Product ID:METHYL SALICYLATE USP SYNTHETIC
MSDS Date:03/01/1981
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-982-5985
MSDS Number: BJDZH

Emergency Phone: 314-694-1000

Info Phone: 314-694-1000

Cage: 76541

Telephone: 314-694-6661 OR 800-332-3111

Cage: 76541

METHYL SALICYLATE

CAS: 119-36-8

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT) IS 1420 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:ACUTE-SKIN (RABBIT) SLIGHT
IRRITATION.EYE (RABBIT) SLIGHT IRRITATION. CHRONIC-NONE SPECIFIED
BY MANUFACTURER.
Effects of Overexposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:FIRST AID-NONE NEEDED.

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:214F,101C
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:850F
Extinguishing Media:USE WATER FOG, CARBON DIOXIDE, CHEMICAL FOAM, OR
DRY POWDER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA &
FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WHEN FIGHTING CHEMICAL FIRE. USE WATER
SPRAY TO COOL NEARBY CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:FIRE OR EXCESSIVE HEAT MAY CAUSE
PRODUCTION OF CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE, SMOKE AND SOOT.

Spill Release Procedures:SOAK UP WITH RAGS, CELLULOSE OR OTHER
ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND DISPOSE OF BY INCINERATION OR LANDFILLING.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORAGE-KEEP CONTAINER AWAY FROM
EXCESSIVE HEAT AND FLAME.
Other Precautions:NONE.

Respiratory Protection:NONE NOTED
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST SHOULD BE USED IF USE AT EXCESSIVELY HIGH
TEMPERATURES RESULTS IN HIGH VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS.
Protective Gloves:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Eye Protection:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Other Protective Equipment:NONE
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS WITH SOAP AND WATER AFTER WORKING
WITH CHEMICALS.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:N1
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:432F,222C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:17.6F,-8.0C
Vapor Pres:1 @40C
Vapor Density:-5.24
Spec Gravity:1.180-1.185
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID WITH STRONG WINTERGREEN
ODOR

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE NOTED.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH TEMPERATURES, SPARKS, AND OPEN FLAMES
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE AND DIOXIDE, SMOKE,
AND SOOT.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF BY INCINERATION OR BY LANDFILLING IN
A CLASS I CHEMICAL LANDFILL.

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