Product ID:208728, 4-CYANOPYRIDINE
MSDS Date:10/18/1990
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N020309
MSDS Number: BPLCS

ICN BIOCHEMICALS

4911 COMMERCE PARKWAY
CLEVELAND, OH 44128
US

Emergency Phone: 216-831-3000/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 800-424-8802

Cage: 30060

ICN BIOCHEMICALS

CLEVELAND, OH 44128 US

Telephone: 216-831-3000/800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Cage: 30060

BY ITCHING,& BY MUSCULAR, PAPULAR,& VERSICULAR

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TO SML AMTS OF CYANIDE CMPDS OVER LONG PERIODS OF

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NAUSEA, DIZZINESS, AND SYMPTOMS OF IRRITATION OF

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BUT CRITICAL EVENTS STILL OCCUR W/IN 1ST HR.

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MEMB, & BY INHAL, ALTHOUGH ALKALI SALTS OF CYANIDE

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EVEN SML AMTS OF SODIUM/POTASSIUM CYANIDE & CAN OCCUR

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FUMES REPRESENTS POTNTLY RAPIDLY FATAL TYPE OF

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LETHAL CASES HAVE USUALLY HAD LEVS >1

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ODOR ON BRTH OF PATIENT; HOWEVER, ONLY SML PROPORTION

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ODOR.TYPICALLY, CYANIDE HAS BITTER, BURNING TASTE,&

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ANXIETY, CONFUS, VERTIGO, GIDDINESS, LOWER JAW

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TRANSIENT RESP STIMULATION FOLLOW BY RESP FAILURE

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CASES HEARTBEAT USUALLY OUTLASTS RESP. A PRLNGD

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POIS. NITRILES ARE GEN CONSIDERED SOMEWHAT LESS

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SALTS APPEAR TO BE RELATIVELY NON-TOX SYSTEMICALLY,

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FORM OF HYDROCYANIC ACID.WORKERS WHO ARE DAILY EXPOS

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4-CYANOPYRIDINE; (ISONICOTINONITRILE)

CAS: 100-48-1

OSHA PEL 5 MG/M3 (CN)

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3 (CN), S

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:POSS IRRIT OF SKIN/EYES/RESP ORGANS.
CYANIDE DIRECTLY STIMULATES CHEMORECEPTORS OF CAROTID & AORTIC
BODIES W/RESULTANT HYPERPNEA. CARDIAC IRREG ARE OFTEN NOTED, BUT
HEART INVARIABLY OUTLASTS RESP. DEA TH IS DUE TO RESP ARREST OF
CENTRAL ORIGIN.IT CAN OCCUR W/IN SEC OR MIN OF INHALATION OF HIGH
CONC OF HCN (SUPDAT)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:MODERATE TO SEVERE ERYTHEMA (REDNESS) AND
MODERATE EDEMA (RAISED SKIN). IRRITATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:SKIN:REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG. RINSE LIBERALLY WITH SOAP AND WATER
FOR CONSIDERABLE PERIOD. INGESTION: RINSE MOUTH SEVERAL TIMES WITH
WATER, PATIENT MAY NOT SWALLOW WATER. ALWAYS CALL DOCTOR. EYES:
RINSE L IBERALLY WITH WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. SEND OR BRING
PATIENT TO DOCTOR OR HOSPITAL. INHALATION: TAKE PATIENT INTO FRESH
AIR AND ALLOW TO REST. ALWAYS CALL DOCTOR.

Extinguishing Media:CO*2, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EXPLO IF MELTED W/NITRATE/CHLORATE @
ABOUT 450C. VIOLENT RXN W/F*2, MG, NITRATES, HNO*3, NITRITES.
DANGEROUS; ON CONT W/ACID, ACID FUMES, H*2O/STEAM, (SUPDAT)

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP INTO SUITABLE CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:ALWAYS WEAR GLOVES, MASK, GOGGLES AND
USE HOOD. ROOM TEMPERATURE.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED VAPOR MASK.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST SYSTEM REQUIRED.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLO HAZ: THEY WILL PRDC TOX & FLAM VAPS. MOD, BY CHEM RXN W/HEAT,
MOISTURE, ACID. MANY CYANIDES EVOLVE HCN. THIS IF FLAM GAS & IS
HIGHLY TOX. CO FROM AIR IS SUFF ACIDIC TO LIBERATE HCN FROM CYANIDE
SOLN. EFTS OF OVEREXP: GAS. BECAUSE OF SLOWER ABSORP, DEATH MAY BE
MORE DELAYED AFTER INGEST OF CYANIDE SALTS, (ING 2)

HCC:N1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:172F,78C
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACID, ACID FUMES, WATER OR STEAM, F*2, MG NITRATES, HNO*3, NITRITES.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, MOISTURE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FUMES OF NO*X AND CN.

Waste Disposal Methods:INCINERATE OR LANDFILL AS COMPLIES WITH FEDERAL,
STATE AND LOCAL LAWS.

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