Product ID:GENETRON 114 DICHLOROTETRAFLUOROETHANE
MSDS Date:05/01/1988
FSC:6830
NIIN:00-290-4379
MSDS Number: BJPSN

Emergency Phone: 201-455-4157

Info Phone: 201-455-4157

Cage: 40991

Telephone: 201-455-2000

Cage: 40991

DICHLOROTETRAFLUOROETHANE (SARA III)

CAS: 76-14-2

RTECS: KI1101000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 1000 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 1000 PPM; 9192

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LC50=72 PPH/30M (RAT)
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHALE: VAPORS ARE EELATIVELY NONTOXIC
BUT MAY ACT AS A NARCOTIC AND CNS DEPRESSANT AT HIGH
CONCENTRATIONS; SKIN: CONTACT OF LIQUID MATERIAL WITH SKIN MAY
CAUSE FROSTBITE, INDICATED BY PALLOR OR REDNE SS, LOSS OF SENSATION
& SWELLING OF AFFECTED TISSUE; EYE: SAME EFFECT FROM LIQUID CONTACT
AS FOR SKIN.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALE: LOSS OF COORDINATION, INCREASED PULSE
RATE, DEEPER RESPIRATION, NAUSEA AND DIZZINESS. EPINEPHRINE MAY
SENSITIZE THE MYOCARDIUM TO THIS SUBSTANCE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE STATED.

First Aid:INHALE: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED, GIVE
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION, PREFERABLY MOUTH-TO-MOUTH, USE OXYGEN AS
REQUIRED; SKIN/EYE: BATHE ANY FROSTBITE WITH LUKEWARM WATER. IF NO
WATER, C OVER WITH SOFT WOOL OR OTHER SUITABLE MATERIAL & CONTACT A
PHYSICIAN; INGEST: THIS IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY DUE TO THE LOW BOILING
POINT AND GASES STATE AT NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURE.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:MATERIAL IS NON-FLAMMABLE. CHOOSE ANY STANDARD
AGENT APPROPRIATE FOR THE TYPE OF SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS, APPROVED BY NIOSH, FOR PROTECTION AGAINST
SUFFOCATION & POSSIBLE TOXIC DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:USE WATER SPRAY TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED
CONTAINERS COOL.

Spill Release Procedures:IF A LARGE QUANTITY IS RELEASED, EVACUATE
PERSONNEL AND ALLOW TO DISSIPATE. ANY RELEASE TO THE ENVIRONMENT OF
THIS MATERIAL MAY BE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL AND/OR STATE REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE STATED.

Handling and Storage Precautions:THIS PRODUCT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS
PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, IF NOT HANDLED PROPERLY. FOLLOW OSHA
REGULATIONS FOR COMPRESSED GASES -REF.(4) & (C).
Other Precautions:NONE STATED.

Respiratory Protection:NONE GENERALLY REQUIRED FOR ADEQUATELY VENTED
SITUATIONS. WHEN EXCEEDING TWA/TLV, WEAR A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS OR SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR, APPROVED BY NIOSH. AT HIGH
CONCENTRATIONS, ADD A FULL FACEPIECE.
Ventilation:USE ADEQUATE MECHANICAL VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:PVA OR NEOPRENE TYPES.
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES/SAFETY CHEMICAL GOGGLES.
Other Protective Equipment:PROVIDE CONVENIENT WATER SOURCE FOR
FIRST-AID TREATMENT IN CASE OF FROSTBITE.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:G3
Boiling Pt:=3.3C, 38.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=-93.7C, -137.F
Vapor Pres:27.6 PSIA
Vapor Density:5.9
Spec Gravity:1.465
Evaporation Rate & Reference:LESS THAN ETHER.
Solubility in Water:0.013 WT%
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID WHICH RAPIDLY EVAPORATES,
ODORLESS.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID CONTACT WITH ABRADED ALUMINUM SURFACES-CAUSE STRONG EXOTHERMIC
REACTION. AND OTHER ACTIVE METALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID HIGH TEMPERATURES, LIGHTED
CIGARETTES, FLAMES, HOT SPOTS, WELDING.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HALOGENS, HALOGEN ACIDS AND POSSIBLY
CARBONYL HALIDES SUCH AS PHOSGENE. THESE ARE TOXIC AND CORROSIVE.

Waste Disposal Methods:TO COMPLY WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.

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