PRODUCT #: 395048 NAME: METHYLAMINE, 2.0M SOLUTION IN METHYL
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98
Printed Monday, March 10, 1903 9:49AM
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SECTION 1. - - - - - - - - - CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION- - - - - - - - - -
CATALOG #: 395048
NAME: METHYLAMINE, 2.0M SOLUTION IN METHYL
ALCOHOL
SECTION 2. - - - - - COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS - - - - - -
CAS #: 74-89-5
MF: CH5N
EC NO: 200-820-0
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
CONTAINS METHYL ALCOHOL, CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS REGISTRY NUMBER 67-56-1.
SYNONYMS
AMINOMETHANE * CARBINAMINE * MERCURIALIN * METHANAMINE (9CI) *
METHYLAMINE (ACGIH:OSHA) * METHYLAMINE, ANHYDROUS (UN1061) (DOT) *
METHYLAMINE, AQUEOUS SOLUTION (UN1235) (DOT) * METHYLAMINEN (DUTCH) *
METILAMINE (ITALIAN) * METYLOAMINA (POLISH) * MONOMETHYLAMINE *
UN1061 (DOT) * UN1235 (DOT) *
SECTION 3. - - - - - - - - - - HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION - - - - - - - - -
LABEL PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
FLAMMABLE (USA)
HIGHLY FLAMMABLE (EU)
TOXIC
TOXIC BY INHALATION AND IF SWALLOWED.
CAUSES BURNS.
TARGET ORGAN(S):
EYES
KIDNEYS
KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED.
KEEP AWAY FROM SOURCES OF IGNITION - NO SMOKING.
AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN.
IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR IF YOU FEEL UNWELL, SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE
IMMEDIATELY (SHOW THE LABEL WHERE POSSIBLE).
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.
DISCARD CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES.
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.
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PRODUCT #: 395048 NAME: METHYLAMINE, 2.0M SOLUTION IN METHYL
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98
Printed Monday, March 10, 1903 9:49AM
EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS HAZARDS
VAPOR MAY TRAVEL CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE TO SOURCE OF IGNITION AND
FLASH BACK.
CONTAINER EXPLOSION MAY OCCUR UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.
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 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.
MECHANICAL EXHAUST REQUIRED.
SAFETY SHOWER AND EYE BATH.
DO NOT BREATHE VAPOR.
AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN AND CLOTHING.
AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE.
DO NOT USE IF SKIN IS CUT OR SCRATCHED. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER
HANDLING.
POISON
CORROSIVE.
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
BOILING POINT: 40 C
FLASHPOINT 45 F
7C
VAPOR PRESSURE: 2.07PSI 20 C 10.86PSI 55 C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 0.785
SECTION 10. - - - - - - - - -STABILITY AND REACTIVITY - - - - - - - - -
INCOMPATIBILITIES
ACIDS
ACID CHLORIDES
ACID ANHYDRIDES
OXIDIZING AGENTS
REDUCING AGENTS
ALKALI METALS
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION OR DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS
TOXIC FUMES OF:
CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE
NITROGEN OXIDES
SECTION 11. - - - - - - - - - TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION - - - - - - - -
ACUTE EFFECTS
MAY BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED.
HARMFUL IF INHALED OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN.
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PRODUCT #: 395048 NAME: METHYLAMINE, 2.0M SOLUTION IN METHYL
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98
Printed Monday, March 10, 1903 9:49AM
MATERIAL IS EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUE OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES
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.
EXPOSURE CAN CAUSE:
DAMAGE TO THE EYES
DAMAGE TO THE LIVER
DAMAGE TO THE HEART
DAMAGE TO THE KIDNEYS
GASTROINTESTINAL DISTURBANCES
MAY CAUSE CONVULSIONS.
TARGET ORGAN(S):
EYES
KIDNEYS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
WARNING: CONTAINS METHANOL. MAY BE FATAL OR CAUSE BLINDNESS IF
SWALLOWED. CANNOT BE MADE NONPOISONOUS.
