------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for 2,2'-BIPYRIDINE Page 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRODUCT NAME: 2,2'-BIPYRIDINE FORMULA: C10H8N2 FORMULA WT: 156.19 CAS NO.: 366-18-7 NIOSH/RTECS NO.: DW1750000 COMMON SYNONYMS: 2,2'-BIPYRIDYL; 2,2'-DIPYRIDYL PRODUCT CODES: C323 EFFECTIVE: 01/27/87 REVISION #02 PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM HEALTH - 2 MODERATE FLAMMABILITY - 1 SLIGHT REACTIVITY - 1 SLIGHT CONTACT - 2 MODERATE HAZARD RATINGS ARE 0 TO 4 (0 = NO HAZARD; 4 = EXTREME HAZARD). LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SAFETY GLASSES; LAB COAT; VENT HOOD; PROPER GLOVES PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS CAUTION CAUSES IRRITATION AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN, CLOTHING. DO NOT BREATHE DUST. KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. USE WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: ORANGE (GENERAL STORAGE) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPONENT % CAS NO. 2,2'-BIPYRIDINE 90-100 366-18-7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 - PHYSICAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOILING POINT: 272 C ( 522 F) VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): N/A MELTING POINT: 70 C ( 158 F) VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): N/A SPECIFIC GRAVITY: N/A EVAPORATION RATE: N/A (H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for 2,2'-BIPYRIDINE Page 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLUBILITY(H2O): SLIGHT (0.1 TO 1 %) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 0 APPEARANCE & ODOR: WHITE TO OFF WHITE CRYSTALS OR POWDER; CHARACTERISTIC 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 WATER SPRAY, ALCOHOL FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL OR CARBON DIOXIDE. 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 NITROGEN OXIDES, HYDROGEN CYANIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TOXICITY: LD50 (IPR-MOUSE)(G/KG) - 200 LD50 (ORAL-RAT)(MG/KG) - 100 LD50 (SCU-RAT)(MG/KG) - 155 CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: NO IARC: NO Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE INHALATION OF DUST MAY CAUSE IRRITATION TO UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT. CONTACT WITH SKIN OR EYES MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. TARGET ORGANS NONE IDENTIFIED MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE NONE IDENTIFIED ROUTES OF ENTRY INHALATION, SKIN CONTACT, EYE CONTACT 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 - REACTIVITY DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for 2,2'-BIPYRIDINE Page 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STABILITY: STABLE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR CONDITIONS TO AVOID: HEAT, LIGHT INCOMPATIBLES: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, MOST COMMON METALS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: CYANIDES, OXIDES OF NITROGEN, CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. WITH CLEAN SHOVEL, CAREFULLY PLACE MATERIAL INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTAINER AND COVER; REMOVE FROM AREA. FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER. DISPOSAL PROCEDURE DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VENTILATION: USE ADEQUATE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO KEEP FUME OR DUST LEVELS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: NONE REQUIRED WHERE ADEQUATE VENTILATION CONDITIONS EXIST. IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATION IS HIGH, USE AN APPROPRIATE RESPIRATOR OR DUST MASK. EYE/SKIN PROTECTION: SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDESHIELDS, UNIFORM, PROPER GLOVES ARE RECOMMENDED. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 - STORAGE AND HANDLING PRECAUTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: ORANGE (GENERAL STORAGE) SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. SUITABLE FOR ANY GENERAL CHEMICAL STORAGE AREA. STORE BELOW 60 C. STORE IN LIGHT-RESISTANT CONTAINERS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOMESTIC (D.O.T.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME CHEMICALS, N.O.S. (NON-REGULATED) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for 2,2'-BIPYRIDINE Page 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME POISONOUS SOLIDS, N.O.S. (2,2'-BIPYRIDINE) HAZARD CLASS 6.1 UN/NA UN2811 LABELS HARMFUL - STOW AWAY FROM FOOD STUFFS