Product ID:AVAROX DBPH
MSDS Date:01/01/1985
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N000538
MSDS Number: BCFRS

Emergency Phone: 203-853-1400

Cage: IN612

Telephone: 203-853-1400

Cage: 1N612

2,5-DIMETHYL-2,5-DI(T-BUTYLPEROXY)HEXANE, MFR GIVES ACUTE

CAS: 786-37-4

RTECS: MO1835000

Fraction By Weight: 90%

Effects of Overexposure:IRRIT TO SKIN/EYES. MFR GIVES ACUTE DERMAL LD50
4.1GM/KG, RABBITS.

First Aid:SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & WATER. EYES: IMMED FLUSH W/WATER AT LEAST
15 MIN, CALL MD. INGEST: ADMINISTER EMETIC TO INDUCE VOMIT, CALL
MD.

Flash Point:162F, 72C OC
Extinguishing Media:SM FIRE: DRY CHEM, FOAM, CO*2. LG: APPLY SPRAY OF
WATER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:COOL CNTNRS W/WATER
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EVACUATE AREA DURING FIRE

Spill Release Procedures:MFR SUGGESTS BLEND W/CLAY, SWEEP INTO
NONSPARKING SHOVEL, DEPOSIT OVER SM PILE OF KINDLING IN SHALLOW
TRENCH & IGNITE W/LONG TORCH (KEROSENE-SOAKED RAG ON 6FT STEEL
ROD).

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AT 65-85F TO PREVENT LOSS OF
ACTIVE OXYGEN. DO NOT TRANSFER FROM ORIGINAL CNTNRS INTO CLOSED
GLASS CNTNRS.
Other Precautions:DO NOT ADD ACCELERATORS USED IN POLYMERIZATION
REACTIONS OR DIMETHYLANILINE, COMMON ORGANIC BASE, DIRECTLY TO
VAROX. KEEP AWAY FROM SOURCES OF HEAT & SOURCES OF IGNITION.

Ventilation:LOCAL EXHST PREFERRED. MECH, YES.
Protective Gloves:YES
Eye Protection:GOGGLES
Supplemental Safety and Health
INGRED % IS MINIMUM

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:480F
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS TO LIGHT YELLOW

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CONTAM W/STRNG OXIDZRS/REDUCRS,POLYMRZTN ACCEL,COMBUSTIBLES
Stability Condition to Avoid:>180F, 82C, MAY CAUSE RELEASE OF FLAM
VAPORS/MAY SELF-IGNITE
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CH*4, C*2H*6, C*2H*4, ACETONE,
T-BUTANOL

Waste Disposal Methods:DRAIN THOROUGHLY & FLUSH EMPTY CNTNRS BEFORE
DISCARDING. DISPOSE IAW LOCAL, STATE, FED REG.

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