY OF CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR, A SELF- CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IS ADVISED. EYE/SKIN PROTECTION: SAFETY GOGGLES, UNIFORM, APRON, RUBBER GLOVES ARE RECOMMENDED. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 - STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: WHITE (CORROSIVE) SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN CORROSION-PROOF AREA. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for PHOSPHORUS TRIBROMIDE Page 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOMESTIC (D.O.T.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME PHOSPHORUS TRIBROMIDE HAZARD CLASS CORROSIVE MATERIAL (LIQUID) UN/NA UN1808 LABELS CORROSIVE INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME PHOSPHORUS TRIBROMIDE HAZARD CLASS 8 UN/NA UN1808 LABELS CORROSIVE