Product ID:1-METHYL-2-PYRROLIDINONE, 9261
MSDS Date:12/08/1996
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N090685
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CJBZJ

MALLINCKRODT BAKER INC

222 RED SCHOOL LANE
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ 08865
US

Emergency Phone: 908-859-2151;800-424-9300(CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 800-582-2537

Cage: HO851

MALLINCKRODT BAKER, INC.

PHILLIPSBURG, NJ 08865 US

Telephone: 800-582-2537

Cage: 70829

2-PYRROLIDINONE, 1-METHYL-; (1-METHYL-2-PYRROLIDONE).

CAS: 872-50-4

RTECS: UY5790000

Fraction By Weight: 99-100%

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS, LIFTING

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EQUIP. COLLECT LIQ IN APPROP CNTNR/ABSORB

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CHEM WASTE CNTNR. DO NOT USE COMBUST MATLS, SUCH AS

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INTO SOIL, THIS MATL MAY BIODEGRADE TO MOD EXTENT.

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WHEN RELS INTO WATER, THIS MATL IS NOT EXPECTED TO

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SIGNIFICANTLY BIOACCUMULATE. WHEN RELS INTO AIR, THIS

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PHOTOCHEMICALLY PRDCD HYDROXYL RADICALS. WHEN RELS

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EXTENT BY WET DEPOSITION.

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PREF BECAUSE IT CAN CONTROL EMISSIONS OF CONTAM AT ITS

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AREA. PLEASE REFER TO ACGIH DOCUMENT, "INDUS VENT, A

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LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENT 1.
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:MILD IRRITANT IF
VAPOR OR MIST FROM HEATED SOLVENT IS INHALED. COUGHING, POSSIBLE
BREATHING DIFFICULTIES MAY BE OBSERVED. INGESTION:CAUSES IRRITATION
TO GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. SYMPTO MS MAY INCLUDE NAUSEA, VOMITING
AND DIARRHEA. SKIN CONTACT:MILD IRRITATION, MAY CAUSE SOME
DISCOMFORT (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:IF IN CONTACT WITH SKIN FOR SEVERAL
HOURS. EYE CONTACT:CAUSES IRRITATION, REDNESS AND PAIN. MAY
POSSIBLY CAUSE CORNEAL CLOUDING. CHRONIC:MINOR SKIN IRRITATION ON
REPEATED CONTACT. TOXICOLOGIC AL INFORMATION:
1-METHYL-2-PYRROLIDINONE: INVESTIGATED AS A MUTAGEN, REPRODUCTIVE
EFFECTOR.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NO INFORMATION FOUND.

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF
BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYG. GET MED ATTN. INGEST:INDUCE VOMIT IMMED
AS DIRECTED BY MED PERS. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCON
PERS. GET MED ATTN. SKIN:IMMED FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LST
15 MINS. REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES. GET MED ATTN. WASH CLTHG
BEFORE REUSE. THORO CLEAN SHOES BEFORE REUSE. EYE CONT:IMMED FLUSH
W/ (ING 2)

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:199F,93C
Lower Limits:0.99%
Upper Limits:3.9%
Extinguishing Media:CLASS B EXTINGUISHER; DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM OR CARBON
DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:COMBUSTIBLE. ABOVE THE FLASH POINT,
EXPLOSIVE VAPOR-AIR MIXTURES MAY BE FORMED.

Spill Release Procedures:VENT AREA OF LEAK/SPILL. REMOVE ALL SOURCES OF
IGNIT. WEAR APPROP PPE AS SPECIFIED IN EXPOS CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROT
SECTION. ISOLATE HAZ AREA. KEEP UNNEC & UNPROT PERS FROM ENTERING.
CONTAIN & RECOVER LIQ WHEN POSS. USE NON-SPARKING TOOLS &(ING 3)
Neutralizing Agent:J.T. BAKER SOLUSORB(TM) SOLVENT ADSORBENT IS REC FOR
SPILLS OF THIS PRODUCT.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLSD CNTNR. STORE IN
COOL, DRY, VENTED AREA AWAY FROM SOURCES OF HEAT, FLAME/IGNIT. PROT
AGAINST PHYSICAL DMG. USE ONLY W/ADEQ VENT.
Other Precautions:FLAMMABLE. STORE SEPARATELY FROM REACTIVE/COMBUST
MATLS & OUT OF DIRECT SUNLIGHT. CNTNRS OF THIS MATL MAY BE HAZ WHEN
EMPTY SINCE THEY RETAIN PROD RESIDUES (VAPS, LIQ); OBSERVE ALL
WARNINGS & PRECS LI STED FOR PROD. AVOID CONT W/ (SUPP DATA)

Respiratory Protection:FOR CNDTNS OF USE WHERE EXPOS TO SUBSTANCE IS
APPARENT, CONSULT INDUS HYGIENIST. FOR EMERS/INSTANCES WHERE EXPOS
LEVELS ARE NOT KNOWN, USE A NIOSH APPRVD FULL-FACEPIECE POS-PRESS,
AIR-SUPPLIED RESP. W ARNING:AIR PURIFYING RESPS DO (SUPDAT)
Ventilation:A SYS OF LOC &/OR GEN EXHST IS REC TO KEEP EMPLOYEE EXPOS
BELOW AIRBORNE EXPOS LIMS. LOC EXHST VENT IS GENRLY (ING 10)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS &(SUPDAT)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE
SHOWER . WEAR IMPERVIOUS CLTHG, INCL BOOTS, LAB COAT, APRON/ (SUPP
DATA)
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATLS TO AVOID:TEMPS & PRESS. WASTE DISP METH:CNTNR & UNUSED CONTENTS
I/A/W FED, STATE & LOC REQUIREMENTS. OTHER PREC:EYES, SKIN & CLTHG.
AVOID BRTHG VAP/MIST. RESP PROT:NOT PROT WORKERS IN OXYG-DEFIC IENT
ATMS. EYE PROT:FULL LENGTH FACESHIELD . OTHER PROT EQUIP:COVERALLS,
AS APPROP, TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:396F,202C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-11F,-24C
Vapor Pres:0.5 @ 25C
Vapor Density:3.4
Spec Gravity:1.03
pH:7.7
Evaporation Rate & Reference:0.06 (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Solubility in Water:MISCIBLE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID; SLIGHT AMINE ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDANTS & ACIDS. REACTS W/CHLORINATING AGENTS TO FORM AMIDE.
REACTS W/SULFUR OR CARBON DIOXIDE AT HIGH (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, FLAMES, IGNITION SOURCES &
INCOMPATIBLES. STABLE UNDER ORDINARY CONDITIONS OF USE & STORAGE.
HYGROSCOPIC & BASIC.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:BURNING MAY PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE,
CARBON DIOXIDE, NITROGEN OXIDES.

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECOVERY/RECYCLING
SHOULD BE MANAGED IN APPROP & APPRVD WASTE DISP FACILITY.
PROCESSING, USE/CONTAM OF THIS PROD MAY CHANGE WASTE MANAGEMENT
OPTIONS. STATE & LOC DISP REGS MAY DIFFER FROM FED DISP REGS. DISP
OF(SUPDAT)

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