Product ID:SODIUM TETRAPHENYLBORATE
MSDS Date:10/21/1995
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N082285
MSDS Number: CGCQB

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

Info Phone: 314-539-1600

Cage: 23104

Telephone: 908-859-2151

Cage: 62910

BORATE COMPOUND; (SODIUM TETRAPHENYLBORATE)

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:INHALATION: GROSS OVEREXPOSURE TO DUST
MAY RESULT IN UNCONSCIOUSNESS, NAUSEA, HEADACHE OR DIZZINESS.
INGESTION:MAY PRODUCE GASTROINTESTINAL DISTURBANCES. THE
TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES ARE NOT WELL KNOW N, BUT MATERIAL IS
PROBABLY TOXIC. SKINCONTACT: NO ADVERSE EFFECTS EXPECTED BUT DUST
MAY CAUSE (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:MECHANICAL IRRITATION. EYE CONTACT: NO
INFORMATION FOUND BUT PROBABLY AN IRRITANT TO EYE TISSUE. CHRONIC:
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO INFORMATION FOUND.

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR ANY
BREATHING DIFFICULTY. INGESTION:IF SWALLOWED, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION
IMMEDIATELY. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.
SKIN EX POSURE:REMOVE ANY CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH SKIN W/PLENTY
OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. IF IRRITATION DEVELOPS, GET MED
ATTN. EYE:WASH EYES W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN. CALL MD.

Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, CARBON DIOXIDE, OR DRY POWDER. WATER
MAY BE USED TO KEEP FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP .
EVACUATE AFFECTED AREA, AVOID SMOKE AND FUMES.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:AS W/MOST ORG SOLIDS, FIRE IS POSS AT
ELEVATED TEMPS/BY CNTCT W/IGNITION SOURCE. FINE DUST DISPERSED IN
AIR IN SUFFICIENT CONCS, & IN PRESENCE OF AN (SUPDAT)

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA OF LEAK OR SPILL. CLEAN-UP
PERSONNEL MAY REQUIRE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION FROM DUST. SPILLS:
SWEEP UP AND CONTAINERIZE FOR RECLAMATION OR DISPOSAL. VACUUMING OR
WET SWEEPING MAY BE USED T O AVOID DUST DISPOSAL.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED CNTNR.
PROTECT FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE. STORE IN A COOL, DRY, VENT AREA AWAY
FROM SOURCES OF HEAT MOISTURE & INCOMPATIBILITIES.
Other Precautions:CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN WORKING WITH
THIS MATERIAL. AVOID CONTACT W/EYES, SKIN & CLOTHING.

Respiratory Protection:FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO THE DUST
IS APPARENT, A NIOSH APPROVED DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN. FOR
EMERGENCIES, A NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS
MAY BE NECESSARY.
Ventilation:A LOC EXHST SYS WHICH CAPTURES THE CONTAM AT ITS SOURCE IS
REC TO PVNT DISPERSION OF THE CONTAM INTO THE WORKROOM AIR.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EMER EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
WEAR IMPERVIOUS PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, INCLUDING BOOTS, LAB (SUPDAT)
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
SOL IN H*2O:47 G/100 G WATER @ 20C (68F). SOLUBILITY IN POLAR SOLVENTS
INCREASES AS THE TEMPERATURE DECREASES. EXPLO HAZ:IGNITION SOURCE
IS A POTENTIAL DUST EXPLOSION HAZARD. OTHER PROT EQUIP:COAT, AP RON
OR COVERALLS TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT.

Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:>572F,>300C
Solubility in Water:SUPDAT
Appearance and Odor:WHITE TO PINKISH WHITE CRYSTALLINE POWDER; SLIGHT
PHENOLIC ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS, ACIDS, POTASSIUM SOLUTIONS, AND HEAVY METALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS SLOWLY DECOMPOSE OVER
EXTENDED PERIODS IN THE PRESENCE OF AIR.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:GIVES OFF BLACK, SOOTY, TOXIC SMOKE.

Waste Disposal Methods:WATERVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECLAMATION MAY BE
DELIVERED TO A RCRA APPROVED WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY. ENSURE
COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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