Product ID:HX0280, 4343, HEXAMINE; METHENAMINE
MSDS Date:03/01/1991
FSC:6505
NIIN:00F032305
MSDS Number: BSZFZ

Emergency Phone: 609-354-9200

Info Phone: 609-354-9200

Cage: EO655

Telephone: 609-354-9200

Cage: EO655

HEXAMETHYLENETETRAMINE

CAS: 100-97-0

RTECS: MN4725000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN & EYES: IRRITATION. INHALATION:
IRRITATION OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES. MAY BE HARMFUL OR FATAL IF
SWALLOWED.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE

First Aid:SKIN: WASH W/SOAP & WATER. EYES: FLUSH W/WATER FOR 15 MINS.
INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING STOPPED, GIVE CPR.
INGESTION: GIVE WATER & INDUCE VOMITING. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION
IN ALL CA SES.

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:482F
Extinguishing Media:CO2, DRY CHEMICAL
Fire Fighting Procedures:FLAMMABLE SOLID. WEAR SCBA.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EXPLOSIVE REACTION W/ACETIC ACID, ACETIC
ANHYDRIDE, AMMONIUM NITRATE, NITRIC ACID.

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
ELIMINATE IGNITION SOURCES. CONTAIN MATERIAL AT SOURCE IF POSSIBLE.
TAKE UP & CONTAINERIZE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINERS CLOSED. STORE IN COOL
AREA AWAY FROM IGNITION SOURCES. USE ONLY IN AN APPROVED FUME HOOD.
Other Precautions:DON'T BREATH DUST OR GET INTO EYES, OR ON SKIN OR
CLOTHING. DON'T TAKE INTERNALLY.

Respiratory Protection:REQUIRED
Ventilation:USE PRODUCT ONLY IN AN APPROVED FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES W/SIDE SHIELDS
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH IN AREA.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:536F
Spec Gravity:1.27
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALS

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZERS. REACTS VIOLENTLY W/SODIUM PEROXIDE, ACETIC ACID, ACETIC
ANHYDRIDE, AMMONIUM NITRATE, NITRIC ACID.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEATING ACIDIFIED WATER SOLUTION RELEASES
FORMALDEHYDE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:FORMALDEHYDE, OXIDES OF NITROGEN

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE I/A/W LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL
REGULATIONS. UN1325.

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