Product ID:ISOOCTANE
MSDS Date:06/14/1986
FSC:6810
NIIN:01-412-0090
MSDS Number: BHLFJ

Emergency Phone: (201) 796-7100

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Cage: 1B464

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Cage: 1B464

ISOOCTANE 2,2,4-TRIMETHYL-PENTANE

CAS: 540-81-1

RTECS: SA3320000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALATION: PULMONARY IRRITATION,
NAUSEA, DIZZINESS, INCOORDINATION, NARCOSIS & OTHER CNS EFFECTS &
RESPIRATORY ARREST. SKIN: IRRITATION. EYE: REDNESS, PAIN &
IRRITATION. INGESTION: DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, NARCOSIS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION: PULMONARY IRRITATION, NAUSEA,
DIZZINESS, INCOORDINATION, NARCOSIS & OTHER CNS EFFECTS. SKIN:
REPEATED/PROLONGED CONTACT MAY CAUSE DERMATITIS. EYE: MAY CAUSE
CONJUNCTIVITIS/IRRITATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:DERMATITIS

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE AREA TO FRESH AIR. IF
BREATHING HAS STOPPED, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. KEEP AFFECTED
PERSON WARM/AT REST. GET MED ATTN. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED
CLOTHING/SHOES. WA SH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP OR MILD DETERGENT &
LARGE AMTS OF WATER. EYES: WASH W/LARGE AMTS OF WATER, LIFTING THE
UPPER/LOWER LIDS. GET MED ATTN. INGESTION: DON'T INDUCE VOMITING.
GET MED ATTN.

Flash Point:10F
Lower Limits:1.1%
Upper Limits:6.0%
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, WATER SPRAY OR FOAM. WATER FOG
MAY BE INEFFECTIVE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINER FROM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE.
COOL FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS W/WATER FROM SIDE UNTIL WELL AFTER
FIRE IS OUT. LARGE FIRE: LET BURN WITHDRAW.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DANGEROUS HAZARD WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT.
VAPORS ARE >AIR/MAY TRAVEL A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE TO A SOURCE OF
IGNITIO, FLASHBACK, EXPLODE. EXPLOSION HAZARD INDOORS.

Spill Release Procedures:SHUT OFF IGNITION SOURCES. STOP LEAK IF YOU
CAN DO IT W/O RISK. USE WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPORS. SMALL SPILLS:
TAKE UP W/SAND OR ABSORBENT/PLACE INTO CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL.
LARGE SPILL: DIKE FAR AH EAD OF SPILL. KEEP OUT OF SEWER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:LARGE SPILLS: DON'T USE FLAMES OR
FLARES IN HAZARD AREA. KEEP UNNECESSARY PEOPLE AWAY; ISOLATE HAZARD
AREA/DENY ENTRY. KEEP UPWIND.
Other Precautions:VAPOR EXPLOSION HAZARD INDOORS, OUTDOORS OR IN
SEWERS. RUNOFF TO SEWER MAY CREATE FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARD. AVOID
BREATHING VAPORS.

Respiratory Protection:HIGHT LEVELS: CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR WITH
AN ORGANIC VAPOR CANISTER & A FULL FACEPIECE OR HOOD.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION TO KEEP EQUIPMENT MUST BE EXPLOSION-PROOF.
Protective Gloves:APPROPRIATE
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES, FACESHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT TO
PREVENT REPEATED OR PROLONGED SKIN CONTACT. EYEWASH.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:211F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-161F
Vapor Pres:41
Spec Gravity:0.7
Evaporation Rate & Reference:(ETHER = 1): >1
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, MOBILE LIQUID WITH AN ODOR OF GASOLINE.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, SPARKS, FLAMES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:COMBUSTION MAY RELEASE ACRID SMOKE &
IRRITATING FUMES. PRODUCES CARBON MONOXIDE ON PARTIAL OXIDATION.

Waste Disposal Methods:RUNOFF TO SEWER MAY CREATE FIRE OR EXPLOSION
HAZARD.

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