===================== Product Identification =====================
MSDS NAME:SODIUM BOROHYDRIDE
NIIN:00N015342
MSDS Number: CDZJQ
=== 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:201-796-7100
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:ING 19:AFTER 2 WKS OF STOR IN MOISTURE-CNTNG GLASS BOTTLE.
PALLADIUM-ON-CHARCOAL CATALYST:ADDN OF AQ SUSPENSION (ING 21)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 20:MAY CAUSE IGNIT OF LIBERATED HYDROGEN. RUTHENIUM
SALT SOLNS:REDUCTION W/BOROHYDRIDE SOLNS RSLT IN PRODS, (ING 22)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 21:POSSIBLY HYDRIDES, WHICH, WHEN DRY, EXPLODE
VIOLENTLY ON CONT W/WATER OR AGITATION. SULFURIC ACID:MAY (ING 23)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 22:IGNITE IF NOT COOLED. OXIDANTS:REACTS VIOLENTLY.
METAL SALTS:INCOMPATIBLE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:FIRST AID PROC:20 MINS). IN CASE OF CHEM BURNS, COVER AREA
W/STERILE, DRY DRESSING. BANDAGE SECURELY, BUT NOT TOO(ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 6:TIGHTLY. GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYES:WASH IMMED W/LG
AMTS OF WATER, OCCAS LIFTING UPPER & LOWER LIDS, UNTIL NO(ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 7:EVID OF CHEM REMAINS(AT LST 15-20 MINS). IN CASE OF
BURNS, APPLY STERILE BANDAGES LOOSELY W/OUT MEDICATION.(ING 9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 8:GET MED ATTN IMMED. INGEST:IF VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS &
NOT CONVULSIVE, IMMED GIVE 2-4 GLASSES OF WATER & (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 9:INDUCE VOMIT BY TOUCHING FINGER TO BACK OF THROAT.
GIVE OXYG IF RESP DEPRESSED. KEEP PATIENT WARM & AT (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 10:REST. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. ANTIDOTE:NO
SPECIFIC ANTIDOTE. TREAT SYMPTOMATICALLY & SUPPORTIVELY.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:RESP PROT:HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE RESP W/FULL
FACEPIECE; POWERED AIR-PURIFYING RESP W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY FILTER(ING
13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 12:W/FULL FACEPIECE; TYPE 'C' SUPPLIED-AIR RESP W/FULL
FACEPIECE OPERATED IN PRESS-DEMAND/OTHER POS PRESS (ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 13:MODE OR W/FULL FACEPIECE, HELMET/HOOD OPERATED IN
CONTINUOUS-FLOW MODE; SCBA W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN(ING 15)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 14:PRESSURE-DEMAND OR OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:MATLS TO AVOID:GASES. ALKALINE TETRAHYDROBORATE:LG VOLS MAY
HEAT SPONT & DECOMPOSE LIBERATING HIGHLY FLAMM (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 16:HYDROGEN. DECOMP IS RAPID BELOW PH 10.5. DRY MIXTS
W/SODIUM HYDROXIDE W/15-40% TETRAHYDROBORATE RELS (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 17:HYDROGEN EXPLOSIVELY AT 230-270C. 4% SOLN OF
HYDROBORATE IN DIGLYME CNTNG 0.09% WATER + 27% SOLN OF (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 18:ALUMINUM CHLORIDE:VIOLENT EXPLO FROM RELS & IGNIT OF
HYDROGEN. BORAN-TETRAHYDROFURAN COMPLEX:EXPLODED (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:BORATE (1-), TETRAHYDRO-, SODIUM; (SODIUM BOROHYDRIDE)
CAS:16940-66-2
RTECS #:ED3325000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:N/K
ACGIH TLV:N/K
Name:SUPP DATA:LET FIRE BURN. EXTINGUISH USING AGENT FOR TYPE OF
FIRE. AVOID BREATHING FUMES FROM BURNING MATERIAL.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP:DIZZ & POSSIBLY CORR OF GASTRIC MUCOSA. LG
VOLS OF HYDROGEN GAS MAY BE FORMED & LEAD TO GAS (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 3:EMBOLISM. CHRONIC:EFTS ARE DEPENDENT ON CONC &
DURATION OF EXPOS. SKIN:DERM/EFTS SIMILAR TO THOSE FOR ACUTE(ING 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Name:ING 4:EXPOSURE MAY OCCUR. EYE:CONJUNCTIVITIS OR EFFECTS
SIMILAR TO ACUTE EXPOSURE MAY OCCUR.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
===================== Hazards Identification =====================
LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,RAT) 160 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:SODIUM BOROHYDRIDE IS TOX
INTRAPERITONEALLY. IT IS A SEV EYE, SKIN & MUC MEMB IRRIT. POIS MAY
AFFECT CNS. ACUTE:CORR. INHAL:INHAL OF DUSTS MAY CAUSE SEV MUC MEMB
IRRIT W/SORE THROAT, COUGH, SHORTNESS OF BREATH & HDCH. SKIN:CONT
W/MOIST SKIN MAY CAUSE CHEM & THERMAL BURNS, POSSIBLY FATAL
