=====================  Product Identification  =====================

MSDS NAME:N-AMYL ACETATE, A-718
NIIN:01-190-2725
MSDS Number: CDMKL
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:FISHER SCIENTIFIC
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
City:FAIR LAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410
Country:US
Info Phone Num:201-796-7100
Emergency Phone Num:800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
CAGE:1B464
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO.  CHEMICAL MFG DIV
Address:1 REAGENT LANE
Box:City:FAIRLAWN
State:NJ
ZIP:07410-2802
Country:US
Phone:201-796-7100
CAGE:1B464

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Name:ACETIC ACID, PENTYL ESTER; (N-AMYL ACETATE) (CERCLA) LD50
    (ORAL RAT): 6500 MG/KG
CAS:628-63-7
RTECS #:AJ1925000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:100 PPM
ACGIH TLV:100 PPM
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

Name:SUP DAT: DEVICE/ANY DISCOLORATION OF TANK DUE TO FIRE.
    ISOLATE FOR 1/2 MILE IN ALL DIRECTIONS IF TANK, RAIL CAR/ (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 2: TANK TRUCK IS INVOLVED IN FIRE. EXTING ONLY IF FLOW
    CAN BE STOPPED; USE WATER IN FLOODING AMTS AS FOG, (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 3: SOLID STREAMS MAY NOT BE EFFECTIVE. COOL CONTRS
    W/FLOODING QTYS OF WATER, APPLY FROM AS FAR A DIST AS (ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 4: POSS. AVOID BRTHG TOX VAPS, KEEP UPWIND. WATER MAY
    BE INEFFECTIVE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:CNDTNS TO AVOID: IN AREA. DO NOT OVERHEAT CONTRS, THEY MAY
    VIOLENTLY RUPTURE & TRAVEL CONSIDERABLE DIST IN HEAT OF FIRE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP: CHRONIC: INHALATION: WORKERS EXPOSED TO
    COMMERCIAL GRADES (MIXED ISOMERS) EXPER BILATERAL CONJ (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 7: OF VARYING SEV, MARKED HYPEREMIA OF SCALAR &
    PALPEBRAL CONJ & OCULAR CONJ & SLIGHT MUC SECRETION. THESE (ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 8: RSLTS WERE CONFIRMED & ATTRIBUTED TO AMYL ACETATE BY
    RABBIT INHAL TESTING. SUBATROPHY OF OPTIC NERVE WAS (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 9: REPORTED IN FEAR OF WORKERS. EXOS OF WORKERS TO
    COMMERCIAL GRADE HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED TO CAUSE STOM (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 10: UPSET, HDCH, DROW, DIZZ, PALPITATIONS, ANEMIA,
    CUTANEOUS LESIONS, LOSS OF APPETITE, WT LOSS & LIVER (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 11: EFTS. IN ONE CASE, EXPOS CAUSED VOCAL CORD ULCER,
    FLUID ACCUM IN VOCAL CORD & EVENTUALLY DEATH. SKIN: (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 12: DERM, DRYING, CRACKING & REDDENING. EYES:
    PHOTOPHOBIA, EXCESS LACRIMATION & WEAKENED VISION. TARGET (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 13: EFTS: CNS DEPRESS. ALCOHOL MAY ENHANCE TOX EFTS.
    SENSIT RXNS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN GUINEA PIGS FROM (ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 14: INTRADERMAL INJECTION. FOR MORE INFORMATION
    CONCERNING HEALTH HAZARDS, CONTACT NEHC .
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:FIRST AID PROC: EYE: WASH IMMED W/LGE AMTS OF WATER/NORM
    SALINE, OCCAS LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 17: EVIDENCE OF CHEM REMAINS (AT LEAST 15-20 MIN). GET
    MED ATTN IMMED. INGEST: IF PERS IS CONSCIOUS & NOT (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 18: CONVULSING, INDUCE EMESIS BY GIVING SYRUP OF IPECAC
    FOLLOWED BY WATER (IF VOMIT OCCURS KEEP HEAD BELOW (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 19: HIPS TO PVNT ASPIR). REPEAT IN 20 MIN IF NOT
    EFFECTIVE INITIALLY. GIVE ACTIVATED CHARCOAL. IN PATIENTS (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 20: W/DEPRESSED RESP/IF EMESIS IS NOT PRDCED, PERFORM
    GASTRIC LAVAGE CAUTIOUSLY. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & (ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 21: SUPPORTIVELY. GASTRIC LAVAGE SHOULD BE PERFORMED BY
    QUALIFIED MED PERS. GET MED ATTN IMMED. (ING 23)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:ING 22: ANTIDOTE: NO SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREAT
    SYMPTOMATICALLY AND SUPPORTIVELY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Name:SPILL PROC: MATL & PLACE INTO CONTRS FOR LATER DISP. FOR
    LGE SPILLS, DIKE FAR AHEAD OF SPILL FOR LATER DISP.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

