Product ID:DIMETHYL FORMAMIDE, DMF
MSDS Date:07/01/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-877-4340
MSDS Number: BWSNW

BURDICK AND JACKSON DIV OF BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP.

1953 S HARVEY STREET
MUSKEGON, MI 49442-6101
US

Emergency Phone: 616-726-3171, CHEMTREC 800-424-9300

Info Phone: 616-726-3171

Cage: 2H215

HONEYWELL, BURDICK AND JACKSON

MUSKEGON, MI 49442-6101 US

Telephone: 800-368-0050/800-707-4555

Cage: 2H215

DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE

CAS: 68-12-2

RTECS: LQ2100000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL S, 10 PPM

ACGIH TLV: S, 10 PPM; 9394

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:YES OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL:DIZZ,HEAD,NAU,ABDOMINAL
SPASMS,UPPER RESP TRACT IRRIT.LIVER/KIDNEY INJURY POSSIBLE FRM
REPEATED/PROLONGED EXPO.EYE:LIQ/HIGH VAP CONC CAN BE
IRRITATING.SKIN:PROLONGED/REPEATED CONTACT CAN CAUSE I
RRIT/DERM.READILY ABSORBED THRU SKIN W/SYSTEMIC EFFECTS SIMILAR TO
INHAL.INGEST:GI TRACT DISCOMFORT.DEATH IF INGEST >50G
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PER MSDS:DIMETHYL FORMAMIDE IS ISTED AS
A SUSPECTED HUMAN CARCINOGEN BY IARC.PROD DOES NOT CONTAIN CARCI
>0.1 CONC.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE & MUCOUS MEMBRANE IRRITANT, PRIMARY SKIN
IRRITANT & HEPATOTOXIN. ACUTE EXPO CAUSES DIZZINESS, NAUSEA,
VOMITING, & SEVERE ABDOMINAL SPASMS. CHRONIC INHAL CAN CAUSE LIVER
& KIDNEY DAMAGE.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PRECLUDE FRM EXPO THOSE INDIVIDUALS
W/DISEASE OF LIVER & KIDNEY & THOSE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DERM.
SIMULTANEOUS EXPO TO PROD AND ALCOHOL CAUSES GACIAL FLUSHING &
PALPITATION.

First Aid:INHAL:IMMED REMOVE TO FRESHA IR.NOT BREATH GIVE
MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESCUE BREATH.NO PULSE GIVE CPR.CONTACT PHYSICIAN
IMMED. EYE:RINSE W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER @LEAST 15MINS.GET EMERG
MED ASSIST.SKIN:FLUSH WELL @LEAST 15MINS.WASH AREA
W/SOAP/WATER.REMOVE CONTAMIN CLOTH/SHOES.GET EMERG MED
ASSIST.INGEST:CALL POI CNTRL CNTR FOR ASSIST.CONTACT PHYSICIAN
IMMED.NEVER INDUCE VOMIT/GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH (SUP)

Flash Point Method:TCC
Flash Point:136F,58C
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:445C
Lower Limits:2.2
Upper Limits:15.2
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL OR ALCOHOL FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTH & SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS.HEAT WILL BUILD PRESSURE-MAY RUPTURE CLSD
STORAGE CNTNRS.KEEP FIRE-EXPO CNTNRS COOL W/WATERSPRAY
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE OTHER THAN COMBUSTIBILITY.

Spill Release Procedures:PROTECT FROM IGNITION.WEAR PROT CLOTH/USE
APPROVED RESP EQPMT.ABSORB IN ABSORBENT RECOMMENDED FOR SOLVENT
SPILLS.REMOVE TO SAFE LOCATION FOR DISPOSAL BY APPROVED METHODS.IF
RELEASED TO ENVIRO COMLY W/ ALL REGULATORY NOTIFICATION REQMTS.

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT FROM TEMP EXTREMES/DIRECT
SUNLIGHT.PROPER STORAGE MUST BE DETERMINED BASED ON OTHER MATLS
STORED & THEIR HAZ/POT CHEM INCOMPATIBLITY.
Other Precautions:IN GENERAL DIMETHYL FORMAMIDE SHOULD BE STORED IN
ACCEPTABLY PROTECTED/SECURE TOXIC STORAGE ROOM.

Respiratory Protection:USE APPROVED RESPIRATOR EQPMT. FOLLOW NIOSH &
EQPMT MFG'S RECOMMENDATIONS TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE EQPMT
(AIR-PURIFYING, AIR-SUPPLIED, OR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS).
Ventilation:ADEQUATE VENTI REQURIED TO PROT PERSONNEL FRM EXPO TO CHEM
VAP EXCEEDING PEL/MIN FIRE HAZ.CHOICE OF VENTI EQPMT (SUPPLE)
Protective Gloves:BURYL RUB,NAT RUB,NEOPRENE
Eye Protection:SAF GLASSES,GOGGLES,FACEHSIELD
Other Protective Equipment:ACCEPTABLE CHEM RESIST PROT CLOTH
RECOMMENDED.PEOPLE ACUTELY/SPEC SENSITIVE TO PROD REQUIRE ADDN
PROT.EYEWASH,SAF SHOWER
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH CONTAMIN CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
1STAID:UNCONSC/HAVING CONVULSIONS. VENTI:LOC/GEN,DEPEND ON CONDITIONS
OF USE/QUANT OF MATL/OTHER OPERATING PARAMETERS.

HCC:F4
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:307F,153C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-77F,-60C
Vapor Pres:2.7 @20C
Vapor Density:2.5
Spec Gravity:0.949 @20C
Evaporation Rate & Reference:0.2 (N-BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID WITH A SLIGHT AMINE-LIKE
ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

STRONG OXIDIZERS, HALOGENATED CMPDS & IRON, ALKYL ALUMINUMS, & CARBON
TETRACHLORIDE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, SPARKS, OPEN FLAME, OPEN CONTAINERS,
& POOR VENTILATION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:INCOMPLETE COMBUST CAN GENERATE
CO,DIMETHYLAMINE,NITROGEN OXIDES, & OTHER TOXIC VAP.THERM DECOMP
MAY OCCUR @TEMP >350C.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF DIMETHYL FORMAMIDE AS EPA HAZ WASTE.
CONTACT STATE ENVIRO AGENCY FOR LISTING OF LICENSED HAZ WASTE
DISPOSAL FACILITIES AND APPLICABLE REGS. HAZ WASTE NO:D001
(IGNITABLE). PROD NOT SUB TO RE PORTING RQMTS OF SEC 313 OF TIT III
SARA/40CFR372.

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