Product ID:TERT-BUTANOL
MSDS Date:11/03/1988
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-460-2091
MSDS Number: BHCNJ

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7523(CHEMTREC 800-429-9300)

Info Phone: 201-796-7100

Preparer: GASTON L. PILLORI

Cage: 1B464

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

TERT-BUTYL ALCOHOL (SARA III)

CAS: 75-65-0

RTECS: EO1925000

Fraction By Weight: >99%

OSHA PEL 100 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 100PPM 9394

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (ORAL RAT) IS 3500 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTES: INHALE- SHORTNESS OF BREATH,
CNS DEPRESSION. SKIN-REDNESS, IRRITATION, ERYTHEMA, HYPEREMIA. EYE-
IRRITATION, REDNESS, PAIN, BLURRED VISION. INGEST- ABDOMINAL PAIN,
CNS DEPRESSION, LIVER DAMAGE . CHRONIC: EYE- CONJUNCTIVITIS. SKIN-
DRYING AND CRACKING. INHALE- REVERSIBLE LIVER, KIDNEY, AND HEART.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE OF THE CHEMICALS IN THIS PRODUCT IS
LISTED BY IARC, NTP OR OSHA AS A CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, COUGHING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH,
DIZZINESS, DROWSINESS, VERTIGO, NAUSEA, VOMITING, FATIGUE, REDNESS
OF THE SKIN AND EYE WITH PAIN AND BLURRED VISION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS WITH PRE-EXISTING SKIN,
LIVER, KIDNEY, OR RESPIRATORY DISEASE MAY BE AT AN INCREASED RISK
FROM EXPOSURE.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE SUBJECT TO FRESH AIR, IF BREATHING STOPPED
GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. EYE: FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15
MINUTES. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: WASH WITH SOAP AND
WAT ER. INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING BY PLACING FINGER AT THE BACK OF
THE THROAT. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:52.0F,11.1C
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:896F
Lower Limits:2.4
Upper Limits:8.0
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, HALON, WATER SPRAY OR
ALCOHOL FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE FROM FIRE AREA, IF POSSIBLE. USE FLOODING
AMOUNTS OF WATER AS A FOG, SOLID STREAMS MAY BE INEFFECTIVE. AVOID
BREATHING VAPORS, KEEP UPWIND.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:CONTAINERS MAY BURST WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT
OF FIRE.

Spill Release Procedures:WIPE OR SOAK UP SMALL SPILLS WITH PAPER TOWEL
OR INERT ABSORBANT. DIKE TO RETAIN LARGE SPILLS. REMOVE RESIDUE
WITH INERT ABSORBANT. PLACE IN DISPOSAL CONTAINER. ISOLATE HAZARD
AREA AND DENY ENTRY. NO SMOKING OR OPEN FLAMES IN THE AREA.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY, WELL VENTILATED
AREA. PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE, HEAT AND IGNITION SOURCES. KEEP
CONTAINERS CLOSED.
Other Precautions:VAPOR HAZARD INDOORS, OUTDOORS OR IN SEWERS, RUN-OFF
TO SEWER MAY CREATE FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARD.

Respiratory Protection:IF VENTILATION DOES NOT MAINTAIN INHALATION
EXPOSURES BELOW PEL (TLV), USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR AS
PER CURRENT 29 CFR 1910.134, INSTRUCTIONS/WARNINGS AND
NIOSH-RESPIRATOR SELECTION.
Ventilation:MECHANICAL (GENERAL) VENTILATION IS REQUIRED. LOCAL EXHAUST
MAY BE REQUIRED IF WORK AREA IS NOT VENTED.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH. OTHER EQUIPMENT
AS REQUIRED TO MINIMIZE EXPOSURE FROM PROLONGED OR REPEATED
CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING AND BEFORE
EATING. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:F2
Boiling Pt:=82.2C, 180.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=25.6C, 78.F
Vapor Pres:31
Vapor Density:2.6
Spec Gravity:0.80
Evaporation Rate & Reference:1.05 (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, HYGROSCOPIC LIQUID OR CRYSTALS WITH
CAMPOR ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALI METALS, ALUMINUM, CHROMIUM TRIOXIDE, OXIDIZERS, PLASTICS,
MINERAL ACIDS, HYDROCHLORIC ACID.
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE IN CLOSED CONTAINERS UNDER NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:STRONG MINERAL ACIDS OR
THERMAL-OXIDATIVE REACTIONS CAUSE DECOMPOSITION & MAY RELEASE
CARBON MONOXIDE OR ISOBUTYLENE GAS

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

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