ALDRICH CHEMICAL CO INC -- CHLORAL HYDRATE, C19058  -- 6505-00N092206
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:CHLORAL HYDRATE, C19058
MSDS Date:07/01/1999
FSC:6505
NIIN:00N092206
Status Code:A
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:ALDRICH CHEMICAL CO INC
Address:1001 WEST ST PAUL
City:MILWAUKEE
State:WI
ZIP:53233
Country:US
Info Phone Num:414-273-3850
Emergency Phone Num:414-273-3850
CAGE:60928
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:ALDRICH CHEMICAL CO INC
Address:1001 WEST ST PAUL AVE
Box:355
City:MILWAUKEE
State:WI
ZIP:53233
Country:US
Phone:414-273-3850
CAGE:60928

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:CHLORAL HYDRATE. LD50:(ORAL,RAT) 479 MG/KG.
CAS:302-17-0
RTECS #:FM8750000

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:SEE INGREDIENT & TOXICOLOGICAL INFO.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED,
    INHALED/ABSORBED THRU SKIN. CAUSES SEV IRRIT. HIGH CONCS ARE
    EXTREMELY DESTRUCTIVE TO TISSUES OF MUC MEMBS & UPPER RESP TRACT,
    EYES & SKIN. SYMPS OF EXPOS MAY INCL BURNING  SENSATION, COUGH,
    WHEEZING, LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, HDCH, NAUS & VOMIT.
    EXPOS CAN CAUSE: GI DISTURBS; NAUS, HDCH & VOMIT; CNS DEPRESS.
    SYMPS MAY BE DELAYED. EXPOS TO &/OR CONSUMPTION OF ALCO HOL MAY
    INCR TOX EFTS. PRLNG/RPTD EXPOS CAN LEAD TO HABITUATION/ADDICTION.
    CHRONIC: LAB EXPTS HAVE SHOWN MUTAGENIC EFTS. TARGET ORGAN(S):CNS.
    TO THE BEST OF MFR'S KNOWLEDGE, THE CHEM, PHYSICAL & TOXIC OLOGICAL
    PROPERTIES (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: HAVE NOT BEEN THORO INVESTIGATED.
    TARGET ORGAN DATA: SENSE ORGANS & SPECIAL SENSES (MIOSIS; OTHER EYE
    EFTS); BEHAVIORAL (GEN ANESTH; SLEEP; SOMNOLENCE; HALLUCINATIONS,
    DISTORTED PERCEPTIONS;  EXCITEMENT; ATAXIA; COMA); CARDIAC
    (ARRYTHMIAS; PULSE RATE INCREASED WITHOUT FALL IN BP); VASCULAR (BP
    LOWERING NOT CHARACTERIZED IN AUTONOMIC SECTION); LUNGS
    THORAX/RESPIRATION (CYANOSIS; RESP DEPRE SS; OTHER CHANGES); GI
    (NAUS/VOMIT); LIVER (TUMORS); SKIN & APPENDAGES (AFTER SYSTEMIC
    EXPOS: DERMATITIS, OTHER; TUMORS); TUMORIGENIC (CARCINOGENIC BY
    RTECS CRITERIA; EQUIVOLCAL TUMORIGENIC AGENT BY R TECS CRITERIA).

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:INGESTION: WASH OUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS
    CONSCIOUS. CALL MD. SKIN: FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR
    AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES. CALL
    MD. INHALATI ON: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING BECOMES
    DIFFICULT, CALL MD. EYES: FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR
    AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. ASSURE ADEQUATE FLUSHING BY SEPARATING EYELIDS
    WITH FINGERS. CALL M D.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER OR
    APPROPRIATE FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:EMITS TOXIC FUMES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. WEAR NIOSH APPROVED
    SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS, RUBBER BOOTS AND HEAVY RUBBER
    GLOVES. SWEEP UP, PLACE IN A BAG AND HOLD FOR WASTE DISPOSAL. AVOID
    RAISING DUST. VENTILATE AREA AN D WASH SPILL SITE AFTER MATERIAL
    PICKUP IS COMPLETE.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT BREATHE DUST. DO NOT GET IN
    EYES, ON SKIN, ON CLOTHING. AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE.
    STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.
Other Precautions:TOXIC (U.S.A.). HARMFUL (EU). POSSIBLE RISK OF
    IRREVERSIBLE EFFECTS. POSSIBLE MUTAGEN. SEVERE IRRITANT.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:WEAR APPROPRIATE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATOR.
Ventilation:USE ONLY IN A CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL-RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN
    CRITERIA . WEAR OTHER SUITABLE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
PHYSICAL & CHEMICAL PROPERTIES: SOLUBILITY IN: BENZENE - MODERATELY
    SOLUBLE; CHLOROFORM - SOLUBLE; ETHANOL - SOLUBLE; ACETONE -
    SOLUBLE; GLYCEROL - SOLUBLE.

