ALDRICH CHEMICAL COMPANY -- BENZOYL CHLORIDE, 99+%, GOLD LABEL 24054-0  -- 6810-00N014113
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:BENZOYL CHLORIDE, 99+%, GOLD LABEL 24054-0
MSDS Date:05/13/1988
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N014113
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:ALDRICH CHEMICAL COMPANY
Box:355
City:MILWAUKEE
State:WI
ZIP:53201
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:BENZOYL CHLORIDE  (SARA III)
CAS:98-88-4
RTECS #:DM6600000
EPA Rpt Qty:1000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:1000 LBS

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:(ACUTE) HARMFUL IF
    SWALLOWED/INHAL/ABSORBED THRU SKIN. CAUSES BURNS. MATL IS EXTREMELY
    DEST TO TISS OF MUC MEMB & UPPER RESP TRACT/EYES/SKIN. INHAL MAY BE
    FATAL AS RESULT OF SPASM/INFLAM/EDEMA OF LARY NX/BRONCHI/CHEM PNEUM
    & PULM EDEMA. SYMP OF EXPOS MAY INCL BURNING SENSATION, COUGHING,
    WHEEZING, (SEE EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: LARYNGITIS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH,
    HDCH, NAUS & VOMIT. CHLOROCARBON/CHLOROFLUOROCARBON MATLS HAVE
    PRODUCED SENSITIZATION OF MYOCARDIUM TO EPINEPHRINE IN LAB ANIMALS
    AND MAY HAVE SIMILAR EFTS I N HUMANS. ADRENOMIMETICS (E.G.
    EPINEPHRINE) MAY BE CONTRAINDICATED EXCEPT FOR LIFE SUSTAINING (SEE
    SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

First Aid:EYES & SKIN: IMMED FLUSH WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF WATER FOR AT
    LEAST 15 MINUTES WHILE REMOVING CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND SHOES.
    ASSURE ADEQ FLUSHING OF EYES BY SEPARATING LIDS WITH FINGERS.
    INHAL: REMO VE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG GIVE ARTFRESP. IF BRTHG
    IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL MD. WASH CONTAMD CLOTHING BEFORE REUSE.
    DISCARD CONTAMD SHOES. INGEST: GET MD IMMEDIATELY .

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

Flash Point Method:CC
Flash Point:156F,69C
Lower Limits:1.2
Upper Limits:4.9
Extinguishing Media:CARBON MONOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER, ALCOHOL OR
    POLYMER FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD POSITIVE PRESS SCBA &
    PROT CLTHG TO PVNT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES. COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID.
    USE WATER SPRAY TO COOL FIRE EXPOSED CNTNRS.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:THERMAL DECOMP PRODS MAY INCLUDE HCL,
    PHOSGENE . WATER HYDROLYZES MATL LIBERATING ACIDIC GAS WHICH IN
    CONT W/METAL SURF CAN GEN FLAM & OR (SEE SUPP DATA)

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

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA. WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA,
    RUBBER BOOTS & HEAVY RUBBER GLOVES. ABSORB ON SAND OR VERMICULITE &
    PLACE IN CLOSED CNTNRS FOR DISP. VENT AREA & WASH SPILL SITE AFTER
    MATL PICKUP IS COMPLE TE.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED. KEEP AWAY FROM
    HEAT & OPEN FLAME. MOISTURE-SENSITIVE. STORE UNDER NITROGEN. STORE
    IN A COOL DRY PLACE.
Other Precautions:DO NOT BREATHE VAP. DO NOT GET IN EYES, ON SKIN OR
    CLTHG. AVOID PRLNGD/RPTD EXPOS. AVOID PHYSICAL DMG TO CNTNRS. NO
    SMOKING IN AREA OF USE. DO NOT USE IN GEN VICINITY OF ARC WELD/OPEN
    FLAME/HOT SURF.  HEAT AND/OR UV RADIATION (SEE SUPP DATA)

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

Respiratory Protection:WEAR NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD SCBA. USE ONLY IN A
    CHEMICAL FUME HOOD.
Ventilation:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Protective Gloves:CHEMICAL RESISTANT GLOVES.
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:FACESHIELD (8-INCH MINIMUM). SAFETY SHOWER
    AND EYE BATH.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY DURING USE AND BEFORE EATING,
    DRINKING, SMOKING OR USING SANITARY FACILITIES .
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLO HAZ: EXPLO HYDROGEN GAS. CNTNR EXPLO MAY OCCUR UNDER FIRE CNDTNS.
    EFTS OF OVEREXP: MEASURES IN HUMANS ACUTELY/CHRONICALLY EXPSD TO
    CHLOROCARBONS/CFC'S . OTHER PREC: MAY CAUSE THE FORMATION  OF HCL
    AND PHOSGENE .

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

HCC:C2
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:388F,198C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:30.2F,-1.0C
Vapor Pres:1.0 @ 32C
Vapor Density:4.88
Spec Gravity:1.211
Appearance and Odor:BENZOYL CHLORIDE

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS, STRONG BASES, ALCOHOLS. REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH
    DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE.
Stability Condition to Avoid:MAY DECOMPOSE ON EXPOSURE TO MOIST AIR OR
    WATER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC FUMES OF: CARBON MONOXIDE,
    CARBON DIOXIDE, HYDROGEN CHLORIDE GAS, PHOSGENE GAS.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:THIS COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL MAY BE BURNED IN A
    CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED WITH AN AFTERBURNER AND SCRUBBER.
    OBSERVE ALL FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL LAWS.

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