SYSTEMIC POIS (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:MAY OCCUR DUE TO ABSORPTION. DERMAL
APPLICATION OF 400 MG IN 2 DOSES TO MOIST BACKS OF RABBITS, CAUSED
DEATH IN 6 OUT OF 10. EYES:CONT MAY CAUSE SEV IRRIT & POSSIBLY CHEM
& THERMAL BURNS. WHE N INSTILLED IN RABBIT EYES, 1 MG PRDCD
IRREVERSIBLE DMG. INGEST:MAY CAUSE SORE THROAT, ABDOM PAIN, DIARR,
HDCH, (ING 3)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
======================= First Aid Measures =======================
First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE FROM EXPOS AREA TO FRESH AIR IMMED. IF BRTHG HAS
STOPPED, GIVE ARTF RESP. MAINTAIN AIRWAY & BLOOD PRESS & ADMIN OXYG
IF AVAIL. KEEP AFFECTED PERS WARM & AT REST. ADMIN OF OXYG SHOULD
BE P ERFORMED BY QUALIFIED PERS. GET MED ATTN IMMED. SKIN:REMOVE
CONTAM CLTHG & SHOES IMMED. WASH AFFECTED AREA W/SOAP OR MILD
DETERGENT & LG AMTS OF WATER UNTIL NO EVID OF CHEM REMAINS (AT LST
15- (ING 6)
===================== Fire Fighting Measures =====================
Flash Point:605F,318C
Extinguishing Media:DRY CHEMICAL, SODA ASH, LIME OR SAND. FOR LARGER
FIRES, USE WATER SPRAY, FOG OR STANDARD FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . MOVE
CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA IF POSS. COOL CNTNRS EXPOS TO FLAME W/WATER
FROM SIDE UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS(SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:SPONT IGNIT OF GASES RELS FROM SATURATED
SOLN IN DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE AT 17C. SLOWLY WATER REACTIVE (POSSIBLY
EXOTHERMIC) & GIVES OFF FLAMM HYDROGEN GAS. (SUPDAT)
================== Accidental Release Measures ==================
Spill Release Procedures:SHUT OFF IGNIT SOURCES. DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED
MATL. FOR SM SPILLS, W/CLEAN SHOVEL, PLACE MATL INTO CLEAN, DRY
CNTNR & COVER; MOVE CNTNRS FROM SPILL AREA. FOR LARGER SPILLS, WET
DOWN W/WATER & DIKE FOR LATER DISP. NO SMOKING, FLAMES/FLARES IN
(SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
====================== Handling and Storage ======================
Handling and Storage Precautions:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS WHEN STORING THIS SUBSTANCE. STORE AWAY FROM
INCOMPATIBLE SUBSTANCES.
Other Precautions:FLAMMABLE SOLID & DANGEROUS WHEN WET.
============= Exposure Controls/Personal Protection =============
Respiratory Protection:SPECIFIC RESP SELECTED MUST BE BASED ON CONTAM
LEVELS FOUND IN WORK PLACE, MUST NOT EXCEED WORKING LIMS OF RESP &
BE NIOSH APPRVD: CHEM CARTRIDGE RESP W/ORG VAP CARTRIDGE(S)
W/HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICUL ATE FILTER & FULL FACEPIECE; (ING 12)
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST OR PROCESS ENCLOSURE VENTILATION
SYSTEM.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGS &(SUPDAT)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE
SHOWER . WEAR PROT (IMPERVIOUS) CLTHG & EQUIP TO PREVENT SKIN
CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PH:ALKALINE. EXPLO HAZ:EXCESSIVE HEAT MAY CAUSE FIRE & EXPLO HAZ. SPILL
PROC:HAZ AREA! KEEP UNNEC PEOPLE AWAY. ISOLATE HAZ AREA & DENY
ENTRY. EYE PROT:FULL LGTH FSHLD . FIRE FIGHT PROC:OUT. STAY AWAY
FROM STOR TANK ENDS. FOR MASSIVE FIRE IN CARGO AREA, USE UNMANNED
HOSE HOLDER/MONITOR NOZZ, ELSE W/DRAW & (ING 2)
================== Physical/Chemical Properties ==================
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:752F,400C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:97.0F,36.1C
Spec Gravity:1.074
pH:SUPDAT
Solubility in Water:REACTS
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALLINE POWDER OR SOLID PELLETS.
================= Stability and Reactivity Data =================
Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ANHYDROUS ACIDS:INTERACTION IS VERY EXOTHERMIC & MAY BE DANGEROUSLY
VIOLENT W/RAPID MIXING, DUE TO RELS OF FLAMM(ING 16)
Stability Condition to Avoid:MAY BE IGNITED BY HEAT, SPARKS OR FLAMES.
MAY BURN RAPIDLY W/FLARE-BURNING EFFECT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SUBSTANCE DECOMPOSES UPON HEATING &
UPON EXPOSURE TO MOIST AIR FORMING HIGHLY FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN GAS.
==================== Disposal Considerations ====================
Waste Disposal Methods:OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL REGULATIONS
WHEN DISPOSING OF THIS SUBSTANCE.
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expressly or implied, warrants this information to be accurate and
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