------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRODUCT NAME: 2,4,6-TRINITROBENZENESULFONIC ACID, TETRAHYDRATE FORMULA: (NO2)3C6H2SO3H 4H2O FORMULA WT: 365.21 CAS NO.: 02508-19-2 NIOSH/RTECS NO.: DB8400000 COMMON SYNONYMS: PICRYLSULFONIC ACID PRODUCT CODES: W960 EFFECTIVE: 01/10/86 REVISION #01 PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS DANGER FLAMMABLE SOLID CAUSES BURNS HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED, OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN 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. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN, CLOTHING. KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPONENT % CAS NO. 2,4,6-TRINITROBENZENESULFONIC ACID, TETRAHYDRATE 90-100 2508-19-2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 - PHYSICAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOILING POINT: N/A VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): N/A MELTING POINT: 192 C ( 378 F) VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): N/A SPECIFIC GRAVITY: N/A EVAPORATION RATE: N/A (H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1) SOLUBILITY(H2O): SLIGHT (0.1 TO 1 %) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 0 APPEARANCE & ODOR: CRYSTALLINE OFF-WHITE OR TAN SOLID. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for 2,4,6-TRINITROBENZENESULFONIC ACID, TETRAHY¨JT-T6695.ms 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 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. MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA IF IT CAN BE DONE WITHOUT RISK. USE WATER TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL. UNUSUAL FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS CAN BE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD, ESPECIALLY WHEN HEATED. CAN REACT VIOLENTLY WITH SHOCK, FRICTION OR HEAT. TOXIC GASES PRODUCED NITROGEN OXIDES, SULFUR DIOXIDE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. PROLONGED CONTACT MAY CAUSE SKIN SENSITIZATION. 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. 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 WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. FLUSH SKIN WITH WATER. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for 2,4,6-TRINITROBENZENESULFONIC ACID, TETRAHY¨JT-T6695.ms Page 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 - REACTIVITY DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STABILITY: STABLE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR CONDITIONS TO AVOID: LIGHT, SHOCK, HEAT, FLAME, OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: OXIDES OF SULFUR, OXIDES OF NITROGEN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. SHUT OFF IGNITION SOURCES; NO FLARES, SMOKING, OR FLAMES IN AREA. TAKE UP WITH INERT DAMP NON-COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL. MOVE CONTAINER(S) FROM SPILL AREA. THEN FLUSH AREA WITH WATER. DISPOSE OF PROMPTLY. DO NOT STORE. DISPOSAL PROCEDURE DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER: D001, D002 (IGNITABLE, CORROSIVE 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 COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, OR FLAME. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOMESTIC (D.O.T.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME FLAMMABLE SOLID, N.O.S. (2,4,6-TRINITROBENZENESULFONIC) HAZARD CLASS FLAMMABLE SOLID ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for 2,4,6-TRINITROBENZENESULFONIC ACID, TETRAHY¨JT-T6695.ms Page 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ UN/NA UN1325 LABELS FLAMMABLE SOLID INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME FLAMMABLE SOLIDS, N.O.S. HAZARD CLASS 4.1 UN/NA UN1325 LABELS FLAMMABLE SOLID ------------------------------------------------------------------------------