Product ID:47661 METHYLCHLOROACETATE
MSDS Date:08/10/1994
FSC:6550
NIIN:00F041317
MSDS Number: BXNMH

SUPELCO INC

SUPELCO PARK
BELLEFONTE, PA 16823-0048
US

Emergency Phone: 814-359-3441

Info Phone: 814-359-3441

Cage: 54968

SIGMA-ALDRICH INC.

14508 ST. LOUIS, MO 63103 US

Telephone: 314-771-5765/414-273-3850X5996

Cage: 54968

METHYL CHLOROACETATE

CAS: 96-34-4

RTECS: AF9500000

Fraction By Weight: 0.1%

METHYL TERT BUTYL ETHER (MTBE), 2-METHOXY-2-METHYL PROPANE

CAS: 1634-04-4

RTECS: KN5250000

Fraction By Weight: 99-100%

EPA Report Quantity: 1 LB

DOT Report Quantity: 1 LB

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50(RAT): 4000 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:EYES: BURNS SEVERELY. SKIN: HARMFUL IF
ABSORBED. IRRITATION. INHALATION: HARMFUL. MAY BE FATAL AS RESULT
OF SPASM, INFLAMMATION & EDEMA OF THE LARYNX & BRONCHI, CHEMICAL
PNEUMONITIS & PULMONARY EDEMA. IRRITATES NOSE & THROAT.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:BURNS, LACHRYMATOR, IRRITATION, BREATHING
DIFFICULTY, HEADACHE, NAUSEA, DIZZINESS, GI DISTURBANCES.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGESTION: NEVER GIVE
ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON. NEVER TRY TO MAKE AN
UNCONSCIOUS PERSON VOMIT. PRESS FINGERS TO BACK OF TONGUE TO INDUCE
VOMITING. EY ES: FLUSH W/WATER FOR 15 MINS. SKIN: FLUSH W/LARGE
VOLUMES OF WATER. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Flash Point:-20F
Lower Limits:1.6
Upper Limits:15.1
Extinguishing Media:CO2, DRY CHEMICAL, ALCOHOL FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:TOXIC VAPORS ARE FORMED WHEN MATERIAL IS
HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION (HYDROGEN CHLORIDE)

Spill Release Procedures:TAKE UP W/ABSORBENT MATERIAL. VENTILATE AREA.
ELIMINATE ALL IGNITION SOURCES.

Handling and Storage Precautions:MAY FORM EXPLOSIVE PEROXIDES DURING
STORAGE. STORE IN SEALED CONTAINER IN FLAME CABINET. KEEP AWAY FROM
OXIDIZERS & IGNITION SOURCES.
Other Precautions:AVOID EYE/SKIN CONTACT & BREATHING VAPORS.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR NIOSH/OSHA APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN EXHAUST HOOD.
Protective Gloves:RECOMMENDED.
Eye Protection:PROTECTIVE GLASSES
Supplemental Safety and Health

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:127.4F
Vapor Pres:201
Vapor Density:3.1
Spec Gravity:0.758
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR COLORLESS LIQUID

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS, OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:IGNITION SOURCES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HYDROGEN CHLORIDE

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS.

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