PRODUCT #: M14102 NAME: 2-METHOXYETHYL ETHER, 99%
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98
Printed Wednesday, March 12, 1903 6:49AM
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SECTION 1. - - - - - - - - - CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION- - - - - - - - - -
CATALOG #: M14102
NAME: 2-METHOXYETHYL ETHER, 99%
SECTION 2. - - - - - COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS - - - - - -
CAS #: 111-96-6
MF: C6H14O3
EC NO: 203-924-4
SYNONYMS
BIS(2-METHOXYETHYL)ETHER * DIETHYLENE GLYCOL DIMETHYL ETHER * DIETHYL
GLYCOL DIMETHYL ETHER * DIGLYME * ETHANE, 1,1'-OXYBIS(2-METHOXY- (9CI)
* GLYME 2 * METHYLDIGLYME * 1,1'-OXYBIS(2-METHOXYETHANE) * POLY-SOLV
* 2,5,8-TRIOXANONANE *
SECTION 3. - - - - - - - - - - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION - - - - - - - - -
LABEL PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
TOXIC
MAY CAUSE HARM TO THE UNBORN CHILD.
HARMFUL BY INHALATION, IN CONTACT WITH SKIN AND IF SWALLOWED.
REPRODUCTIVE HAZARD.
TARGET ORGAN(S):
FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
COMBUSTIBLE.
IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR IF YOU FEEL UNWELL, SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE
IMMEDIATELY (SHOW THE LABEL WHERE POSSIBLE).
WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, GLOVES AND EYE/FACE
PROTECTION.
DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR.
DO NOT DISTILL TO DRYNESS.
TEST FOR PEROXIDE FORMATION PERIODICALLY AND BEFORE
DISTILLATION.
HEAT AND LIGHT ACCELERATE PEROXIDE FORMATION.
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.
DISCARD CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES.
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.
COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID.
SECTION 6. - - - - - - - - ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES- - - - - - - - -
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PRODUCT #: M14102 NAME: 2-METHOXYETHYL ETHER, 99%
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98
Printed Wednesday, March 12, 1903 6:49AM
EVACUATE AREA.
WEAR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS, RUBBER BOOTS AND HEAVY
RUBBER GLOVES.
ABSORB ON SAND OR VERMICULITE AND PLACE IN CLOSED CONTAINERS FOR
DISPOSAL.
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- - - - - -
CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES.
RUBBER GLOVES.
NIOSH/MSHA-APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH.
MECHANICAL EXHAUST REQUIRED.
DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR.
DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING.
WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
TERATOGEN.
REPRODUCTIVE HAZARD.
KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED.
KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT AND OPEN FLAME.
STORE UNDER NITROGEN.
STORE IN A COOL DRY PLACE.
FORMS EXPLOSIVE PEROXIDES ON PROLONGED STORAGE.
SECTION 9. - - - - - - - PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES - - - - - - -
APPEARANCE AND ODOR
COLORLESS LIQUID
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
BOILING POINT: 162 C
MELTING POINT: -64 C
FLASHPOINT 158 F
69C
EXPLOSION LIMITS IN AIR:
UPPER 17.4%
LOWER 1.5%
AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE: 370 F 187C
VAPOR PRESSURE: 3MM 20 C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 0.937
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.
MAY CAUSE IRRITATION.
CHRONIC EFFECTS
MAY CAUSE CONGENITAL MALFORMATION IN THE FETUS.
MAY CAUSE REPRODUCTIVE DISORDERS.
TARGET ORGAN(S):
FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
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PRODUCT #: M14102 NAME: 2-METHOXYETHYL ETHER, 99%
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98
Printed Wednesday, March 12, 1903 6:49AM
TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL, AND
TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES HAVE NOT BEEN THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
IN LABORATORY STUDIES WITH THIS MATERIAL, BIRTH DEFECTS, FETOTOXICITY,
EMBRYOLETHALITY, ANEMIA, BONE MARROW DAMAGE, HEMOLYSIS, IMMUNO-
SUPPRESSION AND DAMAGE TO THE MALE REPRODUCTIVE TISSUES HAVE BEEN
OBSERVED.
RTECS #: KN3339000
ETHER, BIS(2-METHOXYETHYL)
TOXICITY DATA
ORL-RAT LD50:5400 MG/KG TOVEFN (1),27,1996
ORL-MUS LD50:6 GM/KG TOVEFN (1),27,1996
TARGET ORGAN DATA
PATERNAL EFFECTS (SPERMATOGENESIS)
PATERNAL EFFECTS (TESTES, EPIDIDYMIS, SPERM DUCT)
EFFECTS ON FERTILITY (POST-IMPLANTATION MORTALITY)
EFFECTS ON EMBRYO OR FETUS (MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE)
EFFECTS ON EMBRYO OR FETUS (FETOTOXICITY)
EFFECTS ON EMBRYO OR FETUS (FETAL DEATH)
SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENTAL ABNORMALITIES (MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM)
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 - - - - - - - - -
THIS COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL MAY BE BURNED 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
TOXIC
R 61
MAY CAUSE HARM TO THE UNBORN CHILD.
R 20/21/22
HARMFUL BY INHALATION, IN CONTACT WITH SKIN AND IF SWALLOWED.
S 45
IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR IF YOU FEEL UNWELL, SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE
IMMEDIATELY (SHOW THE LABEL WHERE POSSIBLE).
S 36/37/39
WEAR SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, GLOVES AND EYE/FACE
PROTECTION.
S 23
DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR.
REVIEWS, STANDARDS, AND REGULATIONS
OEL=MAK
NOHS 1974: HZD T0698; NIS 1; TNF 27; NOS 3; TNE 191
NOES 1983: HZD T0698; NIS 2; TNF 13; NOS 2; TNE 207; TFE 52
EPA TSCA SECTION 8(B) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA SECTION 8(D) UNPUBLISHED HEALTH/SAFETY STUDIES
EPA TSCA SECTION 8(E) RISK NOTIFICATION, 8EHQ-0693-9068
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, APRIL 1997
U.S. INFORMATION
THIS PRODUCT IS SUBJECT TO SARA SECTION 313 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
SECTION 16. - - - - - - - - - - OTHER INFORMATION- - - - - - - - - - - -
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PRODUCT #: M14102 NAME: 2-METHOXYETHYL ETHER, 99%
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98
Printed Wednesday, March 12, 1903 6:49AM
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BE ALL INCLUSIVE AND SHALL BE USED ONLY AS A GUIDE. SIGMA, ALDRICH,
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