Product ID:BORON TRIFLUORIDE DIETHYL ETHERATE, B8764
MSDS Date:01/01/1995
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N060881
MSDS Number: BXVNP

Emergency Phone: 314-771-5765

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Cage: 21076

Telephone: 314-771-5765

Cage: 21076

BORON DERIVATIVES; (BORON TRIFLUORIDE DIETHYL ETHERATE

CAS: 109-63-7

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED OR
ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. MATERIAL IS EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUE
OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES AND SKIN.
INHALATION MAY BE FATAL AS A RESULT OF SPASM, INFLAMMATION AND
EDEMA OF THE LARYNX AND BRONCHI, CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS &
PULMONARY(EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZS:EDEMA. SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE MAY
INCLUDE BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING, WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS,
SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND VOMITING.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES:IMMED FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MIN.
ASSURE ADEQ FLUSHING BY SEPARATING EYELIDS W/FINGERS. SKIN:IMMED
FLUSH W/COPIOUS AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MIN WHILE REMOVING
CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES. DISCARD CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES.INHAL:REMOVE TO
FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG GIVE ARTF RESP. IF BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE
OXYG. INGEST:WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS
CONSCIOUS. CALL MD.

Flash Point:118F,48C
Lower Limits:1.9%
Upper Limits:36%
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL POWDER.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA & FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT . COMBUSTIBLE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAP MAY TRAVEL CONSIDERABLE DIST TO
SOURCE OF IGNIT & FLASH BACK. REACTS VIOLENTLY W/WATER. WATER
HYDROLYZES MATL LIBERATING ACIDIC GAS WHICH IN CONT W/(SUPDAT)

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUTE AREA. SHUT OFF ALL SOURCES OF IGNIT.
WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA, RUB BOOTS & HVY RUB GLOVES. COVER
W/DRY-LIME, SAND/SODA ASH. PLACE IN COVERED CNTNRS USING NON-SPKING
TOOLS & TRANSPORT OUTDOO RS. VENT AREA & WASH SPILL SITE AFTER
MATL(SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent:SODIUM CARBONATE.

Handling and Storage Precautions:CORROSIVE. COMBUSTIBLE. FLAMMABLE.
REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH WATER. MAY DEVELOP PRESS. KEEP AWAY FROM
SOURCES OF IGNIT (HEAT & OPEN FLAME). NO SMOKING.
Other Precautions:WEAR SUITABLE PROT CLTHG, GLOVES AND EYE/FACE PROT.
KEEP CNTNR TIGHTLY CLSD IN COOL, DRY, WELL VENT PLACE. DO NOT BRTHE
VAP. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLTHG. AVOID PRLNGD/RPTD
EXPOS. TOXIC. COOL TO 0C BEFORE OPENING.

Respiratory Protection:WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL-RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS(SUPDAT)
Other Protective Equipment:SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLO HAZS:METAL SURFS CAN GENERATE FLAM AND/OR EXPLO HYDROGEN GAS.
EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CNDTNS. SPILL PROC:PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
WASTE DISP METH:CARBONATE. SEPARATE INSOLUBLES AND BURY IN A LAN
DFILL SITE APPRVD FOR HAZ-WASTE DISP. OBSERVE ALL FED, STATE & LOC
ENVIRON REGS. EYE PROT:& FULL LENGTH FSHLD .

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:259F,126C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-72F,-58C
Vapor Pres:4.2 @ 20C
Vapor Density:4.9
Spec Gravity:1.154
Appearance and Odor:PALE-YELLOW TO COLORLESS LIQUID.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ACIDS, BASES, ALCOHOLS, ALKALI METALS, CORRODES STEEL.
Stability Condition to Avoid:DO NOT ALLOW CONT W/WATER. DO NOT ALLOW
WATER TO ENTER CNTNR BECAUSE OF VIOLENT RXN. AVOID CONT W/METALS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FUMES OF:CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON
DIOXIDE, HYDROGEN FLUORIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:CAUTIOUSLY DISSOLVE MATL IN WATER. NEUT IMMED
W/SODIUM CARBONATE/FIRST ADD LITTLE HYDROCHLORIC ACID FOLLOWED BY
SODIUM CARBONATE IF MATL DOES NOT DISSOLVE COMPLETELY. ADD CALCIUM
CHLORIDE IN EXCESS OF AMT NEEDED TO PRECIPITATE FLUORIDE &/OR (SUP
DAT)

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