Product ID:2,2,4-TRIMETHYLPENTANE
MSDS Date:03/22/1991
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-145-0250
MSDS Number: BPXVQ

Emergency Phone: 213-516-8000

Info Phone: 213-516-8000

Cage: 63415

Telephone: 310-516-9843

Cage: 63415

ISOOCTANE (2,2,4-TRIMETHYLPENTANE)

CAS: 540-81-1

RTECS: SA3320000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT) IS > 5000 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:ACUTE: INHALATION OF VAPORS MAY CAUSE
RESPIRATORY IRRITATION AND CENTRAL NERVOUS SYTEM DEPRESSION.
CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES MAY CAUSE IRRITATION. SWALLOWING MAY
CAUSE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSI ON AND DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
DISTRESS. CHRONIC: PROLONGED OR REPEATED INHALATION MAY CAUSE
POLYNEUROPATHY; DERMATITIS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:INHALED: DIZZINESS, COUGHING, SHORTNESS OF
BREATH, FATIGUE, HEADACHE, LIGHT-HEADEDNESS, NAUSEA,
UNCO-ORDINATION. EYES: REDNESS, DISCOMFORT. SKIN: REDNESS,
DISCOMFORT, SYSTEMIC EFFECTS SIMILAR TO INHAL ATION AND INGESTED.
INGESTED: NAUSEA, DIARRHEA, DIFFICULTY BREATHING, VOMITING,
DIZZINESS, HEADACHE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHALED: MOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING STOPPED, GIVE
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. SEE DOCTOR. EYES: FLUSH WITH LOTS OF WATER
FOR 15 MINUTES, HOLDING LIDS OPEN. SEE DOCTOR. SKIN: REMOVE
CONTAMINATED CLOTH ES. WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. INGESTED:DO INDUCE
VOMITING EXCEPT UNDER MEDICAL PERSONNEL/DOCTORS ORDERS. TAKE CARE
TO PREVENT ASPIRATION OF PRODUCT IF VOMITING OCCURS.

Flash Point Method:COC
Flash Point:=-12.2C, 10.F
Autoignition Temp:=415.C, 779.F
Lower Limits:1.1
Upper Limits:6.0
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER SPRAY, REGULAR
FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND
BUNKER GEAR. MOVE CONTAINERS IF NO RISK. COOL FIRE EXPOSED
CONTAINERS WITH WATER.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE. EVACUATE A RADIUS OF
1500 FEET FOR UNCONTROLLABLE FIRES. CONSIDER EVACUATION DOWNWIND IF
MATERIAL IS LEAKING.

Spill Release Procedures:ELIMINATE ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION.
ISOLATE/DENY ENTRY. STOP LEAK IF POSSIBLE. CONTAIN SPILL. WEAR
PROPER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. ABSORB WITH INERT MATERIAL AND PLACE IN
A LABELED CONTAINER FOR LATER DISP OSAL. KEEP OUT OF SEWERS AND
WATERWAYS.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED
AREA AWAY FROM SOURCES OF IGNITION AND INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS. KEEP
CONTAINER CLOSED.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER. HMIS: USE PROPER
GRONDING AND BONDING DURING TRANSFER OPERATIONS.

Respiratory Protection:IF ENGINEERING CONTROLS FAIL OR A SPILL OCCURS;
USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR WITH ORGANIC VAPOR CARTRIDGE, OR
SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR, OR SCBA, AS APPROPRIATE. USE IN ACCORDANCE
WITH 29 CFR 1910 .134.
Ventilation:EXPLOSION-PROOF LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION MUST BE PROVIDED
TO MEET PUBLISHED EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:NITRILE, PVA
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES/CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING TO PREVENT PROLONGED OR
REPEATED SKIN CONTACT. EYE WASH STATION.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS AFTER USE AND BEFORE EATING,
DRINKING, OR SMOKING. LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHES BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:F2
NRC/State Lic Num:NOT RELEVANT
Boiling Pt:=98.9C, 210.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=-107.2C, -161.F
Vapor Pres:41 MM HG
Vapor Density:3.9(AIR=1)
Spec Gravity:0.6919(WATER=1)
Evaporation Rate & Reference:<1 (N-BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS, MOBILE LIQUID; GASOLINE ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS AND REDUCING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID SOURCES OF IGNITION AND CONTACT WITH
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF CARBON

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND
FEDERAL REGULATIONS. WASTE MATERIAL IS EPA WASTE # D001. REPORTABLE
QUANTITY FOR CERCLA SECTION 103 IS 100 POUNDS.

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