Product ID:PENTANE
MSDS Date:04/06/1989
FSC:6810
NIIN:00D005102
MSDS Number: BZNDY

Emergency Phone: 800-354-2050/314-982-5000

Info Phone: 800-354-2050(PRESS 3)/314-982-5000

Cage: 62910

Telephone: 908-859-2151

Cage: 62910

PENTANE

CAS: 109-66-0

RTECS: RZ9450000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 1000 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 600 PPM/750STEL;9495

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NO LD50 INFO FOUND.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:INHAL:VAP MILD NARCOTIC EFFECT.GREATER
EXPO MAY CAUSE UNCONSC & DEATH.INGEST:TENDS TO VAPORIZE WHEN
SWALLOWED CAUSING ASPIRATION INTO LUNGS.RESULT CAN BE RAPID FALL IN
OXY CONTENT W/ASPHYXIA & CONSEQU ENT BRAIN DMG/CARDIAC
ARREST.SKIN:DEFATTING AGENTS,IRRIT.EYE:SPLASHES CAUSES
PAIN,REDNESS.CHRONIC:DRY,CRACK SKIN,DERM.
Effects of Overexposure:SYMPTOMS OF OVEREXPO MAY INCLUDE DROWSNESS &
IRRIT OF RESP PASSAGES. MILD NARCOTIC EFFECT. UNCONSC,DEATH,
ASPIRATION INTO LUNGS-RAPID FALL IN OXY CONTENT W/ASPHYXIA & BRAIN
DMG/CARDIAC ARREST. SKIN DE FATTING, CRACKING, DRYING, DERMATITIS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS W/PRE-EXISTING SKIN
DISORDERS OR IMPAIRED RESP FUNCTION MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE
EFFECTS OF SUBSTANCE.

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESHA IR.NOT BREATH GIVE ART RESP.DIFFI
BREATH GIVE OXY.CALL DR. INGEST:DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT.GIVE LG QUANT
OF WATER.NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSC.CALL DR IMMED.
SKIN:WASH ARE A W/SOAP/WATER.GET MED ADVICE IF IRRIT DEVELOPS.
EYE:WASH THOROUGHLY W/RUNNING WATER.GET MED ADVICE IF IRRI
DEVELOPS.

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:-56F,-49C
Autoignition Temp:Autoignition Temp Text:260C
Lower Limits:1.4
Upper Limits:8.0
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM, CARBON DIOXIDE. WATERSPRAY MAY
BE USED TO KEEP FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IN EVENT OF FIRE WEAR FULL PROT CLOTH &
NIOSH-APPROVED SCBA W/FULL FCPIECE OPERATED IN PRESSURE
DEMAND/OTHER +PRESSURE MODE.VAP CAN FLOW ALONG SURFACES (SUPPLE)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:HIGHLY FLAMM LIQUID MUST BE KEPT FRM
SPARKS/OPN FLAME/HOT SURFACES/ALL SOURCES OF HEAT/IGN.ABOVE FLASH
PT VAP/AIR MIX ARE EXPLO W/IN FLAMM LIMITS NOTED ABOVE.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTI AREA OF LEAK/SPILL.REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF
IGN.CLEANUP PERSONNEL REQUIRE PROT CLOTH/RESP PROT FRM VAP.SM:MAY
BE ABSORBED ON PAPER TOWELS/EVAPORATED IN FUME HOOD.ALLOW ENOUGH
TIME FOR FUMES TO CLEA R HOOD THEN IGN PAPER IN SUITABLE
LOCATION(SUPPLE)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:CONTACT LENSES SHOULDN'T BE WORN WHEN
WORK W/MATL.PROT AGAINST PHYS DMG.STORE IN COOL DRY WELL VENTI AREA
AWAY FRM FIRE HAZ.OUTSIDE/DETACH STORAGE PRE
Other Precautions:SEPARATE FRM OXIDIZING MATL.BOND/GROUND CNTNR.USE
NONSPARK TOOLS.DON'T OPN UNLESS CONTENTS @RM TEMP(72F)/BEL.ALLOW
24HRS TO COOL TO RT.STORAGE/USE AREAS SHOULD BE NO SMOKING
AREA.REF:ACGIH DOC:"INDUST RIAL VENTI,MANUAL OF RECOMMENDED PRAC".

Respiratory Protection:IF TLV EXCEEDED A HALF MASK CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE
RESP (NIOSH APPROVED) MAY BE WORN UP TO 10X THE TLV OR MAXIMUM USE
CONCEN SPECIFIED BY RESP SUPPLIER WHICHEVER IS LESS.
Ventilation:SYS OF LOC &/OR GEN EXHAU RECOMMENDED TO KEEP WORKER EXPO
BELO AEL.LOC EXHAU VENTI PREFER-CAN CNTRL EMISSIONS OF (SUPPL)
Protective Gloves:RUBB, NEOPRENE GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEM SAF GOGG &/OR FULL FCSHIELD.
Other Protective Equipment:EYEWASH FOUNTAIN,QUICK-DRENCH FACI IN
WORKAREA.IMPERV BOOTS,APRON,COVERALLS AS NEEDED IN AREAS OF UNUSUAL
EXPO.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFT HNDLG.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIREFIGHTING:TO DISTANT IGN SOURCE & FLASHBACK. VENTI:CONTAMIN
@SOURCE,PREVENT DISPERSION OF IT INTO GEN WORK AREA. SPILL:AWAY FRM
COMBUST MATLS.CONTAIN/RECOVER LIQ FOR RECLAMATION WHEN
POSSIBLE.LG:CO LLECT AS HAZ WASTE;ABSORB W/VERMIOCULTIE,DRY
SAND,EARTH,SIMILAR MATL FOR DISPO.

HCC:F2
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:96.8F,36.0C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-202F,-130C
Vapor Pres:426 @20C
Vapor Density:2.5
Spec Gravity:0.631
Evaporation Rate & Reference:28.6 (N-BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE.
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS SOLUTION; MILD GASOLINE-LIKE ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS, HEAT, FLAME.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT & SOURCES OF IGNITION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC GASES & VAP MAY BE RELEASED IF
INVOLVED IN FIRE.THERMAL-OXIDATIVE DECOMPO PROD IN AIR CAN INCLUDE
OXIDES OF CARBON

Waste Disposal Methods:ATOMIZE IN SUITABLE RCRA APPROVED COMBUSTION
CHAMBER/ABSORB W/VERMICULITE,DRY SAND,EARTH,SIMILAR MATL FOR DISPO
AS HAZ WASTE IN RCRA APPROVED FACILITY.DO NOT FLUSH TO SEWER.ENSURE
COMPLIANCE W/LOC/STA TE/FED REGS.

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