------------------------------------------------------------------------------

MSDS for ETHANOL-D6, ANHYDROUS Page 1

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

PRODUCT NAME: ETHANOL-D6, ANHYDROUS

FORMULA: CD3CD2OD

FORMULA WT: 52.10

CAS NO.: 00064-17-5

NIOSH/RTECS NO.: KQ6300000

COMMON SYNONYMS: DEUTERATED ETHANOL, ANHYDROUS

PRODUCT CODES: L166

EFFECTIVE: 08/29/86

REVISION #02

 

PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING

BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM

 

HEALTH - 3 SEVERE (POISON)

FLAMMABILITY - 3 SEVERE (FLAMMABLE)

REACTIVITY - 1 SLIGHT

CONTACT - 1 SLIGHT

HAZARD RATINGS ARE 0 TO 4 (0 = NO HAZARD; 4 = EXTREME HAZARD).

 

LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

 

GOGGLES & SHIELD; LAB COAT & APRON; VENT HOOD; PROPER GLOVES; CLASS B

EXTINGUISHER

 

PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS

 

POISON DANGER

FLAMMABLE

MAY BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED

KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, FLAME. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING.

DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR. KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. USE WITH ADEQUATE

VENTILATION. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. IN CASE OF FIRE, USE WATER SPRAY,

ALCOHOL FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL, OR CARBON DIOXIDE. FLUSH SPILL AREA WITH WATER

SPRAY.

 

SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: RED (FLAMMABLE)

 

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

COMPONENT % CAS NO.

 

ETHYL ALCOHOL 90-100 64-17-5

 

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3 - PHYSICAL DATA

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

BOILING POINT: 78 C ( 172 F) VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): 44

 

 

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

MSDS for ETHANOL-D6, ANHYDROUS Page 2

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

MELTING POINT: -114 C ( -173 F) VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): 1.6

 

 

SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 0.79 EVAPORATION RATE: N/A

(H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1)

 

SOLUBILITY(H2O): COMPLETE (IN ALL PROPORTIONS) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 100

 

APPEARANCE & ODOR: CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID WITH A PLEASANT ODOR.

 

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP 13 C ( 55 F) NFPA 704M RATING: 0-3-0

 

FLAMMABLE LIMITS: UPPER - 19 % LOWER - 3.3 %

 

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.

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

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

TOXICITY TEST RESULTS AND HEALTH EFFECTS ARE BASED ON THE NON-DEUTERATED

PRODUCT.

 

THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE (TLV/TWA): 1900 MG/M3 ( 1000 PPM)

 

TOXICITY: LD50 (ORAL-RAT)(MG/KG) - 7060

LD50 (IPR-RAT)(MG/KG) - 4070

LD50 (ORAL-MOUSE)(MG/KG) - 7800

LD50 (IV-RAT) (MG/KG) - 1440

 

CARCINOGENICITY: NTP: NO IARC: NO Z LIST: NO OSHA REG: NO

 

EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE

VAPORS MAY BE IRRITATING TO EYES, NOSE AND THROAT.

INHALATION OF VAPORS MAY CAUSE HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIZZINESS,

DROWSINESS, IRRITATION OF RESPIRATORY TRACT, AND LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS.

CONTACT CAN CAUSE EYE IRRITATION.

PROLONGED EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS.

 

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

MSDS for ETHANOL-D6, ANHYDROUS Page 3

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

INGESTION MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING, HEADACHES, DIZZINESS,

GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION.

INGESTION MAY CAUSE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION.

 

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 OR SKIN WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR

AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.

 

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6 - REACTIVITY DATA

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

STABILITY: STABLE HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: WILL NOT OCCUR

 

CONDITIONS TO AVOID: HEAT, FLAME, OTHER SOURCES OF IGNITION, SUNLIGHT

 

INCOMPATIBLES: STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, ALUMINUM, ALKALI METALS

 

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

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

MSDS for ETHANOL-D6, ANHYDROUS Page 4

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

VENTILATION: USE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO MEET

TLV REQUIREMENTS.

 

RESPIRATORY PROTECTION: A CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR WITH ORGANIC VAPOR

CARTRIDGE IS RECOMMENDED. IF AIRBORNE

CONCENTRATION EXCEEDS TLV, 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: RED (FLAMMABLE)

 

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

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

DOMESTIC (D.O.T.)

 

PROPER SHIPPING NAME ETHYL ALCOHOL

HAZARD CLASS FLAMMABLE LIQUID

UN/NA UN1170

LABELS FLAMMABLE LIQUID

 

INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.)

 

PROPER SHIPPING NAME ETHANOL

HAZARD CLASS 3.2

UN/NA UN1170

LABELS FLAMMABLE LIQUID