PRODUCT #: 205613       NAME: ALIQUAT 336

                      MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98

                          Printed Thursday, March 20, 1903 7:31AM



Sigma Chemical Co.          Aldrich Chemical Co., Inc.    Fluka Chemical Corp.

P.O. Box 14508              1001 West St. Paul            1001 West St. Paul

St. Louis, MO 63178         Milwaukee, WI 53233           Milwaukee, WI 53233

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SECTION 1. - - - - - - - - - CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION- - - - - - - - - -

    CATALOG #:            205613

    NAME:                 ALIQUAT 336

SECTION 2. - - - - - COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS - - - - - -

    CAS #: 5137-55-3

    MF: C25H54CLN

    EC NO: 225-896-2

  SYNONYMS

    N-METHYL-N,N-DIOCTYL-1-OCTANAMINIUM CHLORIDE *

    METHYLTRICAPRYLYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE * METHYLTRIOCTYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE *

     1-OCTANAMINIUM, N-METHYL-N,N-DIOCTYL-, CHLORIDE (9CI) * TOMAC *

    TRICAPRYLMETHYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE * TRICAPRYLYLMETHYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE

    * TRIOCTYLMETHYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE *

SECTION 3. - - - - - - - - - - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION - - - - - - - - -

  LABEL PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS

    TOXIC (USA)

    HARMFUL (EU)

    HARMFUL BY INHALATION, IN CONTACT WITH SKIN AND IF SWALLOWED.

    CAUSES SEVERE IRRITATION.

    IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF

    WATER AND SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE.

    WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.

SECTION 4. - - - - - - - - - - FIRST-AID MEASURES- - - - - - - - - - -

    IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES OR SKIN WITH COPIOUS

    AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED

    CLOTHING AND SHOES.

    ASSURE ADEQUATE FLUSHING OF THE EYES BY SEPARATING THE EYELIDS

    WITH FINGERS.

    IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE ARTIFICIAL

    RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN.

    IF SWALLOWED, WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUS.

    CALL A PHYSICIAN.

    WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.

    DISCARD CONTAMINATED SHOES.

SECTION 5. - - - - - - - - - FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES - - - - - - - - - -

  EXTINGUISHING MEDIA

    CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER OR APPROPRIATE FOAM.

    WATER SPRAY.

  SPECIAL FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES

    WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO

    PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES.

  UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS HAZARDS

    EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.

SECTION 6. - - - - - - - - ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES- - - - - - - - -

    EVACUATE AREA.

    WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS, RUBBER BOOTS AND HEAVY

    RUBBER GLOVES.

    WEAR DISPOSABLE COVERALLS AND DISCARD THEM AFTER USE.

    ABSORB ON SAND OR VERMICULITE AND PLACE IN CLOSED CONTAINERS FOR



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                     MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98

                         Printed Thursday, March 20, 1903 7:31AM



    DISPOSAL.

    VENTILATE AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.

SECTION 7. - - - - - - - - - - HANDLING AND STORAGE- - - - - - - - - - -

    REFER TO SECTION 8.

  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

    TRICAPRYLYLMETHYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE ALIQUAT IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK

    OF HENKEL CORPORATION.

SECTION 8. - - - - - - EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION- - - - - -

    WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED RESPIRATOR, CHEMICAL-RESISTANT

    GLOVES, SAFETY GOGGLES, OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.

    USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.

    SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH.

    FACESHIELD (8-INCH MINIMUM).

    DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR.

    DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING.

    AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE.

    WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.

    TOXIC.

    SEVERE IRRITANT.

    KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED.

    HYGROSCOPIC

    STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE.

SECTION 9. - - - - - - - PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES - - - - - - -

  APPEARANCE AND ODOR

    VISCOUS COLORLESS TO PALE ORANGE LIQ

  PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

    FLASHPOINT                 >230

                                 109C

    SPECIFIC GRAVITY:      0.884

SECTION 10. - - - - - - - - -STABILITY AND REACTIVITY - - - - - - - - -

  INCOMPATIBILITIES

    STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS

  HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION OR DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS

    TOXIC FUMES OF:

    CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE

    NITROGEN OXIDES

    HYDROGEN CHLORIDE GAS

SECTION 11. - - - - - - - - - TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION - - - - - - - -

  ACUTE EFFECTS

    HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED, OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN.

    CAUSES SEVERE IRRITATION.

    HIGH CONCENTRATIONS ARE EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUES OF THE MUCOUS

    MEMBRANES AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES AND SKIN.

    SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING,

    WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND

    VOMITING.

    TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL, AND

    TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED.

  RTECS #: BR8575000

    AMMONIUM, METHYLTRIOCTYL-, CHLORIDE

  IRRITATION DATA

    SKN-RBT 0.5 ML SEV                            AEHA** 33-3-68/1971

  TOXICITY DATA

    ORL-RAT LD50:223 MG/KG                        AEHA** 33-3-68/1971

    IPR-RAT LD50:6600 UG/KG                       AEHA** 33-3-68/1971

    ORL-MUS LD50:280 MG/KG                        AEHA** 33-3-68/1971

    IPR-MUS LD50:3300 UG/KG                       AEHA** 33-3-68/1971



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                     MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98

                         Printed Thursday, March 20, 1903 7:31AM



  TARGET ORGAN DATA

    BEHAVIORAL (MUSCLE WEAKNESS)

    LUNGS, THORAX OR RESPIRATION (RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION)

    GASTROINTESTINAL (HYPERMOTILITY, DIARRHEA)

    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 - - - - - - - - -

    DISSOLVE OR MIX THE MATERIAL WITH A COMBUSTIBLE SOLVENT AND BURN IN A

    CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER.

    OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.

SECTION 14. - - - - - - - - - - TRANSPORT INFORMATION - - - - - - - - -

    CONTACT ALDRICH CHEMICAL COMPANY FOR TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION.

SECTION 15. - - - - - - - - - REGULATORY INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - -

  EUROPEAN INFORMATION

    HARMFUL

    R 20/21/22

    HARMFUL BY INHALATION, IN CONTACT WITH SKIN AND IF SWALLOWED.

    S 26

    IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF

    WATER AND SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE.

    S 36

    WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.

  REVIEWS, STANDARDS, AND REGULATIONS

    OEL=MAK

    NOES 1983: HZD X7902; NIS 2; TNF 10; NOS 2; TNE 10; TFE 7

    EPA TSCA SECTION 8(B) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

    EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, APRIL 1997

SECTION 16. - - - - - - - - - - OTHER INFORMATION- - - - - - - - - - - -

    THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS BELIEVED TO BE CORRECT BUT DOES NOT PURPORT TO

    BE ALL INCLUSIVE AND SHALL BE USED ONLY AS A GUIDE. SIGMA, ALDRICH,

    FLUKA SHALL NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE RESULTING FROM HANDLING

    OR FROM CONTACT WITH THE ABOVE PRODUCT. SEE REVERSE SIDE OF INVOICE OR

    PACKING SLIP FOR ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE.

    COPYRIGHT 1997 SIGMA CHEMICAL CO., ALDRICH CHEMICAL CO., INC.,

    FLUKA CHEMIE AG

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