Product ID:04062 20 PENTANE 18210
MSDS Date:12/19/1994
FSC:6810
NIIN:00F051173
MSDS Number: CCDRR

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100/201-796-7523

Info Phone: 201-796-7100/201-796-7523

Cage: 1B464

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

PENTANE, N-PENTANE

CAS: 109-66-0

RTECS: RZ9450000

Fraction By Weight: >98%

OSHA PEL 2950 MG/CUM

ACGIH TLV: 1800 MG/CUM

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:NO Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYES: IRRITATION. SKIN: IRRITATION,
DERMATITIS. INGESTION: ASPIRATION HAZARD, IRRITATION OF THE
DIGESTIVE TRACT, CNS DEPRESSION. ADVANCED STAGES MAY CAUSE
COLLAPSE, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, COMA & POSSIBLE DE ATH DUE TO
RESPIRATORY FAILURE. ASPIRATION OF MATERIAL INTO LUNGS MAY CAUSE
CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS WHICH MAY BE FATAL.(SUP
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, HEADACHE, EXCITEMENT, FATIGUE,
NAUSEA, VOMITING, STUPOR, COMA, DIZZINESS, DROWSINESS,
UNCONSCIOUSNESS, DEFATTING.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/WATER FOR 15 MINS. SKIN: FLUSH W/SOAP & WATER.
INGESTION: DON'T INDUCE VOMITING. INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR.
GIVE CPR/OXYGEN IF NEEDED. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES.

Flash Point:-40F
Lower Limits:1.5
Upper Limits:7.8
Extinguishing Media:FOAM, DRY CHEMICAL/CO2
Fire Fighting Procedures:WATER SPRAY TO COOL CONTAINERS. WATER MAY BE
INEFFECTIVE. WEAR SCBA IN PRESSURE DEMAND, MSHA/NIOSH APPROVED &
FULL PROTECTIVE GEAR.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAPORS CAN TRAVEL TO IGNITION SOURCES &
FLASH BACK. EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE. MATERIAL WILL READILY IGNITE AT
ROOM TEMP. VAPORS MAY CAUSE FLASH FIRE. (SEE SUPP)

Spill Release Procedures:ABSORB W/INERT MATERIAL, THEN PLACE INTO A
CHEMICAL WASTE CONTAINER. SCOOP UP W/NONSPARKING TOOL, THEN PLACE
INTO A SUITABLE CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL. USE WATER SPRAY TO DISPERSE
THE GAS/VAPOR.

Handling and Storage Precautions:USE W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION. DON'T
PRESSURIZE, CUT, WELD, BRAZE, SOLDER, DRILL, GRIND/EXPOSE
CONTAINERS TO HEAT & OTHER IGNITION SOURCES.
Other Precautions:DON'T GET ON SKIN, IN EYES. DON'T INGEST/INHALE.
STORE IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. KEEP FROM CONTACT W/OXIDIZING
MATERIALS. STORE IN A COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM
INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCE S.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATORS WHEN NECESSARY.
Protective Gloves:NEOPRENE, NATURAL RUBBER
Eye Protection:PROTECTIVE EYEGLASSES
Other Protective Equipment:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES, NEOPRENE
APRON/CLOTHING, NATURAL RUBBER APRON/CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE
REUSE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
UNUSUAL FIRE CONT'D: MATERIAL IS LIGHTER THAN WATER & INSOLUBLE IN
WATER. THE FIRE COULD EASILY BE SPREAD BY THE USE OF WATER IN AN
AREA WHERE THE WATER CAN'T BE CONTAINED. HEALTH HAZARDS CONT'D:
INHA LATION: CNS EFFECTS & RESPIRATORY TRACTIRRITATION.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:97F
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-202F
Vapor Pres:400
Vapor Density:2.5
Spec Gravity:0.6
Evaporation Rate & Reference:(BU AC=1): 28.6
Solubility in Water:NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID W/MILD GASOLINE LIKE ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
OXIDIZING AGENTS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, SPARKS & FLAME & OTHER IGNITION
SOURCES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:OXIDES OF CARBON.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IAW/FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS. UN1265.

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