Product ID:CS
MSDS Date:06/26/1988
FSC:1365
NIIN:00-690-8656
MSDS Number: BKYMK

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Cage: 21862

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O-CHLOROBENZYLIDENE MALONONITRILE

CAS: 2698-41-1

RTECS: OO3675000

Fraction By Weight: 96%

OSHA PEL S, C 0.05 PPM

ACGIH TLV: S, C 0.05 PPM; 9192

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (INTRAGASTRIC, RAT): 822 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:EYES: PAIN/LACRIMATION/CONJUNCTIVITIS.
SKIN: SENSITIZATION/ERYTHEMA/VESICULATION/FIRST & SECOND DEGREE
BURNS/DAMAGE. INGESTION: HARMFUL. INHALATION: MUCOUS
MEMBRANES/NOSE/THROAT/RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRI TATION/BURNING/AFFECT
AIR PASSAGES/LUNGS/SNEEZING/COUGHING/SALIVATION/NOSE WALL
CONGESTION OF THE PHARYNX/SUFFOCATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:EYES: PAIN/LACRIMATION/CONJUNCTIVITIS. SKIN:
SENSITIZATION/ERYTHEMA/VESICULATION/FIRST & SECOND DEGREE
BURNS/DAMAGE. INGESTION: HARMFUL. INHALAITON: MUCOUS
MEMBRANES/NOSE/THROAT/RESPIRATORY TRACT IRRI TATION/BURNING/AFFECT
AIR PASSAGES/LUNGS/SNEEZING/COUGHING/SALIVATION/NOSE WALL
CONGESTION OF THE PHARYNX/SUFFOCATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PULMONARY DISEASE, IMPAIRED
PULMONARY FUNCTION, CHRONIC DERMATOSIS OR CHRONIC PULMONARY
INFLAMATION OF THE EYES.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED,
GIVE CPR. IF CHEST TIGHTNESS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, CHEST PAIN, OR
COUGH PERSIST FOR MORE THAN 5 MINS, OBTAIN MED ATTN. EYES/SKIN:
FLUSH W/PLE NTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINS. DON'T RUB. NOTE: WATER WILL
PRODUCE A BURNING SENSATION ON SKIN, LASTING 5 MINS. INGESTION:
GASTRIC LAVAGE. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Flash Point:386F
Extinguishing Media:WATER, FOG, FOAM, OR CO2.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE-DEMAND OR
OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE: 1202-1292F.
REMOVE & DECONTAMINATE CLOTHING IMMEDIATELY.

Spill Release Procedures:USE EQUAL PARTS METHANOL & WATER W/18% SODIUM
HYDROXIDE/COMMERCIAL LYE OR AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF 10%
MONOETHANOLAMINE ANIONIC DETERGENT. ALLOW TO STAND FOR 10 MINS.
ABSORB W/VERMICULITE/DIATOMACEOUS E ARTH/CLAY/FINE SAND &
PLACE/LABEL HEAD DRUM.

Handling and Storage Precautions:USE ONLY IN WELL-VENTILATED AREAS.
AVOID CONTACT W/EYES/SKIN/CLOTHING. DON'T USE CHLORINE/OXYGEN
BLEACH OR DETERGENTS CONTAINING BLEACH TO CLEAN UP CS
Other Precautions:MONOETHANOLAMINE & CAUSTIC SOLUTIONS CAN HAVE A
HARMFUL EFFECT ON SURFACES SUCH AS PAINTS, SPECIFIC PLASTICS, &
METALS, ESPECIALLY ALUMINUM. TEST SURFACES BEFORE USING
DECONTAMINATING SOLUTIONS SO THA T PROPER SOLUTION BE READY FOR A
SPILL.

Respiratory Protection:USE CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE RESPIRATOR W/FULL
FACEPIECE & COMBINATION ORGANIC VAPOR CARTRIDGE W/HIGH EFFICIENCY
PARTICULATE FILTERS, GAS MASK W/CHIN-STYLE OR FRONT/BACK MOUNTED
ORGANIC VAPOR CANISTER & A H IGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE FILTER.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST: NECESSARY. EXHAUST THROUGH A HEPA FILTER
SYSTEM. SPECIAL: USE HOOD W/FACE VELOCITY OF >100 OR 10 FPM.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER, PLASTIC, IMPREGNATED CLOTH
Eye Protection:GOGGLES, CHEMICAL FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:RUBBER BOOTS, APRON, CHEMICAL SHOWER,
EYEWASH STATIONS, & PERSONAL CLEANLINESS FACILITIES.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH AFTER HANDLING. NO SMOKING/EATING/DRINKING
AT THE WORK SITE. REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
GIVE PRE-PLACEMENT & ANNUAL MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS W/EMPHASIS ON THE
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM/EYES/SKIN. EMPLOYEES REQUIRED TO WEAR PERSONAL
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION SHOULD HAVE PERIODIC MEDICAL EVALUATIONS. HY
DROLYSIS WILL PRODUCE O-CHLOROBENZALDEHYDE/MALONO-NITRILE.
MALONONITIRLE CAN HYDROLYZE TO PRODUCE CN- & THIOCYANATE.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:590-599F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:199-203F
Vapor Pres:5-7
Solubility in Water:SLIGHT
Appearance and Odor:WHITE, CRYSTALLINE POWDER (SIMILAR TO TALCUM
POWDER) W/PEPPERLIKE ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
CHLORINATING/OXYGENATING BLEACHES
Stability Condition to Avoid:HYDROLYSIS
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN CYANIDE, HYDROGEN CHLORIDE,
NITROGEN OXIDES, PHOSGENE, NITROGEN MONOXIDE, ACETYLENE &
CHLOROBENZENE

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL BY INCINERATION IN COMPLIANCE W/LOCAL,
STATE, & FEDERAL REGULATIONS OR DESTROY BY HYDROLYSIS. IF CS IS
HYDROLYZED, RESULTANT PRODUCT MAY BE A RCRA HAZARDOUS WASTE.

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