Product ID:O120 O-PHTHALALDEHYDE
MSDS Date:12/29/1993
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F038128
MSDS Number: BWKRF

Emergency Phone: 415-694-6700

Info Phone: 415-694-6700

Cage: 0YGW7

Telephone: 415-694-6700

Cage: 0YGW7

O-PHTHALALDEHYDE, PHTHALIC DICARBOXALDEHYDE

CAS: 643-79-8

RTECS: TH6950000

Fraction By Weight: 99.9%

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES/SKIN: IRRITANT. INHALATION:
MUCOUS MEMBRANES IRRITANT.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION

First Aid:EYES/SKIN: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINS.
INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGESTION: IF CONSCIOUS GIVE 1-2
GLASSES OF MILK/WATER, DON'T INDUCE VOMITING. OBTAIN MEDICAL
ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, CO2, ALCOHOL/POLYMER
FOAM
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS &
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:THIS MATERIAL IN SUFFICIENT QUANTITY &
REDUCED PARTICLE SIZE IS CAPABLE OF CREATING A DUST EXPLOSION.

Spill Release Procedures:WEAR EYE PROTECTION & GLOVES. VENTILATE AREA &
WASH SITE W/SOAP & WATER. CLEAN UP W/RAGS/PAPER TOWELS/SPONGE PLACE
IN A BAG & HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE AT ROOM TEMP. WEAR SAFETY
GLASSES & GLOVES.
Other Precautions:AVOID EYE/SKIN CONTACT. DON'T INGEST.

Protective Gloves:VINYL/LATEX/RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOWER W/EYE WASH.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:132.8F
Vapor Pres: 5
Solubility in Water:SLIGHT
Appearance and Odor:PALE YELLOW CRYSTALS W/SLIGHT ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZERS

Waste Disposal Methods:PRODUCT MAY BE MIXED/DISSOLVED IN A COMBUSTIBLE
SOLVENT & BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED W/AFTERBURNER &
SCRUBBER. DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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