------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for 2-METHYLBUTANE Page 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRODUCT NAME: 2-METHYLBUTANE FORMULA: CH3CH2CH(CH3)2 FORMULA WT: 72.15 CAS NO.: 00078-78-4 NIOSH/RTECS NO.: EK4430000 COMMON SYNONYMS: ISO-PENTANE; ETHYLDIMETHYLMETHANE PRODUCT CODES: Q224,Q223 EFFECTIVE: 11/25/86 REVISION #02 PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS DANGER CAUSES IRRITATION EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE 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. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, FLAME. 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. IN CASE OF FIRE, USE ALCOHOL FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE - WATER MAY BE INEFFECTIVE. FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER SPRAY. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPONENT % CAS NO. 2-METHYLBUTANE 90-100 78-78-4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 - PHYSICAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOILING POINT: 28 C ( 82 F) VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): 595 MELTING POINT: -160 C ( -256 F) VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): 2.48 SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 0.63 EVAPORATION RATE: 1 (H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1) SOLUBILITY(H2O): NEGLIGIBLE (LESS THAN 0.1 %) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for 2-METHYLBUTANE Page 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ APPEARANCE & ODOR: CLEAR, COLORLESS TO YELLOW LIQUID WITH MILD GASOLINE ODOR. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP -57 C ( -70 F) NFPA 704M RATING: 1-4-0 FLAMMABLE LIMITS: UPPER - 8.3 % LOWER - 1.4 % FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA USE ALCOHOL FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL OR CARBON DIOXIDE. (WATER MAY BE INEFFECTIVE.) 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 VAPORS MAY FLOW ALONG SURFACES TO DISTANT IGNITION SOURCES AND FLASH BACK. CLOSED CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO HEAT MAY EXPLODE. CONTACT WITH STRONG OXIDIZERS MAY CAUSE FIRE. TOXIC GASES PRODUCED CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: NO IARC: NO Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE INHALATION MAY CAUSE HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIZZINESS, NARCOSIS, SUFFOCATION, LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION. LIQUID MAY BE IRRITATING TO SKIN, EYES, AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES. PROLONGED EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS. INGESTION MAY CAUSE LARGE VOLUME OF GAS AND LEAD TO A GAS EMBOLISM. 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. IF SWALLOWED, DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for 2-METHYLBUTANE Page 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: HEAT, FLAME, OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION INCOMPATIBLES: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: 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. SHUT OFF IGNITION SOURCES; NO FLARES, SMOKING OR FLAMES IN AREA. STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN DO SO WITHOUT RISK. USE WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPORS. TAKE UP WITH SAND OR OTHER NON-COMBUSTIBLE ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND PLACE INTO CONTAINER FOR LATER DISPOSAL. FLUSH AREA WITH WATER. J. T. BAKER SOLUSORB(R) SOLVENT ADSORBENT IS RECOMMENDED FOR SPILLS OF THIS PRODUCT. DISPOSAL PROCEDURE DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE NUMBER: D001 (IGNITABLE 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 BOND AND GROUND CONTAINERS WHEN TRANSFERRING LIQUID. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED, FLAMMABLE LIQUID STORAGE AREA. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 - TRANSPORTATION DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSDS for 2-METHYLBUTANE Page 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOMESTIC (D.O.T.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME ISOPENTANE HAZARD CLASS FLAMMABLE LIQUID UN/NA UN1265 LABELS FLAMMABLE LIQUID INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.) PROPER SHIPPING NAME PENTANES HAZARD CLASS 3.1 UN/NA UN1265 LABELS FLAMMABLE LIQUID