Product ID:M-PHENYLENEDIAMINE
MSDS Date:11/21/1995
FSC:6810
NIIN:00K001657
MSDS Number: BCDKB

Emergency Phone: 800-441-3637/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 800-441-9442/302-999-4946

Cage: 18873

Telephone: 800-441-7515;800-441-9442

Cage: 18873

M-PHENYLENEDIAMINE

CAS: 108-45-2

RTECS: SS7700000

Fraction By Weight: 99.9%

ACGIH TLV: 0.1 MG/M3; 9596

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL, RAT) IS 650 MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:TARGET ORGANS:EYES, SKIN, RESPIRATORY
& GI TRACTS. ACUTE- MAY IRRITATE SKIN, EYES, NOSE & THROAT. MAY
CAUSE ALLERGIC SKIN RASHES. MAY PERMEATE SKIN IN TOXIC AMOUNTS.
INHALATION MAY CAUSE RESPIRATORY S ENSITIZATION, LIVER & KIDNEY
EFFECTS. HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. CHRONIC- LONG-TERM EXPOSURE MAY
CAUSE BLADDER INFLAMMATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:SEVERE IRRITATION, NAUSEA, VOMITING, ABDOMINAL
PAIN, TEARING, BLURRED VISION, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEADACHE,
WEAKNESS, RUNNY NOSE, COUGH AND ASTHMA-LIKE REACTIONS SUCH AS
WHEEZING
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING SKIN
DISORDERS, EYE PROBLEMS OR IMPAIRED LIVER, KIDNEY OR RESPIRATORY
FUNCTION MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THIS PRODUCT.

First Aid:CALL PHYSICIAN IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST. EYE:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH
WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES. HOLD EYELIDS OPEN. CALL PHYSICIAN.
SKIN:WASH WITH SOAP & WATER. INHALED:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. PROVIDE
CPR/OXYGEN IF NEEDED. ORAL:IF CONSCIOUS, DRINK WATER & INDUCE
VOMITING. CALL A PHYSICIAN/POISON CONTROL CENTER IMMEDIATELY. NEVER
GIVE FLUID OR INDUCE VOMITING IF PATIENT IS UNCONSCIOUS OR HAS
CONVULSIONS.

Flash Point Method:TOC
Flash Point:280F,138C
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:1040F
Extinguishing Media:USE DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE FOR SMALL FIRE.
USE FOAM, WATER SPRAY OR FOG FOR LARGE FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND NIOSH-APPROVED
SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION
PRODUCTS MAY BE FORMED. RUN-OFF MAY CAUSE POLLUTION.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:POWDERED MATERIAL MAY FORM EXPLOSIVE
DUST-AIR MIXTURES. FIRE OR HIGH TEMPERATURES CAN CAUSE
DECOMPOSITION.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. VENTILATE AREA.
CAREFULLY SWEEP, SCOOP OR PICK UP SPILLED MATERIAL. AVOID RAISING
DUST. TRANSFER TO A SUITABLE CONTAINER FOR REUSE/DISPOSAL. IF
MOLTEN, ALLOW TO SOLIDIFY. WA SH SPILL AREA WITH WATER AND
DETERGENT.
Neutralizing Agent:NOT RELEVANT

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY, VENTILATED PLACE
AWAY FROM OXIDIZERS, FOOD & FEED. KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED
WHEN NOT IN USE. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Other Precautions:AVOID BREATHING DUSTS, VAPORS OR MISTS. AVOID CONTACT
WITH EYES, SKIN OR CLOTHING. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. DO NOT
STORE OR CONSUME FOOD, DRINK OR TOBACCO IN AREAS WHERE THEY MAY
BECOME CONTAMI NATED WITH THIS MATERIAL.

Respiratory Protection:IF AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS ARE HIGH, A
NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATOR WITH A HIGH EFFICIENCY DUST FILTER (HEPA)
AND ORGANIC VAPOR CARTRIDGE OR CANISTER MAY BE USED.
Ventilation:USE GENERAL OR LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO KEEP DUST AND
VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.
Protective Gloves:LATEX
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES/CHEMICAL GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH STATION, SAFETY SHOWER, PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING
Work Hygienic Practices:OBSERVE GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AND
RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NOTE TO PHYSICIAN: IN SEVERE OVEREXPOSURE, DEATH MAY BE RAPID DUE TO
ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS. LESS SEVERE CASES HAVE RESONDED TO
CORTICOSTEROIDS AND ANTIHISTAMINES; MORE SEVERE CASES HAVE REQUIRED
TRACHEOSTOMY.

HCC:T4
NRC/State Lic Num:NOT RELEVANT
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:541F,283C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:145F,63C
Vapor Pres:0.0018@77F
Vapor Density:3.7
Spec Gravity:1.14
pH:9.2
Viscosity:NOT RELEVANT
Evaporation Rate & Reference:<1 (N-BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:35% @ 77F/25C
Appearance and Odor:LIGHT GREEN TO OFF-WHITE SOLID; SLIGHT AROMATIC
ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE HEAT WITH MOIST AIR
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE,
OXIDES OF NITROGEN

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL LOCAL, STATE
AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. INCINERATION IS RECOMMENDED.

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