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Melt/Freeze Pt:>57.C, 134.6F
M.P/F.P Text:57C - 60C
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
ALKALIS, ALKALINE EARTHS, ALKALI CARBONATES, SOLUBLE BARBITURATES,
    BORAX, TANNIN, IODIDES, OXIDIZING AGENTS, PERMANGANATES AND
    ALCOHOL.
Stability Condition to Avoid:SENSITIVE TO LIGHT. SENSITIVE TO AIR.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION OR DECOMPOSITION
    PRODUCTS: TOXIC FUMES OF: CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE, HYDROGEN
    CHLORIDE GAS.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:WILL NOT OCCUR.

===================  Toxicological Information	===================

Toxicological Information:TOX DATA:LDL0:(ORL,HMN) 4 MG/KG - PHBTH*
    3,132,1967. LDL0:(UNR,MAN) 103 MG/KG - 85DCAI 2,73,1970.
    LD50:(ORL,RAT) 479 MG/KG - TXAPA9 18,185,1971. LD50:(SKN,RAT) 3030
    MG/KG - 85JFAN A065,1984. LD50:(IPR ,RAT) 472 MG/KG - JAPMA8
    41,100,1952. LD50:(PAR,RAT) 710 MG/KG - NIIRDN 6,784,1982.
    LD50:(UNR,RAT) 725 MG/KG - GISAAA 35(3),14,1970. LD50:(REC,RAT) 710
    MG/KG - NIIRDN -,1114,1990. LD50:(ORL,MUS) 1100  MG/KG - JPETAB
    106,444,1952. LD50:(IPR,MUS) 580 MG/KG - ARZNAD 10,665,1960.
    LD50:(IVN,MUS) 530 MG/KG - APFRAD 38.65,1980. LD50:(UNR,MUS) 850
    MG/KG - GISAAA 35(3),14,1970. L50:(UNR-RBT) 1400 MG/KG - GI SAAA
    35(3),14,1970. (OTHER INFO)

=====================  Ecological Information  =====================

Ecological:DATA NOT YET AVAILABLE.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:CONTACT THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION
    CONCERNING THE DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. OBSERVE ALL
    FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:CONTACT ALDRICH CHEMICAL COMPANY FOR
    TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

Federal Regulatory Information:EUROPEAN INFO: EC INDEX NO:
    605-014-00-6. HARMFUL. R20/21/22 - HARMFUL BY INHAL, IN CONT W/SKIN
    & IF SWALLOWED. R40 - POSS RISK OF IRREVERSIBLE EFTS. S26 - IN CASE
    OF CONT W/EYES, RINSE IMMED W/PLENTY  OF WATER & SEEK MED ADVICE.
    S36 - WEAR SUITABLE PROT CLTHG. REVIEWS, STDS, & REGS: OEL=MAK.
    IARC CANCER REVIEW: ANIMAL LTD EVID; HUMAN INADEQ EVID, GRP 3 -
    IMEMDT 63,245,1995. NOHS 1974: HZD 84490; N IS 3; TNF 1191; NOS 10,
    TNE 10916. NOES 1983: HZD 84490; NIS 4; TNF 264; NOS 11; TNE 11278;
    TFE 8131 . EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, POS: ASPERGILLUS-ANEUPLOIDY;
    HISTIDINE REVERSION-AMES TEST. EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, NEG:
    (OTHER INFO)

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