RTECS #: PF6300000
METHYLAMINE
IRRITATION DATA
SKN-GPG 100 MG OPEN SEV CODEDG 6,140,1980
TOXICITY DATA
ORL-RAT LD50:100 MG/KG INHTE5 2,29,1990
IHL-RAT LC50:448 PPM/2.5H JEBIDP 13,273,1992
IHL-MUS LC50:2400 MG/M3/2H 85GMAT -,81,1982
IHL-MAM LC50:2400 MG/M3 TPKVAL 14,80,1975
TARGET ORGAN DATA
SENSE ORGANS AND SPECIAL SENSES (LACRIMATION)
LUNGS, THORAX OR RESPIRATION (DYSPNAE)
SKIN AND APPENDAGES (AFTER SYSTEMIC EXPOSURE: DERMATITIS, IRRITATIVE)
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: 612-001-00-9
HIGHLY FLAMMABLE
TOXIC
R 11
HIGHLY FLAMMABLE.
R 23/25
TOXIC BY INHALATION AND IF SWALLOWED.
R 36/37
IRRITATING TO EYES AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
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PRODUCT #: 395048 NAME: METHYLAMINE, 2.0M SOLUTION IN METHYL
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98
Printed Monday, March 10, 1903 9:49AM
KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED.
S 16
KEEP AWAY FROM SOURCES OF IGNITION - NO SMOKING.
S 24
AVOID CONTACT WITH SKIN.
S 45
IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR IF YOU FEEL UNWELL, SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE
IMMEDIATELY (SHOW THE LABEL WHERE POSSIBLE).
TLV AND SOURCE
FOR METHYL ALCOHOL - SKIN:
ACGIH TLV-TWA: 200 PPM (260 MG/M3); STEL: 250 PPM (310 MG/M3).
OSHA PEL: 8 H TWA 200 PPM (260 MG/M3); STEL: 250 PPM (310 MG/M3).
REVIEWS, STANDARDS, AND REGULATIONS
OEL=MAK
ACGIH TLV-STEL 19 MG/M3 (15 PPM) DTLVS* TLV/BEI,1996
ACGIH TLV-TWA 6.4 MG/M3 (5 PPM) DTLVS* TLV/BEI,1996
MSHA STANDARD-AIR:TWA 10 PPM (12 MG/M3)
DTLVS* 3,156,1971
OSHA PEL (GEN INDU):8H TWA 10 PPM (12 MG/M3)
CFRGBR 29,1910.1000,1994
OSHA PEL (CONSTRUC):8H TWA 10 PPM (12 MG/M3)
CFRGBR 29,1926.55,1994
OSHA PEL (SHIPYARD):8H TWA 10 PPM (12 MG/M3)
CFRGBR 29,1915.1000,1993
OSHA PEL (FED CONT):8H TWA 10 PPM (12 MG/M3)
CFRGBR 41,50-204.50,1994
OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 10 PPM (12 MG/M3) JAN 1993
OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 10 PPM (13 MG/M3) JAN 1993
OEL-DENMARK:TWA 10 PPM (12 MG/M3) JAN 1993
OEL-FINLAND:STEL 10 PPM (12 MG/M3);SKIN JAN 1993
OEL-FRANCE:STEL 10 PPM (12 MG/M3) JAN 1993
OEL-GERMANY:TWA 10 PPM (12 MG/M3) JAN 1993
OEL-JAPAN:TWA 10 PPM (13 MG/M3) JAN 1993
OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 10 PPM (12 MG/M3) JAN 1993
OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 10 PPM (12 MG/M3) JAN 1993
OEL-POLAND:TWA 5 MG/M3 JAN 1993
OEL-RUSSIA:TWA 10 PPM;STEL 1 MG/M3;SKIN JAN 1993
OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 10 PPM (13 MG/M3);STEL 20 PPM (25 MG/M3);SKIN JAN 1993
OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 10 PPM (12 MG/M3);STEL 20 PPM (24 MG/M3) JAN 1993
OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 10 PPM (12 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 METHYLAMINE-AIR:10H TWA 10 PPM
NIOSH* DHHS #92-100,1992
NOHS 1974: HZD 46470; NIS 5; TNF 175; NOS 9; TNE 1098
NOES 1983: HZD 46470; NIS 6; TNF 197; NOS 24; TNE 10890; TFE 1411
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
OSHA ANALYTICAL METHOD #40
U.S. INFORMATION
92.1% METHANOL 67-56-1
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
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PRODUCT #: 395048 NAME: METHYLAMINE, 2.0M SOLUTION IN METHYL
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET, Valid 11/97 - 1/98
Printed Monday, March 10, 1903 9:49AM
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