Product ID:OCTYL ALCOHOL
MSDS Date:01/05/2000
FSC:NIIN:Submitter:D DG
Status Code:A
Kit Part:Y
MSDS Number: CLFRV

Emergency Phone: 716-226-6177

Info Phone: 800-727-4368

Preparer: MICHAEL RASZEJA

Cage: 04TG8

Telephone: (716) 359-2502

Cage: 63759

OCTYL ALCOHOL

CAS: 111-87-5

RTECS: RH6550000

ACGIH TLV: NONE ASSIGNED

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL RAT LD50: >5800MG/M3.
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, LIVER,
KIDNEYS. INHALTION: VAPORS AND MISTS IRRITATE THE NOSE AND THROAT.
INHALTION OF HIGHER CONCENTRATIONS MAY CAUSE HEADACHES, DIZZINESS.
EYES: VAPORS MAY IRRITATE THE EYES. LIQUID AND MISTS MAY SEVERELY
IRRITATE OR CAUSE CORNEAL IRRITATION. SKIN: BRIEF CONTACT MAY CAUSE
DRY SKIN. PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT MAY IRRITATE THE SKIN,
CAUSING DERMITITIS. INGESTION: DEPRESS ION OF CENTRAL NERVOUS
SYSTEM CAN OCCUR.
Effects of Overexposure:CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, LIVER, KIDNEYS.
INHALTION: VAPORS AND MISTS IRRITATE THE NOSE AND THROAT. INHALTION
OF HIGHER CONCENTRATIONS MAY CAUSE HEADACHES, DIZZINESS. EYES:
VAPORS MAY IRRITATE THE EYES. LIQUID AND MISTS MAY SEVERELY
IRRITATE OR CAUSE CORNEAL IRRITATION. SKIN: BRIEF CONTACT MAY CAUSE
DRY SKIN. PROLONGED OR REPEATED CONTACT MAY IRRITATE THE SKIN,
CAUSING DERMITITIS. INGESTION: DEPRESS ION OF CENTRAL NERVOUS
SYSTEM CAN OCCUR.

First Aid:INHALTION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. GET
MEDICAL ATTENTION. EYES: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES THOROUGHLY WITH
RUNNING WATER FOR 15 MINUTES LIFTING UPPER AND LOWER EYELIDS
OCCASIONALLY. GET IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: FLUSH WITH
WATER, THEN WASH WITH MILD SOAP AND WATER. INGESTION: IF SWALLOWED,
CALL PHYSICIAN IMMED IATELY. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING UNLESS DIRECTED
BY PHYSICIAN. IF CONSCIOUS, GIVE ONE OR TWO GLASSES OF WATER TO
DRINK. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON.

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:=82.2C, 180.F
Autoignition Temp:=274.C, 525.2F
Lower Limits:0.9%
Upper Limits:6.0%
Extinguishing Media:FOAM, CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2); DRY CHEMICAL; WATER
SPRAY OR WATER FOG.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR A NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED
BRATHING APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH
SKIN AND EYES. COOL FIRE EXPOSED EQUIPMENT WITH WATER SPRAY.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID AND VAPOR. MAY BE
IGNITED BY HEAT, SPARKS OR FLAME. VAPORS MAY TRAVEL TO A SOURCE OF
IGNITION AND FLASH BACK. CONTAINER MAY EXPLODE IN HEAT OF FIRE.
FIRE OR EXCESSIVE HEAT MAY PRODU CE VARIOUS HAZARDOUS HYDROCARBONS
AS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS; CAN REACT WITH STRONG OXIDIZING
MATERIALS.

Spill Release Procedures:WEARING SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING,
EXTINGUISH ALL IGNITION SOURCES AND ABSORB SPILL IN VERMICULITE,
SAND OR EARTH. SCOOP UP AND PLACE IN A SUITABLE CONTAINER FOR
DISPOSAL BY INCINERATION. WASH SPIL L AREA WITH SOAP AND WATER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A DRY, COOL, WELL-VENTIALTED
AREA AWAY FROM STRONG OXIDIZING MATERIALS AND FIRE HAZARDS. KEEP
AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS AND FLAMES. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES. WASH
THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. REMOV E AND WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED WHEN NOT IN USE.
Other Precautions:READ LABEL. DO NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES WHEN WORKING
WITH CHEMICALS. CONTAINERS; EVEN THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN EMPTIED, WILL
RETAIN PRODUCT RESIDUE AND VAPOR. ALWAYS OBEY HAZARD WARNING AND
HANDLE EMPTY CO NTAINERS AS IF THEY WERE FULL. FOR LABORATORY USE
ONLY. NOT FOR DRUGS/FOOD/HOUSEHOLD USE. KEEP OUT O F REACH OF
CHILDREN.

Respiratory Protection:IN NORMAL LABORATORY USE WORK IN VENTILATION
HOOD. IN THE ABSENCE OF PROPER RESPIRATORY VENTILATION WEAR A
NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED CANISTER RESPIRATOR AT THE POINT OF USE.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST/MECHANICAL(GENERAL): RECOMMENDED.
SPECIAL/OTHER: NO.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:GOGGLES, LAB COAT, APRON, EYE WASH STATION,
FIRE EXTINGUISHER, PROPER GLOVES, VENTILATION HOOD.
Supplemental Safety and Health
THIS IS PART OF A KIT CONTAINING: OCTYL ALCOHOL, SULFURIC ACID,
CONCENTRATE; N-BUTYL ALCOHOL; N-BUTYRIC ACID; METHYL ALCOHOL; ETHYL
ALCOHOL, DENATURED, ANHYDROUS; 36-7008, ACETIC ACID, GLACIAL. KIT
SE RIAL NUMBERS: CLFRQ, CLFRS, CLFRZ, CLFSB, CLFRC, CLFRD.

HCC:F5
Boiling Pt:=195.C, 383.F
Melt/Freeze Pt:=-17.2C, 1.F
Vapor Pres:0.14@26C
Vapor Density:4.5
Spec Gravity:0.829@60/60F
Evaporation Rate & Reference:<0.01 (BUAC=1)
Solubility in Water:0.04 GRAMS PER 100 ML@20C
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS LIQUID; SWEET PUNGENT ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100%

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING MATERIALS, INORGANIC ACID AND HALOGENS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE AND HEAT, SPARKS AND
FLAME.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON DIOXIDE AND/OR CARBON MONOXIDE

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF IN AN APPROVED INCINERATOR OR CONTACT
WITH LICENSED WASTE DISPOSAL AGENCY.

Toxicological Information:DERMAL: RABBIT LD50: 2 GRAMS/KG. INHALATION:
LC50 > 5900 MG/M3.

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