PIERCE CHEMICAL COMPANY -- ACETONITRILE, 0051101
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Material Safety Data Sheet
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MSDS Num: CJSTC
MSDS NAME: ACETONITRILE, 0051101
Responsible Party
Name: PIERCE CHEMICAL COMPANY
Box: 117
City: ROCKFORD IL 61105
Info Phone: 815-968-0747
Emergency Phone Number: (800)424-9300
Resp. Party Other MSDS No.: 141
Chemtrec IND/Phone: (800)424-9300
Review Ind: Y
Published: Y
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Contractor Summary
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Name: PIERCE CHEMICAL COMPANY
Box: 117
City: ROCKFORD IL 61105
Phone: 815-968-0747
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Item Description Information
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Ingredients
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Cas: 75-05-8
RTECS #: AL7700000
Name: ACETONITRILE
Percent by Wt: 100.
OSHA PEL: 70 MG/M3;40 PPM
ACGIH TLV: 67 MG/M3;40 PPM
ACGIH STEL: 101 MG/M3;60 PPM
EPA Rpt Qty: 5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty: 5000 LBS
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Health Hazards Data
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LD50 LC50 Mixture: LD50: (ORAL, RAT) 1320 MG/KG
Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES
Skin: YES
Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO
IARC: NO
OSHA: NO
Effects of Exposure: CAUSES EYE IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION. MAY BE
FATAL IF SWALLOWED. THERE IS NO KNOWN EFFECT FROM CHRONIC EXPOSURE TO THIS
PRODUCT. SEE TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION.
Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: NOT AVAILABLE.
Medical Cond Aggravated By Exposure: REPEATED OR PROLONGED EXPOSURE IS NOT
KNOWN TO AGGRAVATE MEDICAL CONDITION.
First Aid: EYES: CHECK FOR & REMOVE ANY CONTACT LENSES. IMMED FLUSH EYES
W/RUNNING WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN, KEEPING EYELIDS OPEN. COLD WATER MAY BE
USED. DO NOT USE AN EYE OINTMENT. SEEK MED ATTN. SKIN: AFTER CONTACT W/SKIN,
WASH IMMED W/PLENTY OF WATER. GENTLY & THOROUGHLY WASH CONTAM SKIN
W/RUNNING WATER & NON-ABRASIVE SOAP. BE PARTICULARLY CAREFUL TO CLEAN
FOLDS, CREVICES, CREASES & GROIN. COLD WATER MA Y BE USED. COVER IRRIT
SKIN W/AN EMOLLIENT. IF IRRIT PERSISTS, SEEK MED ATTN. WASH CONTAM CLTHG
BEFORE REUSING. INHAL: ALLOW VICTIM TO REST IN WELL VENTD AREA. SEEK IMMED
MED ATTN. INGEST: DO NOT INDU CE VOMITING. (SUPDAT)
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Handling and Disposal
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Spill Release Procedures: SMALL SPILL & LEAK: DILUTE W/WATER & MOP UP
OR ABSORB W/INERT DRY MATL & PLACE IN APPROP WASTE DISP CNTNR. LG SPILL
& LEAK: FLAMMABLE LIQUID. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT. KEEP AWAY FROM SOURCE SOF
IGNIT. STOP LEAK IF W/OUT RISK. ABSORB W/DRY EARTH, SAND OR OTHER
NON-COMBUSTIBLE MATL. DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATL. PREVENT ENTRY INTO SEWERS,
BASEMENTS OR CONFINED AREAS; DIKE IF NEEDED. (SARA REG INFO)
Waste Disposal Methods: USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR EXPOSURE
OF CONCERN (FP N). WASTE INFORMATION: NOT AVAILABLE. WASTE STREAM: NOT
AVAILABLE. CONULT YOUR LOCAL OR REGIONAL AUTHORITIES.
Handling And Storage Precautions: FLAM MATLS SHOULD BE STORED IN SEPARATE SFTY
STORAGE CABINET OR ROOM. KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT. KEEP AWAY FROM SOURCES OF
IGNIT. KEEP CNTNR TIGHTLY CLSD. KEEP IN COOL, WELL-VENTD PLACE. GROUND ALL
EQUIP CO NTAINING MATL. REFRIGERATED ROOM WOULD BE PREFERABLE FOR MATLS
W/FLASH POINT LOWER THAN 37.8C(100F).
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Fire and Explosion Hazard Information
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Flash Point Method: COC
Flash Point: =5.5C, 42.1F
Autoignition Temp: =524.C, 975.2F
Lower Limits: 4.4%
Upper Limits: 16
Extinguishing Media: FLAMMABLE LIQUID, SOLUBLE OR DISPERSED IN WATER. SMALL
FIRE: USE DRY CHEMS, CO*2, ALCOHOL FOAM OR WATER SPRAY. LARGE FIRE: USE
ALCOHOL FOAM, WATER SPRAY OR FOG. (SARA REG INFO)
Fire Fighting Procedures: USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
(FP N).
