Product ID:1,4-DICYANO-2-BUTENE, 204295
MSDS Date:04/13/1993
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N057076
MSDS Number: CDNBK

ICN BIOMEDICALS

1263 S CHILLICOTHE RD
AURORA, OH 44202
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 216-562-1500

Preparer: TC

Cage: IO030

ICN BIOMEDICALS INC

28050 CLEVELAND, OH 44128-0250 US

Telephone: 216-831-3000

Cage: IO030

3-HEXENEDINIRILE (MFR CAS # 1119-69-3)

CAS: 1119-85-3

RTECS: MP6750000

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

PATIENT ON SIDE IN A STABLE POSITION. CALL

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HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR HUMAN POIS. ONE

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IN APRICOT, PEACH & SIMILAR FRUIT PITS & IN SWEET

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BENZALDEHYDE, & CYANIDE FROM WHICH THE LATTER CAN BE

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THESE ENZYMES ARE NOT FOUND IN MAMMALIAN TISS, THE

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SIMILAR ENZYMES CAPABLE OF EFFECTING CYANIDE RELEASE

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BE AS MUCH AS 40 TIMES MORE TOX BY ORAL RTE AS

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ING OF LAETRILE, & THIS ALLEGED ANTICANCER DRUG HAS

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ETHICAL DRUG THAT MAY ALSO CAUSE CYANIDE POIS IN

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SODIUM NITROPRUSSIDE. ALTHOUGH NITROPRUSSIDE IS

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PENETRATES INTO ERYTHROCYTES & REACTS W/HEMOGLOBIN

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FORTUNATELY, THE THERAPEUTIC MARGIN FOR

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FOUND IN CERTAIN RAT & PEST POIS, SILVER & METAL

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CMPDS SUCH AS POTASSIUM CYANIDE CAN ALSO BE READILY

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ABSORBED FROM ALL RTES, INCL SKIN, MUC MEMB, & BY

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WHEN INGESTED. DEATH MAY OCCUR W/INGEST OF EVEN SML

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MIN/HRS DEPENDING ON RTE OF EXPOS. INHAL OF TOX

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EXPOS. SODIUM NITROPRUSSIDE (SMITH & KRUSZYNA,

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ALSO CAUSED CYANIDE POIS. A BLOOD CYANIDE LEVEL OF

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USUALLY HAD LEVELS > 1 UG/ML. CLINICALLY, CYANIDE

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BRTH OF PATIENT; HOWEVER, ONLY SML PROPORTION OF

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ODOR. TYPICALLY, CYANIDE HAS A BITTER, BURNING

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VOMIT, ANXIETY, CONFUSN, VERTIGO, GIDD, LOWER JAW

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ARRHY, & TRANSIENT RESP STIMULATION FOLLOWED BY

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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/CHRONIC:TOX PROPERTIES HAVE NOT
BEEN THORO INVESTIGATED. POSS TOX VIA ORAL, SKIN & MUC MEMB. MOD TO
SEV ERYTHEMA (REDNESS) & MOD EDEMA (RAISED SKIN). CYANIDE DIRECTLY
STIMULATES CHEMORECEPTORS O F CAROTID & AORTIC BODIES W/RESULTANT
HYPERPNEA. CARD IRREGS ARE OFTEN NOTED, BUT HEART INVARIABLY (EFTS
OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: OUTLASTS RESPS. DEATH IS DUE TO RESP
ARREST OF CENTRAL ORIGIN. IT CAN OCCUR W/IN SECS/MIN OF INHAL OF
HIGH CONCS OF HYDROGEN CYANIDE GAS. BECAUSE OF SLOWER ABSORPTION,
DEATH MAY BE MORE DELA YED AFTER INGEST OF CYANIDE SALTS, BUT
CRITICAL EVENTS STILL OCCUR W/IN FIRST HR. TWO OTHER SOURCES OF
CYANIDE (ING 3)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:SKIN: REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG, RINSE LIBERALLY W/SOAP & WATER FOR
CONSIDERABLE PERIOD. CALL MD. INGEST: RINSE MOUTH SEVERAL TIMES
W/WATER, DO NOT SWALLOW. CALL MD/TAKE PATIENT TO HOSPITAL. EYES:
RINSE LIB ERALLY W/WATER FOR CONSIDERABLE PERIOD (AT LEAST 15 MIN).
CALL MD/TAKE PATIENT TO HOSPITAL. INHAL: TAKE PATIENT INTO FRESH
AIR & ALLOW TO REST. IN CASE OF IMMINENT UNCON CLEAR RESP TRACT &
LAY (ING 2)

Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:MOD, BY CHEM RXN W/HEAT, MOISTURE, ACID.
MANY CYANIDES EVOLVE HYDROCYANIC ACID RATHER EASILY. THIS IS A FLAM
GAS & IS HIGHLY TOX. CARBON DIOXIDE FROM (SUP DAT)

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP INTO SUITABLE CONTAINER FOR DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:ALWAYS WEAR GLOVES, MASK, GOGGLES AND
USE A HOOD. STORE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE, IN A PROPERLY SEALED
CONTAINER.
Other Precautions:AVOID CONTACT WITH THE HUMAN BODY.

Respiratory Protection:YES. USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE
FOR EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST REQUIRED.
Protective Gloves:YES. IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING
ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA .
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLO HAZ: AIR IS SUFFICIENT ACIDIC TO LIBERATE HYDROCYANIC ACID FROM
CYANIDE SOLNS. EXPLODES IF MELTED W/NITRATE/CHLORATE @ ABOUT 450C.
VIOLENT RXN W/F*2, MG, NITRATES, HNO*3, NITRITES. DANGEROUS; ON
CONT W/ACID, ACID FUMES, WATER/STEAM, THEY WILL PRDCE TOX & FLAM
VAPS.

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:>75F,>24C
Appearance and Odor:SOLID

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FUMES OF CN-, NO*X.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:ACCELERATED POLYMERIZATION
DECOMPOSITION OF DICYANOBUTENE.

Waste Disposal Methods:INCINERATE OR LANDFILL AS COMPLIES WITH STATE
AND LOCAL LAWS. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND
FEDERAL REGULATIONS .

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