Product ID:TRIMETHYLALUMINUM (TMAL SEMICONDUCTOR GRADE
MSDS Date:07/01/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N037735
MSDS Number: BQVCR

AKZO CHEMICALS INC

300 SOUTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA
CHICAGO, IL 60606
US

Emergency Phone: 312-906-7054;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 312-906-7500;800-828-7929

Preparer: PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP

Cage: 1F176

AKZO NOBEL CHEMICALS INC

CHICAGO, IL 60606-6613 US

Telephone: 800-828-792

Cage: 97854

IN ABSENCE OF OXYGEN TO AVOID POSS IGNIT OF FLAMM

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STATE AND LOCAL

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HIGER LEVEL OF PROT, USE A NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD

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APPRVD HALF-FACE RESP IN COMBINATION W/CHEM GOG

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TO PVNT EYE CONT/IRRITATION.

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IN ALL AREAS WHERE MATL IS HNDLD/STORED.

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LINES TO PREVENT FREEZE-UPS IN COLD WEATHER.

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MATL. BEFORE EATING, DRINK/SMOKING HANDS AND

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AS PRODUCT EITHER REACTS/LIBERATES TOXIC

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ALUMINUM, TRIMETHYL-; (TRIMETHYLALUMINUM)

CAS: 75-24-1

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Fraction By Weight: 100%

ACGIH TLV: 2 MG/M3 (AL)

INDUCTION OF VOMIT/EVAC OF STOM. DO NOT

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IMMED REMOVE ALL CONTAMD CLTHG/SHOES. UNDER A

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AMTS OF RUNNING WATER FOR @ LST 15 MIN. DO NOT

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IMMED FLUSH W/LG QTY OF

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DURING FLUSHING TO ENSURE RINSING OF ENTIRE SURF OF

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AGENTS. OBTAIN MED ATTN IMMED. OILS/OINTMENTS SHOULD

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ADDNL 15 MIN IF A PHYS IS NOT IMMED AVAIL.INHAL

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& START MOUTH-TO-MOUTH, ARTF RESP WHICH MAYBE

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OXYGEN SUPPLY CAPABLE OF DELIVERING ONE LITER PER

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FROM A DEMAND-TYPE/CONTINOUS FLOW INHALER, PREF

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WATER MAY CAUSE

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IN A VENTD & AGITATED CONTR. ALLOW FOR

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TREATING W/WATER. PROD FROM HYDROLYSIS ARE METHANE &

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LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: PROD WILL REACT W/MOISTURE ON
SKIN & IN EYE TO PRDCE SEV THERMAL & CHEM BURNS. INGEST OF PROD
WILL RSLT IN SEV CHEM & THERMAL BURNS OF MOUTH, ESOPHAGUS, STOM &
ANY OTHER PART OF GI TRACT THAT C OMES IN CONT W/PROD. IN PRESENCE
OF AIR, CMPD MAY COMBUST VIOLENTLY TO FORM MATLS WHICH MAY CAUSE
RESP (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:DISCOMFORT.INHAL:INHAL OF MISTS/VAPS
RSLT IN IMMED IRRIT OF UPPER RESP TRACT. EXPOS TO COMBUST PROD MAY
CAUSE SYMPS INCL "METAL FUME FEVER" (THROAT IRRIT/HDCH/FEVER,
CHILLS, NAUS, VOMIT, MUSC ULAR ACHES & PAINS, SHORT OF BRTH &
WEAK). THERE ARE NO DATA AVAIL WHICH ADDRESS EFTS OF LONG-TERM
EXPOS/ANY (SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:IF CONT W/MATL OCCURS, IMMED START RECOM PROC BELOW.
SIMULTANEOUSLY CONT A POIS CTL CTR, A PHYS/NEAREST HOSP. INFORM
PERSON CONTACTED OF TYPE & EXTENT OF EXPOS, DESCRIBE VICTIM'S SYMPS
& FOLLOW ADVICE GIVEN. INGEST: IMMED GIVE SEVERAL GLASSES OF
WATER, BUT DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT. MATL IS CORR. IF VOMIT DOES OCCUR,
GIVE FLUIDS AGAIN. HAVE A PHYS DETERM IF CNDTN OF PATIENT WILL
PERMIT (ING 2)

