PRODUCT #: 112798 NAME: DICYCLOPENTADIENE
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98
Printed Tuesday, March 11, 1903 2:49PM
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SECTION 1. - - - - - - - - - CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION- - - - - - - - - -
CATALOG #: 112798
NAME: DICYCLOPENTADIENE
SECTION 2. - - - - - COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS - - - - - -
CAS #: 77-73-6
MF: C10H12
EC NO: 201-052-9
SYNONYMS
BICYCLOPENTADIENE * BISCYCLOPENTADIENE * 1,3-CYCLOPENTADIENE, DIMER *
DICYKLOPENTADIEN (CZECH) * DICYCLOPENTADIENE (ACGIH:DOT) * DIMER
CYKLOPENTADIENU (CZECH) * 3A,4,7,7A-TETRAHYDRO-4,7-METHANOINDENE *
UN2048 (DOT) *
SECTION 3. - - - - - - - - - - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION - - - - - - - - -
LABEL PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
FLAMMABLE
TOXIC
TOXIC BY INHALATION, IN CONTACT WITH SKIN AND IF SWALLOWED.
IRRITATING TO EYES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND SKIN.
KEEP AWAY FROM SOURCES OF IGNITION - NO SMOKING.
IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR IF YOU FEEL UNWELL, SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE
IMMEDIATELY (SHOW THE LABEL WHERE POSSIBLE).
IN CASE OF CONTACT WITH EYES, RINSE IMMEDIATELY WITH PLENTY OF
WATER AND SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE.
DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR/FUMES.
IN CASE OF INSUFFICIENT VENTILATION, WEAR SUITABLE
RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT.
WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, GLOVES AND EYE/FACE
PROTECTION.
STORE UNDER NITROGEN.
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.
WASH CONTAMINATED CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
SECTION 5. - - - - - - - - - FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES - - - - - - - - - -
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA
WATER SPRAY.
CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER OR APPROPRIATE FOAM.
SPECIAL FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES
WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TO
PREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES.
FLAMMABLE LIQUID.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS HAZARDS
EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
VAPOR MAY TRAVEL CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE TO SOURCE OF IGNITION AND
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PRODUCT #: 112798 NAME: DICYCLOPENTADIENE
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98
Printed Tuesday, March 11, 1903 2:49PM
FLASH BACK.
CONTAINER EXPLOSION MAY OCCUR UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
SECTION 6. - - - - - - - - ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES- - - - - - - - -
EVACUATE AREA.
WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS, RUBBER BOOTS AND HEAVY
RUBBER GLOVES.
COVER WITH DRY LIME OR SODA ASH, PICK UP, KEEP IN A CLOSED CONTAINER
AND HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL.
VENTILATE AREA AND WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL PICKUP IS COMPLETE.
SECTION 7. - - - - - - - - - - HANDLING AND STORAGE- - - - - - - - - - -
REFER TO SECTION 8.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
INHIBITED WITH 200 PPM 4-TERT-BUTYLCATECHOL.
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 ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR.
AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN AND CLOTHING.
AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE.
WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
TOXIC.
IRRITANT.
KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED.
KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT, SPARKS, AND OPEN FLAME.
STORE UNDER NITROGEN.
STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE.
SECTION 9. - - - - - - - PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES - - - - - - -
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
BOILING POINT: 170 C
FLASHPOINT 114 F
45C
EXPLOSION LIMITS IN AIR:
UPPER 10%
LOWER 1%
AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE: 950 F 509C
VAPOR PRESSURE: 9.75MM 37.7 C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 0.986
VAPOR DENSITY: 4.6
SECTION 10. - - - - - - - - -STABILITY AND REACTIVITY - - - - - - - - -
INCOMPATIBILITIES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS
STRONG ACIDS
STRONG BASES
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION OR DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS
TOXIC FUMES OF:
CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE
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.
CHRONIC EFFECTS
DAMAGE TO THE LIVER
DAMAGE TO THE KIDNEYS
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PRODUCT #: 112798 NAME: DICYCLOPENTADIENE
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98
Printed Tuesday, March 11, 1903 2:49PM
DAMAGE TO THE LUNGS
TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL, AND
TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED.
