------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for 2-AMINO-2-(HYDROXYMETHYL)-1,3-PROPANEDIOL Page 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRODUCT NAME: 2-AMINO-2-(HYDROXYMETHYL)-1,3-PROPANEDIOL FORMULA: (HOCH2)3CNH2 FORMULA WT: 121.14 CAS NO.: 00077-86-1 NIOSH/RTECS NO.: TY2900000 COMMON SYNONYMS: TRIS; TRIS(HYDROXYMETHYL)AMINOMETHANE; THAM; TROMETHAMINE PRODUCT CODES: A816 EFFECTIVE: 01/27/87 REVISION #02 PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM HEALTH - 0 NONE 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 PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS CAUTION CAUSES IRRITATION MAY BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN, CLOTHING. AVOID BREATHING 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-AMINO-2-(HYDROXYMETHYL)-1,3-PROPANEDIOL 90-100 77-86-1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 - PHYSICAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOILING POINT: 219 C ( 426 F) VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): N/A MELTING POINT: 171 C ( 340 F) VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): N/A SPECIFIC GRAVITY: N/A EVAPORATION RATE: N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for 2-AMINO-2-(HYDROXYMETHYL)-1,3-PROPANEDIOL Page 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1) SOLUBILITY(H2O): APPRECIABLE (MORE THAN 10 %) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 0 APPEARANCE & ODOR: WHITE CRYSTALS WITH NO 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 NITROGEN OXIDES, CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TOXICITY: LD50 (ORAL-RAT)(MG/KG) - 5900 LD50 (IV-MOUSE) (MG/KG) - 1210 CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: NO IARC: NO Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE DUST MAY IRRITATE OR BURN MUCOUS MEMBRANES. DUST INHALATION MAY CAUSE TIGHTNESS AND PAIN IN CHEST, COUGHING, AND DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING. CONTACT CAN CAUSE EYE IRRITATION. PROLONGED CONTACT MAY CAUSE SKIN SENSITIZATION. INGESTION MAY CAUSE IRRITATION AND BURNING TO MOUTH AND STOMACH. INGESTION MAY CAUSE GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION. TARGET ORGANS NONE IDENTIFIED MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE NONE IDENTIFIED ROUTES OF ENTRY INHALATION, INGESTION, SKIN CONTACT, EYE CONTACT EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES CALL A PHYSICIAN. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for 2-AMINO-2-(HYDROXYMETHYL)-1,3-PROPANEDIOL Page 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ IF SWALLOWED, IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ STABILITY: STABLE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR CONDITIONS TO AVOID: NONE DOCUMENTED INCOMPATIBLES: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, COPPER, BRASS, BRONZE, ALUMINUM DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: 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, 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for 2-AMINO-2-(HYDROXYMETHYL)-1,3-PROPANEDIOL Page 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOMESTIC (D.O.T.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME CHEMICALS, N.O.S. (NON-REGULATED) INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME CHEMICALS, N.O.S. (NON-REGULATED)