Product ID:D4254 N,N-DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE
MSDS Date:10/21/1988
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F028979
MSDS Number: BRVGB

SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY

3050 SPRUCE ST
SAINT LOUIS, MO 63178
US

Emergency Phone: 314-771-5765

Info Phone: 314-771-5765

Cage: 21076

SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY

14508 ST LOUIS, MO 63178 US

Telephone: 314-771-5765

Cage: 21076

DIMETHYL FORMAMIDE

CAS: 68-12-2

RTECS: LQ2100000

OSHA PEL 30 MG/CUM

ACGIH TLV: 30 MG/CUM (SKIN)

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RAT): 2800 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:HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED OR
ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. VAPOR OR MIST IS IRRITATING TO EYES, MUCOUS
MEMBRANES & UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT. LIVER & KIDNEY DAMAGE.
WARNING: INTOLERANCE FOR ALCOHOL CAN OCC UR UP TO 4 DAYS AFTER
DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE(DMF) EXPOSURE. N,N-DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE IS
CONSIDERED TO BE A POTENT LIVER TOXIN.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:SKIN: IRRITATION. INHALATION/INGESTION: STOMACH
PAINS, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, NAUSEA, DIZZINESS & HEADACHE. READILY
ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. EFFECTS ON FERTILITY, EMBRYO OR FETUS.

First Aid:EYES/SKIN: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINS.
SEPARATE EYELIDS W/FINGERS TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FLUSHING. INHALATION:
REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING STOPS, GIVE ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION. IF B REATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. OBTAIN
MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Flash Point:136F
Lower Limits:2.2%
Upper Limits:15.2%
Extinguishing Media:CO2, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER, ALCOHOL OR POLYMER FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS &
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE: 833F.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
COMBUSTIBLE.

Spill Release Procedures:SHUT OFF IGNITION SOURCES. WEAR SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS & PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. ABSORB ON SAND OR
VERMICULITE & PLACE IN CLOSED CONTAINERS FOR DISPOSAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN COOL, DRY PLACE. KEEP TIGHTLY
CLOSED. KEEP FROM HEAT & OPEN FLAME.
Other Precautions:DON'T BREATH VAPOR. AVOID CONTACT W/EYES, SKIN &
CLOTHING.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR
Ventilation:MECHANICAL EXHAUST
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT
Eye Protection:SAFETY GOGGLES, FACE SHIELD (8 INCH MIN)
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOWER, EYE BATH, IMPERVIOUS CLOTHING
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
DMF MIXED W/TRIETHYLALUMINUM IS EXPLOSIVE WHEN HEATED. IT REACTS
VIOLENTLY W/CARBON TETRACHLORIDE OR HEXACHLOROBENZENE ABOVE 65C &
W/POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE, BROMINE & NITRIC ACID. RUNAWAY REACTIONS
W/ SODIUM HYDRIDE & BOROHYDRIDE HAVE BEEN REPORTED. CAN REACT
VIGOROUSLY IN PRESENCE OF IRON W/HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:153C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-61C
Vapor Pres:2.7
Vapor Density:2.5
Spec Gravity:0.944

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACID CHLORIDES/CHLOROFORMATES/REDUCING AGENTS/HALOGENS & OXIDIZING
AGENTS: CHROMIC ANHYDRIDE/MAGNESIUM NITRATE SEE SUPP
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CO, CO2 & NITROGEN OXIDES

Waste Disposal Methods:MAY BE BURNED IN CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED
W/AFTERBURNER & SCRUBBER IN ACCORDANCE W/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

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