Product ID:SUCCINIC ANHYDRIDE
MSDS Date:03/05/1987
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N082266
MSDS Number: CGCPD

Emergency Phone: 314-539-1600;314-982-5000

Info Phone: 314-539-1600

Cage: 23104

Telephone: 908-859-2151

Cage: 62910

SUCCINIC ANHYDRIDE

CAS: 108-30-5

RTECS: WN0875000

Fraction By Weight: 100.08%

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: INHALATION: NO INFORMATION
FOUND, BUT COMPOUND SHOULD BE HANDLDED AS POTENTIAL HEALTH HAZARD.
INGESTION: NO INFORMATION FOUND, BUT COMPOUND SHOULD BE HANDLDED AS
POTENTIAL HEALTH HAZARD. SKIN: CAUSES IRRITATION. MAY BE ABSORBED
THROUGH SKIN. EYE: CAUSES IRRITATION. CHRONIC: NONE SPECIFIED BY
MANUFACTURER.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:INHAL: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF
BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL PHYS. INGEST: CALL PHYS IMMED.
SKIN: REMOVE ANY CONTAMD CLTHG. WASH SKIN W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT &
WATER FO R AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. GET MED ATTN IF IRRIT
DEVELOPS/PERSISTS. EYE: WASH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15
MINUTES, LIFTING LOWER AND UPPER EYELIDS OCCASIONALLY. GET MED ATTN
IMMEDIATELY.

Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, ALCOHOL FOAM, OR CARBON
DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:AS W/MOST ORG SOLIDS, FIRE IS POSS AT
ELEV TEMPS/BY CONT W/IGNIT SOURCE. FINE DUST DISPERSED IN AIR IN
SUFF CONCS, & IN PRESENCE OF AN IGNIT SOURCE IS (SUPDAT)

Spill Release Procedures:REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNIT. VENT AREA OF
LEAK/SPILL. CLEAN-UP PERSONNEL MAY REQ PROT FROM INHAL OF DUST.
SPILLS: CLEAN UP SPILLS IN MANNER THAT DOES NOT DISPERSE DUST INTO
AIR. USE NON-SPARKING TOOLS . PICK UP SPILL FOR RECOVERY/DISP &
PLACE (SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER,
STORED IN COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA. PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL
DAMAGE. ISOLATE FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:WARNING! MAY BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED OR
ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. CAUSES IRRITATION. DO NOT BREATHE DUST.
AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN AND CLOTHING. KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED.
USE WITH ADEQUATE VEN TILATION. WASH THORO AFTER HANDLING.

Respiratory Protection:FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO DUST IS
APPARENT, NIOSH APPROVED DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN. FOR
EMERGENCIES, NIOSH SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS MAY BE
NECESSARY.
Ventilation:LOC EXHST SYS WHICH CAPTURES CONTAMINANT AT ITS SOURCE IS
RECOM TO PVNT DISPERSION OF CONTAMINANT INTO WORKROOM AIR.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
WEAR CLEAN BODY-COVERING CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN WORKING
WITH THIS MATERIAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: SLIGHTLY SOLUBLE IN WATER. EXPLOSION HAZARDS:
POTENTIAL DUST EXPLOSION HAZARD. SPILL PROCEDURES: IN CLOSED
CONTAINER.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:502F,261C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:>246F,>119C
Vapor Pres:1 @ 92C
Solubility in Water:VERY (SUPDAT)
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS CRYSTALS.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON DIOXIDE AND CARBON MONOXIDE MAY
FORM WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION.

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECOVERY MAY BE
BURNED IN AN APPROVED INCINERATOR OR DISPOSED IN AN APPROVED WASTE
FACILITY. ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.

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