RTECS #: PC1050000
4,7-METHANOINDENE, 3A,4,7,7A-TETRAHYDRO-
IRRITATION DATA
SKN-RBT 10 MG/24H OPEN SEV AMIHBC 10,61,1954
SKN-RBT 9300 UG/24H OPEN SEV AIHAAP 23,95,1962
SKN-RBT 20 MG/24H MOD 85JCAE -,50,1986
EYE-RBT 500 MG OPEN AMIHBC 10,61,1954
EYE-RBT 500 MG/24H MLD 85JCAE -,50,1986
TOXICITY DATA
ORL-RAT LD50:353 MG/KG TXAPA9 20,552,1971
IPR-RAT LD50:200 MG/KG NCIUS* PH43-64-886
ORL-MUS LD50:190 MG/KG 40QBA3 -,448,1978
IHL-MUS LC50:145 PPM/4H TXAPA9 20,552,1971
IPR-MUS LD50:200 MG/KG NCIUS* PH43-64-886
IHL-RBT LC50:771 PPM/4H TXAPA9 20,552,1971
SKN-RBT LD50:5080 MG/KG TXAPA9 20,552,1971
IHL-GPG LC50:770 PPM/4H TXAPA9 20,552,1971
ORL-CTL LD50:1200 MG/KG NTIS** AD-A093-673
IPR-MAM LD50:960 MG/KG NTIS** AD-A087-257
ORL-BRD LD50:1010 MG/KG NTIS** AD-A087-257
TARGET ORGAN DATA
BEHAVIORAL (TREMOR)
BEHAVIORAL (CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD)
BEHAVIORAL (MUSCLE WEAKNESS)
BEHAVIORAL (ATAXIA)
LUNGS, THORAX OR RESPIRATION (DYSPNAE)
GASTROINTESTINAL (CHANGES IN STRUCTURE OR FUNCTION OF SALIVARY GLANDS)
NUTRITIONAL AND GROSS METABOLIC (WEIGHT LOSS OR DECREASED WEIGHT GAIN)
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 ALDRICH CHEMICAL COMPANY FOR TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION.
SECTION 15. - - - - - - - - - REGULATORY INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - -
EUROPEAN INFORMATION
EC INDEX NO: 601-044-00-9
FLAMMABLE
TOXIC
R 11
HIGHLY FLAMMABLE.
R 20/22
HARMFUL BY INHALATION AND IF SWALLOWED.
R 36/37/38
IRRITATING TO EYES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND SKIN.
R 51/53
TOXIC TO AQUATIC ORGANISMS, MAY CAUSE LONG-TERM ADVERSE EFFECTS
IN THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT.
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PRODUCT #: 112798 NAME: DICYCLOPENTADIENE
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98
Printed Tuesday, March 11, 1903 2:49PM
S 36/37
WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND GLOVES.
S 61
AVOID RELEASE TO THE ENVIRONMENT. REFER TO SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS/
SAFETY DATA SHEETS.
REVIEWS, STANDARDS, AND REGULATIONS
OEL=MAK
ACGIH TLV-TWA 27 MG/M3 (5 PPM) DTLVS* TLV/BEI,1996
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 5 PPM (30 MG/M3) JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 5 PPM (27 MG/M3) JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 5 PPM (30 MG/M3) JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:TWA 5 PPM (30 MG/M3);STEL 10 PPM (54 MG/M3);SKIN JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:TWA 5 PPM (30 MG/M3) JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 5 PPM (30 MG/M3) JAN 1993
OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 5 MG/M3;SKIN JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 5 PPM (30 MG/M3) JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 5 PPM (30 MG/M3) JAN 1993
OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA CHECK ACGIH TLV
OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM CHECK ACGIH TLV
NIOSH REL TO DICYCLOPENTADIENE-AIR:10H TWA 5 PPM
NIOSH* DHHS #92-100,1992
NOHS 1974: HZD 83439; NIS 24; TNF 2292; NOS 38; TNE 41365
NOES 1983: HZD 83439; NIS 4; TNF 252; NOS 8; TNE 6248; TFE 442
EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, NEGATIVE: HISTIDINE REVERSION-AMES TEST; S
CEREVISIAE-HOMOZYGOSIS
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
NTP CARCINOGENESIS STUDIES; SELECTED, APRIL 1997
U.S. INFORMATION
95.0% DICYCLOPENTADIENE 77-73-6
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,
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