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: FLAM. HIGHLY FLAM IN PRESENCE OF OPEN FLAMES
& SPKS, HEAT, OXIDIZING MATLS. STORE UNDER NITROGEN. PRODS OF COMBUST ARE
CARBON OXIDES (CO, CO*2). RISKS OF EXPLO OF PROD IN PRESENCE OF MECH
IMPACT/STATI C DISCHARGE:NOT AVAIL. NO SPECIFIC INFO AVAIL IN DATABASE
REGARDING PROD'S RIKS OF EXPLO IN PRESENCE OF VARIOUS MATLS.
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Control Measures
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Respiratory Protection: USE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE FOR EXPOSURE
OF CONCERN (FP N).
Ventilation: PROVIDE EXHAUST VENTILATION OR OTHER ENGINEERING CONTROLS TO KEEP
AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS OF VAPORS BELOW THEIR RESPECTIVE TLV.
Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS GLOVES (FP N).
Eye Protection: ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N).
Other Protective Equipment: ANSI APPROVED EYE WASH AND DELUGE SHOWER (FP N)
PROXIMAL TO WORK-STATION LOCATION.
Work Hygienic Practices: PERSONAL PROTECTION IN CASE OF LARGE SPILL: SPLASH
GOGGLES. FULL SUIT. GLOVES. SUGGESTED PROTECTIVE CLOTHING MIGHT NOT BE
SUFFICIENT; CONSULT SPECIALIST BEFORE HANDLING THIS PRODUCT.
Supplemental Safety and Health: FIRST AID PROC: EXAMINE LIPS & MOUTH TO
ASCERTAIN WHETHER TISSUES ARE DAMAGED, A POSS INDICATION THAT TOX MATL WAS
INGESTED; ABSENCE OF SUCH SIGNS, HOWEVER, IS NOT CONCLUSIVE. LOOSEN TIGHT
CLTHG SUCH AS COLLAR, TIE, BELT OR WAISTBAND. IF NOT BRTHG, PERFORM
MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION. SEEK IMMED MED ATTN.
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Physical/Chemical Properties
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Boiling Point: =81.5C, 178.9F
Melt/Freeze Pt: =-46.C, -50.8F
Vapor Pres: 72.8 MM HG @ 20C
Vapor Density: 1.4(AIR=1)
Spec Gravity: 0.78 (H*2O=1)
PH: 7 (NEUTRAL)
Viscosity: 0.35 CP
Evaporation Rate & Reference: 5.79
Solubility in Water: SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor: COLORLESS LIQUID; AROMATIC ODOR.
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Reactivity Data
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Condition To Avoid: NO ADDITIONAL REMARK.
Materials To Avoid: REACTIVE WITH OXIDIZING AGENTS, ACIDS, MOISTURE. SLIGHTLY
REACTIVE WITH REDUCING AGENTS, ALKALIS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: NOT AVAILABLE.
Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO
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Toxicological Information
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Toxicological Information: WARNING: LC50 VALUES HEREUNDER ARE ESTIMATED ON
BASIS OF 4-HR EXPOSURE. ACUTE ORAL TOX (LD50): 1320 MG/KG (RAT). ACUTE DERMAL
TOX (LD50): 982 MG/KG (RABBIT). ACUTE TOX OF VAP (LC50): 16000 PPM 4 HRS (
RAT). CHRONIC EFTS ON HUMANS: SUBSTANCE IS TOX TO MUC MEMBS, UPPER RESP
TRACT, SKIN, EYES. OTHER TOX EFTS ON HUMANS: VERY HAZ IN CASE OF EYE CNTCT
(IRRITANT). HAZ IN CASE OF SKIN CNTCT (IRRITANT). SLI GHTLY HAZ IN CASE OF
SKIN CNTCT (PERMEATOR), OF INGEST, OF INHAL. NO ADDNL REMARKS ON TOX TO
ANIMALS OR ON CHRONIC EFTS ON HUMANS. SPECIAL REMARKS ON OTHER TOX EFTS ON
HUMANS: MATL IS IRRITATING TO MU C MEMBS & UPPER RESP TRACT.
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Ecological Information
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Ecological: ECOTOXICITY: NOT AVAILABLE. BOD5 & COD: NOT AVAILABLE. POSSIBLY
HAZARDOUS SHORT TERM DEGRADATION PRODUCTS ARE NOT LIKELY. HOWEVER, LONG TERM
DEGRADATION PRODUCTS MAY ARISE. THE PRODUCTS OF DEGRADATION ARE AS TOXIC AS
THE ORIGINAL PRODUCT.
