Product ID:CHLORAL HYDRATE
MSDS Date:10/21/1985
FSC:6505
NIIN:00N082306
MSDS Number: CGCRB

MALLINCKRODT CHEMICAL INC

PARIS, KY 40362
US

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

Info Phone: 314-539-1600

Cage: 23104

MALLINCKRODT SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CO

PHILLIPSBURG, NJ 08865 US

Telephone: 908-859-2151

Cage: 62910

CHLORAL HYDRATE; (TRICHLOROHYDRATE)

CAS: 302-17-0

RTECS: FM8750000

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

COVERALLS TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,RAT) 480 MG/KG.
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:MAY BE ROUTE FOR
ABSORPTION INTO BODY. SEE INGESTION. IRRITATION TO RESPIRATORY
TRACT. INGESTION:TOXIC. A CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANT. EARLY
SYMPTOMS ARE SLEEPINESS, MENTAL CONF USION, FOLLOWED BY COMA
W/SLOW, SHALLOWRESPIRATION, CYANOSIS AND ABSENT REFLEXES. INGESTION
OF MORE (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:THAN 2-3 GRAMS MAY RSLT IN DEATH DUE
TO RESP PARALYSIS. SKIN CONT:MAY CAUSE IRRIT. EYE CONT:VERY TOX.
SOLNS ARE CORR. CHRONIC:ABUSE MAY LEAD TO HABITUATION/ADDICTION.
POSS SKIN RASH, MENTAL C ONFUSN, DIZZ & LACK OF MUSCULAR COORD MAY
OCCUR W/KIDNEY, LIVER & HEART DMG. TOX DATA:MUTATION DATA
REFERENCES CITED.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS W/PRE-EXISTING SKIN
DISORDERS OR EYE PROBLEMS, OR IMPAIRED LIVER, KIDNEY OR RESPIRATORY
FUNCTION MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THE SUBSTANCE.

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF
BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYG. CALL MD. INGEST:INDUCE VOMIT IMMED BY
GIVING 2 GLASSES OF WATER & STICKING FINGER DOWN THROAT. NEVER GIVE
ANYTHIN G BY MOUTH TO UNCON PERS. CALL MD IMMED. SKIN:IMMED FLUSH
W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS WHILE REMOVING CONTAM CLTHG &
SHOES. WASH CLTHG BEFORE REUSE. CALL MD IMMED. EYES:WASH W/PLENTY
(SUPDAT)

Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, ALCOHOL FOAM OR CARBON
DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:AS W/MOST ORGANIC SOLIDS, FIRE IS
POSSIBLE AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES OR BY CONTACT W/IGNITION SOURCE.
NOT CONSIDERED TO BE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA OF LEAK OR SPILL. CLEAN-UP
PERSONNEL MAY REQUIRE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & NIOSH APPROVED
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION FROM DUST. PICK UP & PLACE IN SUITABLE
CONTAINER FOR RECLAMATION OR DISPOSAL IN A METHOD THAT DOES NOT
GENERATE DUST.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CNTNR. PROTECT
FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE. STORE IN COOL, DRY, VENTED AREA AWAY FROM
SOURCES OF HEAT, MOISTURE & INCOMPATIBILITIES.
Other Precautions:WARNING! HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED OR INHALED. CAUSE
IRRITATION TO SKIN, EYES & RESPIRATORY TRACT. AVOID BREATHING DUST.
USE W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION. DO NOT GET IN EYES.

Respiratory Protection:FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO 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 LOCAL EXHAUST SYSTEM WHICH CAPTURES CONTAM AT ITS SOURCE
IS REC TO PREVENT DISPERSION OF CONTAM INTO THE WORKROOM AIR.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS(SUPDAT)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE
SHOWER . WEAR IMPERVIOUS PROD CLTHG, INCL BOOTS, LAB COAT, APRON/
(ING 2)
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. CONTACT LENSES
SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN WORKING W/THIS MATERIAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATLS TO AVOID:MONOBROMATED CAMPHOR, DIURETIN ACETOPHENETIDIN, QUININE
SULFATE, SALOL, THEOBROMINE SODIUM SALICYLATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE,
UREA, URETHANE. FIRST AID PROC:OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS, LIFT
ING LOWER & UPPER LIDS OCCAS. GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYE PROT:& FULL
LENGTH FACESHIELD .

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:205F,96C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:126F,52C
Spec Gravity:1.91
Solubility in Water:474G/100G WATER@ 17C
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, TRANSPARENT CRYSTALS; AROMATIC,
PENETRATING, SLIGHTLY ACRID ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS, ALCOHOL, IODIDE CYANIDE, PERMANGANATE, BORAX, ALKALI
HYDROXIDES & CARBONATES, LEAD ACETATE, (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER ORDINARY CNDTNS OF USE &
STOR. SLOWLY VOLATS ON EXPOS TO AIR. DECOMP BY SODIUM HYDROXIDE
INTO CHLOROFORM.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC GASES & VAPORS MAY BE RELEASED
IF INVOLVED IN A FIRE.

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECLAMATION MAY BE
DISPOSED IN A RCRA APPROVED HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITY. ENSURE
COMPLIANCE W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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