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MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
SECTION 1. - - - - - - - - - CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION- - - - - - - - - -
CATALOG #: 30838
NAME: CYCLOHEXANE 99.9% MIN.
FOR GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
SECTION 2. - - - - - COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS - - - - - -
CAS #: 110-82-7
MF: C6-H12
EC NO: 203-806-2
SYNONYMS
BENZENE, HEXAHYDRO- * CICLOESANO (ITALIAN) * CYCLOHEXAAN (DUTCH) *
CYCLOHEXAN (GERMAN) * CYCLOHEXANE (ACGIH:OSHA) * CYKLOHEKSAN (POLISH)
* HEXAHYDROBENZENE * HEXAMETHYLENE * HEXANAPHTHENE * RCRA WASTE
NUMBER U056 *
SECTION 3. - - - - - - - - - - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION - - - - - - - - -
LABEL PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
FLAMMABLE (USA)
HIGHLY FLAMMABLE (EU)
HARMFUL
HARMFUL BY INHALATION AND IF SWALLOWED.
IRRITATING TO EYES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND SKIN.
TARGET ORGAN(S):
LUNGS
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
KEEP AWAY FROM SOURCES OF IGNITION - NO SMOKING.
TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AGAINST STATIC DISCHARGES.
KEEP CONTAINER IN A WELL-VENTILATED PLACE.
IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF
WATER AND SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE.
SECTION 4. - - - - - - - - - - FIRST-AID MEASURES- - - - - - - - - - -
IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.
IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY WASH SKIN WITH SOAP AND COPIOUS
AMOUNTS OF WATER.
CONTAMINATION OF THE EYES SHOULD BE TREATED BY IMMEDIATE AND PROLONGED
IRRIGATION WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER.
ASSURE ADEQUATE FLUSHING OF THE EYES BY SEPARATING THE EYELIDS
WITH FINGERS.
SECTION 5. - - - - - - - - - FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES - - - - - - - - - -
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER OR APPROPRIATE FOAM.
WATER MAY BE EFFECTIVE FOR COOLING, BUT MAY NOT EFFECT EXTINGUISHMENT.
SPECIAL FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES
WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO
PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES.
USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS HAZARDS
EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE.
VAPOR MAY TRAVEL CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE TO SOURCE OF IGNITION AND
FLASH BACK.
CONTAINER EXPLOSION MAY OCCUR UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
SECTION 6. - - - - - - - - ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES- - - - - - - - -
EVACUATE AREA.
SHUT OFF ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION.
WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS, RUBBER BOOTS AND HEAVY
RUBBER GLOVES.
SECTION 7. - - - - - - - - - - HANDLING AND STORAGE- - - - - - - - - - -
REFER TO SECTION 8.
SECTION 8. - - - - - - EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION- - - - - -
WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED RESPIRATOR, CHEMICAL-RESISTANT
GLOVES, SAFETY GOGGLES, OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH.
USE NONSPARKING TOOLS.
DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR.
DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING.
WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
IRRITANT.
HARMFUL LIQUID.
KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED.
KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, AND OPEN FLAME.
STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE.
SECTION 9. - - - - - - - PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES - - - - - - -
APPEARANCE AND ODOR
LIQUID.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
BOILING POINT: 80.7 C
MELTING POINT: 6.5 C
FLASHPOINT -1 F
-18 C
EXPLOSION LIMITS IN AIR:
UPPER 9%
LOWER 1%
VAPOR PRESSURE: 168.8 MMHG
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 0.779
VAPOR DENSITY: 2.9 G/L
SECTION 10. - - - - - - - - -STABILITY AND REACTIVITY - - - - - - - - -
INCOMPATIBILITIES
OXIDIZING AGENTS
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION OR DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS
CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE
SECTION 11. - - - - - - - - - TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION - - - - - - - -
ACUTE EFFECTS
CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION.
MAY BE HARMFUL IF ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN.
HARMFUL IF INHALED OR SWALLOWED.
VAPOR OR MIST IS IRRITATING TO THE EYES, MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER
RESPIRATORY TRACT.
EXPOSURE CAN CAUSE:
LUNG IRRITATION, CHEST PAIN AND EDEMA WHICH MAY BE FATAL.
GASTROINTESTINAL DISTURBANCES
TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL, AND
TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED.
