------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for TETRAMETHYLAMMONIUM HYDROXIDE Page 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRODUCT NAME: TETRAMETHYLAMMONIUM HYDROXIDE FORMULA: (CH3)4NOH FORMULA WT: 91.15 CAS NO.: 75-59-2 NIOSH/RTECS NO.: PA0875000 COMMON SYNONYMS: TMAH PRODUCT CODES: V643 EFFECTIVE: 10/30/85 REVISION #01 PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM HEALTH - 2 MODERATE FLAMMABILITY - 0 NONE REACTIVITY - 0 NONE 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 CAUSES BURNS HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING. AVOID BREATHING VAPOR. 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. TETRAMETHYLAMMONIUM HYDROXIDE 10-15 75-59-2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 - PHYSICAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOILING POINT: 100 C ( 212 F) VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): ~18 MELTING POINT: N/A VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): ~0.6 SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.00 EVAPORATION RATE: ~0.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for TETRAMETHYLAMMONIUM HYDROXIDE Page 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1) SOLUBILITY(H2O): COMPLETE (IN ALL PROPORTIONS) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 95 APPEARANCE & ODOR: CLEAR TO YELLOW LIQUID WITH AMINE ODOR. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP N/A FLAMMABLE LIMITS: UPPER - N/A % LOWER - N/A % FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE. 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 AMINES, NITROGEN OXIDES, CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TOXICITY: LD50 (IPR-MOUSE)(MG/KG) - 20 CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: NO IARC: NO Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE CONTACT WITH SKIN OR EYES MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION OR BURNS. SKIN ABSORPTION MAY BE HARMFUL. INGESTION MAY CAUSE SEVERE BURNING OF MOUTH AND STOMACH. 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, IF CONSCIOUS, IMMEDIATELY INDUCE VOMITING. GIVE TWO TABLE- SPOONS OF BAKING SODA IN WATER. COVER EYES TO EXCLUDE LIGHT. KEEP PATIENT WARM AND QUIET. GIVE STRONG TEA OR COFFEE. IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES OR SKIN WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 - REACTIVITY DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for TETRAMETHYLAMMONIUM HYDROXIDE Page 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STABILITY: STABLE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR CONDITIONS TO AVOID: HEAT, FLAME, OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION INCOMPATIBLES: STRONG ACIDS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: OXIDES OF NITROGEN, AMINES, ALCOHOLS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. CAREFULLY NEUTRALIZE SPILL WITH DILUTE HCL. FLUSH AREA WITH FLOODING AMOUNTS OF WATER. (USE CAUTION.) DISPOSAL PROCEDURE DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER: D002 (CORROSIVE 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 DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR IS RECOMMENDED. IF CONCENTRATION EXCEEDS CAPACITY OF RESPIRATOR, 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 (CORROSIVE) SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN CORROSION-PROOF AREA. PROTECT FROM FREEZING. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOMESTIC (D.O.T.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for TETRAMETHYLAMMONIUM HYDROXIDE Page 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PROPER SHIPPING NAME TETRAMETHYLAMMONIUM HYDROXIDE, LIQUID HAZARD CLASS CORROSIVE MATERIAL (LIQUID) UN/NA UN1835 LABELS CORROSIVE INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME TETRAMETHYLAMMONIUM HYDROXIDE HAZARD CLASS 8 UN/NA UN1835 LABELS CORROSIVE