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                        PRODUCT #: 20711        NAME: BUTYRALDEHYDE
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98
Printed Monday, March 10, 1903 4:08PM

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SECTION 1. - - - - - - - - - CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION- - - - - - - - - -
CATALOG #: 20711
NAME: BUTYRALDEHYDE
SECTION 2. - - - - - COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS - - - - - -
CAS #: 123-72-8
MF: C4H8O
EC NO: 204-646-6
SYNONYMS
ALDEHYDE BUTYRIQUE (FRENCH) * ALDEIDE BUTIRRICA (ITALIAN) * BUTAL *
BUTALDEHYDE * BUTALYDE * BUTANAL * N-BUTANAL (CZECH) * BUTANALDEHYDE *
BUTYL ALDEHYDE * N-BUTYL ALDEHYDE * BUTYRAL * BUTYRALDEHYD (GERMAN) *
BUTYRALDEHYDE (DOT) * N-BUTYRALDEHYDE * BUTYRIC ALDEHYDE * NCI-
C56291 * UN1129 (DOT) *
SECTION 3. - - - - - - - - - - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION - - - - - - - - -
LABEL PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
FLAMMABLE (USA)
HIGHLY FLAMMABLE (EU)
CORROSIVE
CAUSES BURNS.
POSSIBLE SENSITIZER.
STENCH.
KEEP AWAY FROM SOURCES OF IGNITION - NO SMOKING.
IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF
WATER AND SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE.
TAKE OFF IMMEDIATELY ALL CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
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.
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
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.
EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE.
USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS HAZARDS
VAPOR MAY TRAVEL CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE TO SOURCE OF IGNITION AND
FLASH BACK.
CONTAINER EXPLOSION MAY OCCUR UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.

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PRODUCT #: 20711 NAME: BUTYRALDEHYDE
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98
Printed Monday, March 10, 1903 4:08PM

FORMS EXPLOSIVE MIXTURES IN AIR.
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 AN ACTIVATED CARBON ADSORBENT, TAKE UP AND PLACE IN CLOSED
CONTAINERS. 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.
USE NONSPARKING TOOLS.
DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR.
DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING.
AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE.
WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
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
COLORLESS LIQUID
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
FLASHPOINT 23F
-5C
EXPLOSION LIMITS IN AIR:
UPPER 11.8%
LOWER 2%
AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE: 390 F 198C
VAPOR PRESSURE: 90MM 20 C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 0.800
VAPOR DENSITY: 2.5
SECTION 10. - - - - - - - - -STABILITY AND REACTIVITY - - - - - - - - -
STABILITY
STABLE.
CONDITIONS TO AVOID
HEAT
PROTECT FROM LIGHT.
INCOMPATIBILITIES
OXIDIZING AGENTS
STRONG BASES
STRONG REDUCING AGENTS
STRONG ACIDS
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION OR DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS
TOXIC FUMES OF:
CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION
MAY UNDERGO AUTOPOLYMERIZATION.
SECTION 11. - - - - - - - - - TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION - - - - - - - -
ACUTE EFFECTS
HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED, OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN.
MATERIAL IS EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUE OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES

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PRODUCT #: 20711 NAME: BUTYRALDEHYDE
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98
Printed Monday, March 10, 1903 4:08PM

AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT, EYES AND SKIN.
INHALATION MAY RESULT IN SPASM, INFLAMMATION AND EDEMA OF THE
LARYNX AND BRONCHI, CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS AND PULMONARY EDEMA.
SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE MAY INCLUDE BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING,
WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND
VOMITING.
PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC REACTIONS IN CERTAIN
SENSITIVE INDIVIDUALS.
TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL, AND
TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED.
RTECS #: ES2275000
BUTYRALDEHYDE
IRRITATION DATA
SKN-RBT 410 MG OPEN MLD UCDS** 7/20/1965
SKN-RBT 2 MG/24H SEV 85JCAE -,270,1986
EYE-RBT 75 UG OPEN SEV AMIHBC 4,119,1951
EYE-RBT 20 MG/24H MOD 85JCAE -,270,1986
SKN-GPG 100% MOD FCTXAV 17,731,1979
TOXICITY DATA
ORL-RAT LD50:2490 MG/KG NTIS** OTS0516688
IPR-RAT LD50:800 MG/KG FCTXAV 17,731,1979
SCU-RAT LD50:10 GM/KG APTOA6 6,299,1950
IHL-MUS LC50:44610 MG/M3/2H 85GMAT -,30,1982
IPR-MUS LD50:1140 MG/KG FCTXAV 17,731,1979
SCU-MUS LD50:2700 MG/KG APTOA6 6,299,1950
SKN-RBT LD50:3560 UL/KG UCDS** 7/20/1965
IHL-MAM LC50:38 GM/M3 GISAAA 51(5),61,1986
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ORAL-RAT LD50: 5900MG/KG
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 FLUKA CHEMICAL COMPANY FOR TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION.
SECTION 15. - - - - - - - - - REGULATORY INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - -
EUROPEAN INFORMATION
EC INDEX NO: 605-006-00-2
HIGHLY FLAMMABLE
CORROSIVE
R 11
HIGHLY FLAMMABLE.
S9
KEEP CONTAINER IN A WELL-VENTILATED PLACE.
S 29
DO NOT EMPTY INTO DRAINS.
S 33
TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AGAINST STATIC DISCHARGES.
REVIEWS, STANDARDS, AND REGULATIONS
OEL=MAK
OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 5 MG/M3;SKIN JAN 1993

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PRODUCT #: 20711 NAME: BUTYRALDEHYDE
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98
Printed Monday, March 10, 1903 4:08PM

NOHS 1974: HZD M0281; NIS 3; TNF 91; NOS 9; TNE 1258
NOES 1983: HZD M0281; NIS 2; TNF 38; NOS 6; TNE 5392; TFE 950
EPA TSCA SECTION 8(B) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA SECTION 8(D) UNPUBLISHED HEALTH/SAFETY STUDIES
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, APRIL 1997
NIOSH CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN #55, SEPTEMBER 1991
NIOSH ANALYTICAL METHOD, 1994: ALDEHYDES, SCREENING, 2539
U.S. INFORMATION
THIS PRODUCT IS SUBJECT TO SARA SECTION 313 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
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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