Extinguishing Media:MOST EFTIVE FIRE EXTING AGENT IS DRY CHEMICAL
POWDER PRESSURIZED W/NITROGEN. DRY SAND/VERMICULITE MAY ALSO BE
USED.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP.
CAUTION:REIGNIT MAY OCCUR. DO NOT USE WATER, FOAM, CARBON
TETRACHLORIDE/CHLOROBROMETHANE EXTING AGENTS (ING 23)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MATL IS PYROPHORIC & SPONTANEOUSLY FLAMM
IN AIR. DO NOT USE WELD/CUTTING TORCH ON/NEAR ANY CONTR OF MATL,
EVEN EMPTY, BECAUSE AN EXPLO COULD OCCUR.

Spill Release Procedures:GEAR APPROP FOR FIREFIGHTING SHOULD BE WORN
WHILE WORKING W/SPILLED MATL. BLOCK OFF SOURCE OF SPILL. SPILLED
MATL WILL LIKELY GIVE OFF SMOKE & FUMES & MAY IGNITE SPONT. AFTER
FIRE IS EXTING/HAS BEEN A LLOWED TO BURN OUT, WASH SPILL AWAY W/
(ING 12)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE UNDER AN INERT ATM. CONTRS
SHOULD BE STORED IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTD AREA AWAY FROM FLAMM
MATLS & SOURCES OF HEAT/FLAME.
Other Precautions:EXRECISE DUE CAUTION TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO/LEAKAGE
FROM CONTAINER. BECAUSE MATERIAL IS CONSIDERED PYROPHORIC, STORAGE
SHOULD MEET REQUIREMENTS OF 29CFR1910.106, FLAMMABLE AND
COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS.

Respiratory Protection:MATL IS NORMALLY HNDLD UNDER CLSD PROCESS
CNDTNS. IN AN EMER SITUATION WHERE ADEQ VENT IS NOT AVAIL, INHAL
MUST BE PVNTD THRU USE OF NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD, ORG VAP RESP TO REDUCE
POTNTL FOR EXPOS. WHERE E XPOS POTNTL NECESSITATES A (ING 17)
Ventilation:LOC EXHAUST VENT, ENCLSD SYS DESIGN, PROCESS ISOLATION &
REMOTE CTL, IN COMBINATION W/APPROP USE OF PERSONAL PROT EQUIP.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEM WORK GOG W/FULL LENGTH FSHLD.
Other Protective Equipment:ALUMINIZED NOMEX COAT, & HARD HAT. SFTY
SHOWERS W/QUICK OPENING VALVES WHICH STAY OPEN, SHOULD BE READILY
AVAIL (ING 20)
Work Hygienic Practices:EATING, DRINK, SMOKING & CARRYING OF TOBACCO
PROD MUST BE PVNTED IN AREAS WHERE THERE IS A POTNTL FOR EXPOS TO
(ING 22)
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATL TO AVOID: LIBERATES FLAMM METHANE GAS/METHYL ALCOHOL. IGNITES
SPONT ON CONT W/AIR. CMPDS CNTNG OXYGEN/ORG HALIDE MAY REACT
VIGOROUSLY UPON CONT W/PROD. PARTIAL OXIDANT/HYDROLYSIS PROD ARE
POSS. E FTS OF OVEREXP: MED CNDTNS THAT ARE GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS
BEING AGGRAVATED BY EXPOS TO PROD.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:261F,127C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:59.5F,15.3C
Vapor Pres:9@68F
Spec Gravity:0.748
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REACTS VIOLENTLY W/WATER, AIR & CMPDS CNTNG ACTIVE HYDROGEN, SUCH AS
ALCOHOLS & ACIDS. RXN W/WATER & AIR (SUPP DATA)
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OF TMAL ARE
ALUMINUM OXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE AND WATER.

Waste Disposal Methods:COMBUST OF MATL BY CONTROLLED FEED OF AIR & PROD
IS A SUITABLE DISP PROC. ALTERNATELY, DISP CAN BE ACHIEVED BY
DILUTING PROD W/HYDROCARBON (HEPTANE, ETC.) TO <5 WT % METAL ALKYL
CONC & TREATING HYDROC ARBON SOLN W/WATER UNDER A NITROGEN ATM(ING
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