Product ID:ETHYL ETHER, E198-4
MSDS Date:01/09/1995
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N086071
MSDS Number: CHDMS

FISHER SCIENTIFIC

1 REAGENT LANE
FAIRLAWN, NJ 07410
US

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO. CHEMICAL MFG DIV

FAIRLAWN, NJ 07410-2802 US

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

ETHANE, 1,1'-OXYBIS-; (ETHYL ETHER) (CERCLA)

CAS: 60-29-7

RTECS: KI5775000

Fraction By Weight: >98%

OSHA PEL 400 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 400 PPM/500 STEL

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

SODIUM PEROXIDE, TRIETHYL ALUMINUM + AIR, TRIMETHYL

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

MAY CAUSE RESP FAILURE, POSSIBLY LEADING

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

PRLNGD/RPTD SKIN CNTCT MAY CAUSE DEFAT &

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AS ANXIETY, DEPRESSION & EXCITABILITY. TARGET

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

IMMED. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF

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TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY AND SUPPORTIVELY. NO SPECIFIC

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IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT. STORE IN TIGHTLY CLSD

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FROM INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.

RTECS: 9999999ZZ

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50: (ORAL,RAT) 1215 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: EYE: CAUSES IRRIT. SKIN: MAY
CAUSE IRRIT. PRLNGD AND/OR RPTD CONT MAY CAUSE DEFAT OF SKIN &
DERM. MAY BE ABSORBED THRU SKIN. RPTD EXPOS MAY CAUSE BURNS.
INGEST: ASPIR HAZARD. SYMPS MAY INCL: HD CH, EXCITEMENT, FATG,
NAUS, VOMIT, STUPOR, & COMA. MAY CAUSE CNS DEPRESS, CHARACTERIZED
BY EXCITEMENT, (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: FOLLOWED BY HDCH, DIZZ, DROW, & NAUS.
ADVANCED STAGES MAY CAUSE COLLAPSE, UNCON, COMA & POSS DEATH DUE TO
RESP FAILURE. ASPIR OF MATL INTO LUNGS MAY CAUSE CHEM PNEUM, WHICH
MAY BE FATAL. INH AL: INHAL OF HIGH CONCS MAY CAUSE CNS EFTS
CHARACT BY HDCH, DIZZ, UNCON & COMA. MAY CAUSE RESP TRACT IRRIT.
(ING 3)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR @ LST 15 MINS, OCCASNLY
LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS. GET MED AID. SKIN: FLUSH W/PLENTY OF
SOAP & WATER FOR @ LST 15 MINS WHILE REMOVING CONTAMD CLTHG &
SHOES. GET MED AID IF IRRIT DEVELOPS/PERSISTS. INGEST:DO NOT
INDUCE VOMIT. IF VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS & ALERT, GIVE 2-4 CUPFULS OF
MILK/WATER. POSS ASPIR HAZ. GET MED AID IMMED. INHAL: REMOVE TO
FRESH AIR (ING 6)

Flash Point:-49F,-45C
Lower Limits:1.85%
Upper Limits:48%
Extinguishing Media:WATER MAY BE INEFFECTIVE. USE DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON
DIOXIDE, OR ALCOHOL-RESISTANT FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT . USE WATER SPRAY TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED CNTNRS COOL. MATL
IS LIGHTER THAN WATER & FIRE MAY (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAPS MAY FORM AN EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE W/AIR.
VAPS CAN TRAVEL TO SOURCE OF IGNIT & FLASH BACK. EXTREMELY FLAMM.
MATERIAL WILL READILY IGNITE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE.

Spill Release Procedures:AVOID RUNOFF INTO STORM SEWERS & DITCHES WHICH
LEAD TO WATERWAYS. REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF IGNIT. ABSORB SPILL USING
ABSORBENT, NON-COMBUST MATERIAL SUCH AS EARTH, SAND, OR
VERMICULITE. USE PROPER PERSON AL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT GET ON SKIN & CLTHG. EMPTY
CNTNRS RETAIN PROD RESIDUE, (LIQUID AND/OR VAPOR), AND CAN BE
DANGEROUS. DO NOT GET ON SKIN OR IN EYES.
Other Precautions:DO NOT PRESSURIZE, CUT, WELD, BRAZE, SOLDER, DRILL,
GRIND/EXPOS SUCH CNTNRS TO HEAT, SPKS/OPEN FLAMES. DO NOT
INGEST/INHALE. IF PEROXIDE FORMATION IS SUSPECTED, DO NOT OPEN/MOVE
CNTNR. KEEP AWAY FROM SOURCES OF IGNIT. DO NOT STORE (ING 8)

Respiratory Protection:FOLLOW OSHA RESPIRATOR REGULATIONS FOUND IN
29CFR1010.134. ALWAYS USE A NIOSH-APPROVED RESPIRATOR WHEN
NECESSARY.
Ventilation:USE EXPLO-PROOF VENT EQUIP. USE ADEQ GEN/LOC EXHAUST VENT
TO KEEP AIRBORNE CONCS BELOW PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMITS.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER . WEAR
APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT SKIN EXPOSURE.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. REMOVE CONTAMD
CLOTHING & WASH BEFORE REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
FIRE FIGHT PROC: BE SPREAD BY USE OF WATER. CNDTNS TO AVOID: INCOMPAT
MATLS, LIGHT, IGNIT SOURCES, EXPOS TO AIR, STRONG ACIDS, OXIDIZERS.
MATLS TO AVOID: ALUMINUM HYDRIDE, NITRATES, NITRIC ACID, NITRO SYL
PERCHLORATE, NITRYL PERCHLORATE, OZINE, PERCHLORIC ACID,
PERMANGANATES + SULFURIC ACID, POTASSIUM PEROXIDE, (ING 2)

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:94.1F,34.5C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-177F,-116C
Vapor Pres:442
Vapor Density:2.55
Spec Gravity:0.71
Evaporation Rate & Reference:37.5 (BUTYL ACETATE =1)
Solubility in Water:8.43% @ 59F
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS LIQUID. SWEET, AROMATIC ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:NO
ACETYL PEROXIDE, AIR, BROMOAZIDE, CHLORINE, CHLORINE TRIFLUORIDE,
CHROMIC ANHYDRIDE, CHROMYL CHLORIDE, LITHIUM (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:NOT STABLE DURING ROUTINE USE & HNDLG
CNDTNS. PRLNGD EXPOS TO AIR & SUNLIGHT MAY FORM UNSTABLE PEROXIDES.
(SUPDAT)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE,
PEROXIDES.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN MANNER CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL,
STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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