PRODUCT #: 15594 NAME: BORANE TETRAHYDROFURAN COMPLEX SOLUTION, ~
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98
Printed Thursday, March 20, 1903 7:36AM
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SECTION 1. - - - - - - - - - CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION- - - - - - - - - -
CATALOG #: 15594
NAME: BORANE TETRAHYDROFURAN COMPLEX SOLUTION, ~
1 M IN THF
SECTION 2. - - - - - COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS - - - - - -
CAS #: 14044-65-6
MF: C4H11BO
EC NO: 237-881-8
HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS
CONTAINS TETRAHYDROFURAN, CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS REGISTRY NUMBER 109-99-9.
SECTION 3. - - - - - - - - - - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION - - - - - - - - -
LABEL PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
FLAMMABLE (USA)
HIGHLY FLAMMABLE (EU)
HARMFUL
MAY FORM EXPLOSIVE PEROXIDES.
HARMFUL BY INHALATION, IN CONTACT WITH SKIN AND IF SWALLOWED.
IRRITATING TO EYES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND SKIN.
REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH WATER LIBERATING EXTREMELY
FLAMMABLE GASES.
STENCH.
TARGET ORGAN(S):
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
LIVER, KIDNEYS
KEEP AWAY FROM SOURCES OF IGNITION - NO SMOKING.
KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED IN A COOL WELL-VENTILATED PLACE.
TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AGAINST STATIC DISCHARGES.
WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, GLOVES AND EYE/FACE
PROTECTION.
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.
REMOVE AND WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING PROMPTLY.
SECTION 5. - - - - - - - - - FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES - - - - - - - - - -
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
DRY CHEMICAL POWDER.
DO NOT USE WATER.
SPECIAL FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES
WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO
PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES.
FLAMMABLE LIQUID.
REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH WATER.
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PRODUCT #: 15594 NAME: BORANE TETRAHYDROFURAN COMPLEX SOLUTION, ~
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98
Printed Thursday, March 20, 1903 7:36AM
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS HAZARDS
MATERIAL READILY REACTS WITH WATER GENERATING FLAMMABLE AND/OR
EXPLOSIVE HYDROGEN GAS.
EMITS TOXIC FUMES 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.
COVER WITH DRY-LIME, SAND, OR SODA ASH. PLACE IN COVERED CONTAINERS
USING NON-SPARKING TOOLS AND TRANSPORT OUTDOORS.
VENTILATE AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
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.
USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH.
DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR.
AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN AND CLOTHING.
AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE.
WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
HARMFUL LIQUID.
IRRITANT.
KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED.
KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, AND OPEN FLAME.
OPEN CAREFULLY.
STENCH.
DO NOT ALLOW CONTACT WITH WATER.
REFRIGERATE.
SECTION 9. - - - - - - - PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES - - - - - - -
APPEARANCE AND ODOR
LIQUID.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 0.898
SECTION 10. - - - - - - - - -STABILITY AND REACTIVITY - - - - - - - - -
INCOMPATIBILITIES
ACIDS
ACID CHLORIDES
ACID ANHYDRIDES
OXIDIZING AGENTS
ALCOHOLS
REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH:
WATER
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION OR DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS
CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE
BORANE/BORON OXIDES
LIBERATES FLAMMABLE/EXPLOSIVE HYDROGEN GAS.
SECTION 11. - - - - - - - - - TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION - - - - - - - -
ACUTE EFFECTS
HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED, OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN.
VAPOR OR MIST IS IRRITATING TO THE EYES, MUCOUS MEMBRANES AND UPPER
RESPIRATORY TRACT.
CAUSES SKIN IRRITATION.
PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE TO SKIN CAUSES DEFATTING AND
DERMATITIS.
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PRODUCT #: 15594 NAME: BORANE TETRAHYDROFURAN COMPLEX SOLUTION, ~
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98
Printed Thursday, March 20, 1903 7:36AM
CAN CAUSE CNS DEPRESSION.
EXPOSURE CAN CAUSE:
NARCOTIC EFFECT
COUGHING, CHEST PAINS, DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING.
NAUSEA, DIZZINESS AND HEADACHE
UNCONSCIOUSNESS
NAUSEA, HEADACHE AND VOMITING
TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL, AND
TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED.
CHRONIC EFFECTS
TARGET ORGAN(S):
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
LIVER
KIDNEYS
SECTION 12. - - - - - - - - - ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - -
DATA NOT YET AVAILABLE.
SECTION 13. - - - - - - - - - DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS - - - - - - - - -
UNDER AN INERT ATMOSPHERE, CAUTIOUSLY ADD THE MATERIAL TO DRY BUTANOL
IN AN APPROPRIATE SOLVENT. THE CHEMICAL REACTION MAY BE VIGOROUS
AND/OR EXOTHERMIC. PROVISIONS MUST BE MADE FOR THE VENTING OF LARGE
VOLUMES OF HIGHLY FLAMMABLE HYDROGEN AND/OR HYDROCARBON GASES.
NEUTRALIZE THE SOLUTION WITH AQUEOUS ACID. FILTER OFF ANY SOLID RES-
IDUES FOR DISPOSAL AS HAZARDOUS WASTE. BURN THE LIQUID PORTION IN A
CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER.
OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.
SECTION 14. - - - - - - - - - - TRANSPORT INFORMATION - - - - - - - - -
CONTACT FLUKA CHEMICAL COMPANY FOR TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION.
SECTION 15. - - - - - - - - - REGULATORY INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - -
EUROPEAN INFORMATION
HIGHLY FLAMMABLE
HARMFUL
R 19
MAY FORM EXPLOSIVE PEROXIDES.
R 20/21/22
HARMFUL BY INHALATION, IN CONTACT WITH SKIN AND IF SWALLOWED.
R 36/37/38
IRRITATING TO EYES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND SKIN.
R 14/15
REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH WATER LIBERATING EXTREMELY
FLAMMABLE GASES.
HIGHLY FLAMMABLE
S 16
KEEP AWAY FROM SOURCES OF IGNITION - NO SMOKING.
S 3/7/9
KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED IN A COOL WELL-VENTILATED PLACE.
S 33
TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AGAINST STATIC DISCHARGES.
S 36/37/39
WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, GLOVES AND EYE/FACE
PROTECTION.
TLV AND SOURCE
FOR TETRAHYDROFURAN:
ACGIH TLV-TWA: 200 PPM (590 MG/M3); STEL: 250 PPM (735 MG/M3).
OSHA PEL: 8H TWA 200 PPM (590 MG/M3); STEL: 250 PPM (735MG/M3).
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,
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PRODUCT #: 15594 NAME: BORANE TETRAHYDROFURAN COMPLEX SOLUTION, ~
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98
Printed Thursday, March 20, 1903 7:36AM
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