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:INHAL:IRRIT/NARCOTIC. 1000 PPM
    IMMED DANGEROUS TO LIFE/HLTH. 200 PPM HAS CAUSED IRRIT OF NOSE &
    THROAT. HDCH, COUGHING, CHEST PAIN, LACRIMATION, FATG, DIZZ, NAUS,
    VOMIT, ANOREXIA & TINNITUS. HIG H CONCS MAY CAUSE LARYNGEAL EDEMA
    W/OR W/OUT DYSPNEA & CYANOSIS, PULM EDEMA & CNS DEPRESS W/DROW,
    (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: WEAKNESS, MUSC INCOORD,
    UNCONSCIOUSNESS & COMA. ANEMIA, SOSINOPHILIA, PALPITATIONS &
    CUTANEOUS LESIONS HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED. SKIN: MAY CAUSE
    IRRITATION & REDDENING. EYES: IRRITATION. INGE STION: MAY CAUSE
    NAUSEA, VOMITING, GASTROINTESTINAL DISTURBANCES, & EFFECTS SIMILAR
    TO INHALATION EXPOSURE. (ING 7)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR IMMED. PERFORM ARTF RESP IF NEC.
    MAINTAIN AIRWAY, BLOOD PRESS & RESP. KEEP WARM & AT REST. TREAT
    SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. QUALIFIED MED
    PERS SHOULD  CONSIDER ADMIN OXYGEN. SKIN:REMOVE CONTAM CLTHG &
    SHOES IMMED. WASH W/SOAP/MILD DETERGENT & LGE AMTS OF WATER UNTIL
    NO EVIDENCE OF CHEM REMAINS (AT LEAST 15-20 MIN). GET MED ATTN
    IMMED. (ING 17)

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point:60.0F,15.6C
Lower Limits:1.1%
Upper Limits:7.5%
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEM, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER
    SPRAY/ALCOHOL-RESIST FOAM. FOR LARGER FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY,
    FOG/ALCOHOL-RESIST FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP .
    MOVE CONTR FROM FIRE AREA IF YOU CAN DO IT W/OUT RISK. APPLY
    COOLING WATER TO SIDES OF CONTRS EXPOSED (SUP DAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DANGEROUS FIRE HAZ WHEN EXPOS TO
    HEAT/FLAME. VAP-AIR MIXS EXPLO > FLASH POINT. VAPS ARE HVR/AIR &
    MAY TRAVEL CONSIDERABLE DIST TO SOURCE OF IGNIT & FLASH BACK.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:OCCUP SPILL:SHUT OFF IGNIT SOURCES; NO FLARES,
    SMKNG/FLAMES IN HAZ AREA. STOP LEAK IF YOU CAN DO IT W/OUT RISK.
    WATER SPRAY MAY REDUCE VAP, BUT IT MAY NOT PVNT IGNIT IN CLSD
    SPACES. FOR SML SPILLS, TA KE UP W/SAND/OTHER NONCOMBUST ABSORB
    (ING 24)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:OBSERVE ALL FED, STATE & LOC REGS FOR
    STORING/DISP. STORE I/A/W 29 CFR 1910.106. KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLSD
    CONTR. STORE IN COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA.
Other Precautions:PROD W/LOW ELECTROCONDUCTIVITY, WHICH MAY BE IGNITED
    BY ELECTROSTATIC SPKS, SHOULD BE STORED IN CONTRS WHICH MEET
    BONDING & GROUNDING GUIDELINES SPECIFIED IN NFPA 77-1988. REC PRACT
    ON STATIC ELEC. KE EP STORE AWAY FROM INCOMPATIBLE MATLS.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:SPECIFIC RESP MUST BE BASED ON CONTAMINATION
    LEVELS FOUND IN THE WORK PLACE, MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING LIMITS OF
    THE RESP & BE APPROVED BY NIOSH. FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING
    SPECIFIC RESPS RECOMMENDED BY  MFR, CONTACT NEHC .
Ventilation:PROVIDE GENERAL DILUTION VENTILATION TO MEET PUBLISHED
    EXPOSURE LIMITS. VENTILATION EQUIPMENT MUST BE EXPLOSION-PROOF.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EMERGENCY EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING
    ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA .
Work Hygienic Practices:EMPLOYEE MUST WEAR APPROP PROT (IMPERVIOUS)
    CLTHG & EQUIP TO PVNT RPTD/PRLNG SKIN CONT W/THIS SUBSTANCE.
Supplemental Safety and Health
APPEAR/ODOR: PEAR-LIKE ODOR & TASTE. FIRE FIGHT PROC: TO FLAMES UNTIL
    WELL AFTER FIRE IS OUT. STAY AWAY FROM ENDS OF TANKS. FOR MASSIVE
    FIRE IN CARGO AREA, USE UNMANNED HOSE HOLDER/MONITOR NOZZ; IF TH IS
    IS IMPOSS, WITHDRAW FROM AREA & LET FIRE BURN. WITHDRAW IMMED IN
    CASE OF RISING SOUND FROM VENTING SFTY (ING 2)

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:300F,149C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-95F,-71C
Vapor Pres:4
Vapor Density:4.5
Spec Gravity:0.8756
Evaporation Rate & Reference:0.42 (BUTYL ACETATE=1)
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR, COLORLESS TO YELLOW, OILY LIQ W/MILD,
    PLEASANT CHARACT BANANA/ (SUP DAT)
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG ACIDS, STRONG ALKALIS, NITRATES, STRONG OXIDIZERS: FIRE AND
    EXPLOSION HAZARDS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID CONT W/HEAT, SPKS, FLAMES/OTHER
    SOURCES OF IGNIT. VAPS MAY BE EXPLO & POISONOUS; DO NOT ALLOW UNNEC
    PERS (ING 6)
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL DECOMPOSITION MAY RELEASE
    ACRID SMOKE AND IRRITATING FUMES.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:DISP MUST BE I/A/W STANDARDS APPLIC TO
    GENERATORS OF HAZ WASTE, 40 CFR 262. EPA HAZ WASTE # D001. 100
    POUND CERCLA SECTION 103 REPORTABLE QUANTITY. DISPOSE OF IN
    ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDER AL REGULATIONS .

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