Product ID:DIMETHYL GLYOXIME
MSDS Date:10/12/1988
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N003487
MSDS Number: BCKCR

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100

Info Phone: 201-796-7523

Cage: 1B464

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

DIMETHYL GLYOXIME

CAS: 95-45-4

RTECS: EK2975000

Fraction By Weight: 100.0%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL RAT: 250MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:MAY BE IRRITATING TO THE
EYES,SKIN AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES. CHRONIC:NO DATA AVAILABLE.
Effects of Overexposure:MAY BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. AVOID SKIN & EYE
CONTACT.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS MAY BE
WORSEN.

First Aid:INGEST: INDUCE VOMITING. CALL PHYSICIAN. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING
BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. SKIN/EYE: IMMED FLUSH W/WATER.
FOR EYES FLUSH AT LEAST 15 MIN & CALL MD. INH: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
(SKIN /EYE/INH INFO OBTAINED FROM HACH CHEMICAL MSDS).

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL,CO*2,HALON WATER-SPRAY OR STANDARD
FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA IN AN ENCLOSED
AREA.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE NOTED.

Spill Release Procedures:SCOOP UP & PLACE IN A SUITABLE CONTAINER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:WASH THOROUGHTLY AFTER HANDLING. KEEP
SEALED & DRY. AVOID SKIN & EYE CONTACT & INHALATION OF PRODUCT.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED DUST MASK
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST & MECHANICAL ACCEPTABLE
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MELTING PT: 239C.

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:275F/246C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:453F/234C
Vapor Density:4.0
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE (0.06%)
Appearance and Odor:ODORLESS WHITE CRYSTALS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WHEN HEATED TO DECOMP, EMITS TOXIC
FUMES OF NO*X.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE IAW FED, STATE & LOCAL CODES.

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