------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for PHOSPHORUS TRICHLORIDE Page 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRODUCT NAME: PHOSPHORUS TRICHLORIDE FORMULA: PCL3 FORMULA WT: 137.33 CAS NO.: 07719-12-2 NIOSH/RTECS NO.: TH3675000 COMMON SYNONYMS: PHOSPHORUS(III)CHLORIDE; CHLORIDE OF PHOSPHORUS; PIC-L PRODUCT CODES: 9386,5407 EFFECTIVE: 10/24/86 REVISION #03 PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM HEALTH - 2 MODERATE FLAMMABILITY - 0 NONE REACTIVITY - 3 SEVERE (WATER REACTIVE) CONTACT - 3 SEVERE (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 DANGER VAPOR EXTREMELY IRRITATING HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED OR INHALED CONTACT WITH WATER MAY CAUSE FIRE. CAUSES BURNS - IRREVERSIBLE TISSUE DESTRUCTION TO EYES INCLUDING BLINDNESS. KEEP FROM CONTACT WITH CLOTHING AND OTHER COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. DO NOT STORE NEAR COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. 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 TRICHLORIDE 90-100 7719-12-2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 - PHYSICAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for PHOSPHORUS TRICHLORIDE Page 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOILING POINT: 76 C ( 169 F) VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): 100 MELTING POINT: -112 C ( -170 F) VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): 4.75 SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.57 EVAPORATION RATE: 1 (H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1) SOLUBILITY(H2O): DECOMPOSES % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 100 APPEARANCE & ODOR: COLORLESS, CLEAR, FUMING LIQUID WITH 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. MOVE EXPOSED CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA, IF IT CAN BE DONE WITHOUT RISK. DO NOT GET WATER INSIDE CONTAINERS. UNUSUAL FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS A VIOLENT EXOTHERMIC REACTION OCCURS WITH WATER. SUFFICIENT HEAT MAY BE PRODUCED TO IGNITE COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. CAN BE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD, ESPECIALLY WHEN HEATED. TOXIC GASES PRODUCED HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, PHOSPHORUS OXIDE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE (TLV/TWA): 1.5 MG/M3 ( 0.2 PPM) SHORT-TERM EXPOSURE LIMIT (STEL): 3 MG/M3 ( 0.5 PPM) PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT (PEL): 3 MG/M3 ( 0.5 PPM) TOXICITY: LD50 (ORAL-RAT)(MG/KG) - 550 LC50 (INHL-RAT-4H) (PPM) - 104 CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: NO IARC: NO Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE VAPORS MAY BE IRRITATING TO SKIN, EYES, AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES. INHALATION OF VAPORS MAY CAUSE COUGHING AND DIFFICULT BREATHING. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for PHOSPHORUS TRICHLORIDE Page 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 RESULT IN SEVERE INTESTINAL IRRITATION WITH BURNS TO MOUTH. TARGET ORGANS RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, EYES, SKIN MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE NONE IDENTIFIED ROUTES OF ENTRY INHALATION, INGESTION, EYE CONTACT, SKIN 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, STRONG ACIDS, ALKALI METALS, ORGANIC MATERIALS, FLUORINE, ALCOHOLS, CHEMICALLY ACTIVE METALS 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for PHOSPHORUS TRICHLORIDE Page 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VENTILATION: USE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO MEET TLV REQUIREMENTS. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: RESPIRATORY PROTECTION REQUIRED IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION EXCEEDS TLV. AT CONCENTRATIONS UP TO 25 PPM, A CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR WITH AMMONIA/AMINE CARTRIDGE IS RECOMMENDED. ABOVE THIS LEVEL, A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IS ADVISED. EYE/SKIN PROTECTION: SAFETY GOGGLES AND FACE SHIELD, UNIFORM, PROTECTIVE SUIT, NEOPRENE 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. ISOLATE FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOMESTIC (D.O.T.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME PHOSPHORUS TRICHLORIDE, "POISON - INHALATION HAZARD" HAZARD CLASS CORROSIVE MATERIAL (LIQUID) UN/NA UN1809 LABELS CORROSIVE, POISON REPORTABLE QUANTITY 1000 LBS. INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME PHOSPHORUS TRICHLORIDE HAZARD CLASS 8 UN/NA UN1809 LABELS CORROSIVE