CHRONIC EFFECTS
TARGET ORGAN(S):
LUNGS
NERVES
RTECS #: GU6300000
CYCLOHEXANE
IRRITATION DATA
SKN-RBT 1548 MG/2D-I JIHTAB 25,199,1943
TOXICITY DATA
ORL-RAT LD50:12705 MG/KG TXAPA9 19,699,1971
ORL-MUS LD50:813 MG/KG NPIRI* 1,17,1974
IHL-MAM LC50:70 GM/M3 GTPZAB 32(10),25,1988
ONLY SELECTED REGISTRY OF TOXIC EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES
(RTECS) DATA IS PRESENTED HERE. SEE ACTUAL ENTRY IN RTECS FOR
COMPLETE INFORMATION.
SECTION 12. - - - - - - - - - ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - -
DATA NOT YET AVAILABLE.
SECTION 13. - - - - - - - - - DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS - - - - - - - - -
BURN IN A CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN AFTERBURNER AND
SCRUBBER BUT EXERT EXTRA CARE IN IGNITING AS THIS MATERIAL IS HIGHLY
FLAMMABLE.
OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.
SECTION 14. - - - - - - - - - - TRANSPORT INFORMATION - - - - - - - - -
CONTACT SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY FOR TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION.
SECTION 15. - - - - - - - - - REGULATORY INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - -
EUROPEAN INFORMATION
EC INDEX NO: 601-017-00-1
HIGHLY FLAMMABLE
HARMFUL
R 11
HIGHLY FLAMMABLE.
S9
KEEP CONTAINER IN A WELL-VENTILATED PLACE.
S 16
KEEP AWAY FROM SOURCES OF IGNITION - NO SMOKING.
S 33
TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AGAINST STATIC DISCHARGES.
REVIEWS, STANDARDS, AND REGULATIONS
OEL=MAK
ACGIH TLV-TWA 1030 MG/M3 (300 PPM) DTLVS* TLV/BEI,1997
MSHA STANDARD-AIR:TWA 300 PPM (1050 MG/M3)
DTLVS* 3,65,1971
OSHA PEL (GEN INDU):8H TWA 300 PPM (1050 MG/M3)
CFRGBR 29,1910.1000,1994
OSHA PEL (CONSTRUC):8H TWA 300 PPM (1050 MG/M3)
CFRGBR 29,1926.55,1994
OSHA PEL (SHIPYARD):8H TWA 300 PPM (1050 MG/M3)
CFRGBR 29,1915.1000,1993
OSHA PEL (FED CONT):8H TWA 300 PPM (1050 MG/M3)
CFRGBR 41,50-204.50,1994
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 300 PPM (1050 MG/M3) JAN 1993
OEL-AUSTRIA: MAK 300 PPM (1050 MG/M3), JAN1999
OEL-AUSTRIA:TWA 300 PPM (1050 MG/M3) JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 300 PPM (1030 MG/M3) JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK: TWA 200 PPM (690 MG/M3), JAN1999
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 300 PPM (1050 MG/M3);STEL 375 PPM (1315 MG/M3) JAN 1993
OEL-JAPAN: OEL 150 PPM (520 MG/M3), JAN1999
OEL-GERMANY:TWA 300 PPM (1050 MG/M3) JAN 1993
OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 500 MG/M3;STEL 1000 MG/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-JAPAN:TWA 150 PPM (520 MG/M3) JAN 1993
OEL-POLAND: MAC(TWA) 300 MG/M3, STEL 1000 MG/M3, JAN1999
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 300 PPM (1050 MG/M3) JAN 1993
OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 300 PPM (1050 MG/M3) JAN 1993
OEL-RUSSIA:TWA 150 PPM;STEL 80 MG/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 300 PPM (1000 MG/M3);STEL 370 PPM (1300 MG/M3) JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 300 PPM (1050 MG/M3);STEL 600 PPM JAN 1993
OEL-TURKEY:TWA 300 PPM (1050 MG/M3) JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 300 PPM (1050 MG/M3);STEL 375 PPM JAN 1993
OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA CHECK ACGIH TLV
OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM CHECK ACGIH TLV
NIOSH REL TO CYCLOHEXANE-AIR:10H TWA 300 PPM
NIOSH* DHHS #92-100,1992
NOHS 1974: HZD 21190; NIS 117; TNF 14841; NOS 74; TNE 125761
NOES 1983: HZD 21190; NIS 37; TNF 2260; NOS 54; TNE 55077; TFE 14873
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, NEGATIVE: CELL TRANSFORM.-SA7/SHE; HISTIDINE
REVERSION-AMES TEST
EPA TSCA SECTION 8(B) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA SECTION 8(D) UNPUBLISHED HEALTH/SAFETY STUDIES
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1999
NIOSH ANALYTICAL METHOD, 1994: HYDROCARBONS, BP 36-126 DEGREE C, 1500
U.S. INFORMATION
THIS PRODUCT IS SUBJECT TO SARA SECTION 313 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
SECTION 16. - - - - - - - - - - OTHER INFORMATION- - - - - - - - - - - -
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