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MSDS Transport Information
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Transport Information: DOT CLASSIFICATION - DOT CLASS 3:FLAM LIQ. DOT CLASS
6.1:POISONOUS MATL. FLAM TOXIC LIQS N.O.S. 1648 II. MARINE POLLUTANT: NOT
AVAIL. HAZ SUBSTANCES RQ: NOT AVAIL. SPEC PROVISIONS FOR TRANSPORT: NO AD DNL
REMARK. TDG CLASSIFICATION - TDG CLASS 3: FLAM LIQ. CLASS 6.1: POISONOUS
MATL. ADR/RID CLASSIFICATION - ADR CLASS: FLAM LIQ A. FLAM LIQ W/FLASH POINT
LOWER THAN 21C(70F). ADR CLASS 6.1:HIGHLY TOXI C SUBSTANCE W/FLASH POINT
BELOW 21C(70F) & BOILING POINT BELOW 200C(392F). IMO/IMDG CLASSIFICATION:
IMDG CLASS 3: FLAM LIQ. IMDG CLASS 6.1: POISONOUS MATL. ICAO/IATA
CLASSIFICATION: IATA CLASS 3:FLAM LIQ. IATA CLASS 6.1: POISONOUS MATL.
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Regulatory Information
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Sara Title III Information: N/P. SPILL PROC: ELIMINATE ALL SOURCES OF IGNIT. BE
CAREFUL THAT PROD IS NOT PRESENT AT CONC LEVEL ABOVE TLV. CHECK TLV ON MSDS
& W/LOCAL AUTHORITIES. FLASH POINT/FLASH POINT METHOD: 12.8C(55F)/CLOSED
CUP. EXTING MEDIA: COOL CONTAINING VESSELS W/WATER JET IN ORDER TO PREVENT
PRESSURE BUILD-UP, AUTOIGNITION OR EXPLOSION. EXPOSURE LIMITS: ACETONITRILE -
CONSULT LOCAL AUTHS FOR ACCEPTABLE EXPOSURE LI MITS.
Federal Regulatory Information: INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS - W (CANADA) W CLASS
B-2: FLAMMABLE LIQUID WITH A FLASH POINT LOWER THAN 37.8C(100F). W CLASS
D-1A: MATERIAL CAUSING IMMEDIATE AND SERIOUS TOXIC EFFECTS (VERY TOX IC). NO
PRODUCTS WERE FOUND. DSCL (EEC) R11-HIGHLY FLAMMABLE. INTERNATIONAL LISTS: NO
PRODUCTS WERE FOUND.
State Regulatory Information: N/P. PHYSICAL DATA: MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 41.05
G/MOLE. CRITICAL TEMP: NOT AVAILABLE. VOLATILITY: NOT AVAILABLE. ODOR
THRESHOLD: 40 PPM. LOGK: NOT AVAILABLE. IONICITY (IN WATER): NOT AVAILABLE.
DISPERSION PROPERTIES: SEE SOLUBILITY IN WATER, METHANOL. SOLUBILITY:
SOLUBLE IN COLD WATER, HOT WATER, METHANOL.
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Other Information
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Other Information:: HEALTH 2; FIRE HAZARD 3; REACTIVITY 0; PERSONAL PROTECTION
J. NFPA: HEALTH 2; FIRE HAZARD 3; REACTIVITY 0. REFERENCES: HAWLEY, G.G., THE
CONDENSED CHEMICAL DICTIONARY, 11E ED, NEW YORK, NY, VAN NOSTRAND REINOLD,
1987. MSDS EMITTED BY: IA COMMISION DE LA SANTE ET DE LA SECURITIE DU TRAVAIL
DU QUEBEC. SAX, N.I. DANGEROUS PROPERTIES OF INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS, TORONTO,
VAN NOSTRAND REINOLD, 6E ED, 1984. THE SIGMA-ALDRICH LIBRARY OF CHEMICAL
SAFETY DATA, EDITION II. GUIDE DE LA LOI ET DU REGLEMENT SUR LE TRANSPORT DES
MARCHANDISES DANGEUREUSES AU CANADA, CENTRE DE CONFORMITE INTERNATINAL LTEE,
1986.
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HAZCOM Label
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MSDS NAME: ACETONITRILE, 0051101
Company: PIERCE CHEMICAL COMPANY
PO Box: 117
City: ROCKFORD IL
Zipcode: 61105
Health Emergency Phone: (800)424-9300
Label Required IND: Y
Date Of Label Review: 11/16/1999
Status Code: A
Origination Code: F
Eye Protection IND: YES
Skin Protection IND: YES
Signal Word: DANGER
Respiratory Protection IND: YES
Health Hazard: Severe
Contact Hazard: Slight
Fire Hazard: Severe
Reactivity Hazard: None
Hazard And Precautions: FLAMMABLE! ACUTE: CAUSES EYE IRRITATION. MAY CAUSE
SKIN IRRITATION. MAY BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED. CHRONIC: THERE IS NO KNOWN
EFFECT FROM CHRONIC EXPOSURE TO THIS PRODUCT.
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