Product ID:B6636 BORON TRICHLORIDE-HEXANE
MSDS Date:12/20/1994
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F039519
MSDS Number: BWXDS

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BORON TRICHLORIDE HEXANE

CAS: 10294-34-5

RTECS: ED1925000

ISOHEXANE

CAS: 73513-42-5

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 INGESTED/ABSORBED THROUGH
THE SKIN. EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUE OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES,
UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES & SKIN. INHALATION: HARMFUL/FATAL AS
A REULST OF INFLAMMATION & EDEMA OF LARYNX & BRONCHI, CHEMICAL
PNEUMONITIS, PULMONARY EDEMA. VAPOR IS SUFFOCATING & SEVERELY
IRRITATING.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, SPASM, BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING,
WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA,
VOMITING.

First Aid:SKIN/EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR
15 MINS. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GIVE CPR/OXYGEN IF
NEEDED. INGESTION: WASH MOUTH OUT W/WATER IF CONSCIOUS. KEEP UNDER
MEDICAL SUPE RVISION. SYMPTOMS MAY BE DELAYED. OBTAIN MEDICAL
ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Flash Point:1F
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS &
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. USE WATER SPRAY/FOG NOZZLE TO KEEP CYLINDER
COOL. SAFELY MOVE CYLINDER FROM FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:WATER HYDROLYZES MATERIAL RELEASING
ACIDIC GAS, WHICH IN CONTACT W/METAL SURFACES CAN GENERATE
FLAMMABLE &/EXPLOSIVE HYDROGEN GAS.

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA & KEEP PERSONNEL UPWIND. WEAR
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. SAFELY SHUT OFF LEAK. VENTILATE AREA & WASH
SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED. CYLINDER TEMP
SHOULDN'T EXCEED 125F. SOTRE & USE W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION. CLOSE
VALVE WHEN NOT IN USE & WHEN EMPTY.
Other Precautions:DON'T BREATHE GAS, GET IN EYES/ON SKIN/CLOTHING.
AVOID PROLONGED/REPEATED EXPOSURE. CYLINDER SHOULD BE PROPERLY
SECURED WHEN IN USE/STORED. CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE. FLAMMABLE.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT
Eye Protection:CEHMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOWER, EYE BATH
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES
BEFORE REUSE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SUCK-BACK INTO CYLINDER MAY CAUSE RUPTURE. USE BACK-FLOW-PREVENTITIVE
DEVICE IN PIPING. USE W/EQUIPMENT RATED FOR CYLINDER PRESSURE & OF
COMPATIBLE MATERIALS FOR CONSTRUCTION.

Vapor Pres:5.22 PSI
Spec Gravity:0.738
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
WATER, STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, ANILINE, PHOSPHINE, DINITROGREN
TETROXIDE, HEXAFLUOROIOPROPYLIDENEAMINOLITHIUM.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MOIST AIR & SOURCES OF IGNITION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN CHLORIDE GAS.

Waste Disposal Methods:DON'T REUSE. EMPTY CYLINDER WILL CONTAIN
HAZARDOUS RESIDUE. DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS. UN1741

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