MALLINCKRODT CHEMICAL INC -- CHLORAL HYDRATE -- 6505-00N082306 
=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:CHLORAL HYDRATE
MSDS Date:10/21/1985
FSC:6505
NIIN:00N082306
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT CHEMICAL INC
Box:800
City:PARIS
State:KY
ZIP:40362
Country:US
Info Phone Num:314-539-1600
Emergency Phone Num:314-539-1600; 314-982-5000
CAGE:23104
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT CHEMICAL WORKS LTD
Address:600 DELMAR
City:POINTE CLAIRE QUE CAN H9R
CAGE:23104
Company Name:MALLINCKRODT SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CO
Address:222 RED SCHOOL LANE
Box:City:PHILLIPSBURG
State:NJ
ZIP:08865
Country:US
Phone:908-859-2151
CAGE:62910

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

Ingred Name:CHLORAL HYDRATE; (TRICHLOROHYDRATE)
CAS:302-17-0
RTECS #:FM8750000
OSHA PEL:N/K 
ACGIH TLV:N/K 

Ingred Name:OTHER PROT EQUIP:COVERALLS TO PREVENT SKIN CONTACT.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

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

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,RAT) 480 MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:INHALATION:MAY BE ROUTE FOR
    ABSORPTION INTO BODY. SEE INGESTION. IRRITATION TO RESPIRATORY
    TRACT. INGESTION:TOXIC. A CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANT. EARLY
    SYMPTOMS ARE SLEEPINESS, MENTAL CONF USION, FOLLOWED BY COMA
    W/SLOW, SHALLOWRESPIRATION, CYANOSIS AND ABSENT REFLEXES. INGESTION
    OF MORE (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ:THAN 2-3 GRAMS MAY RSLT IN DEATH DUE
    TO RESP PARALYSIS. SKIN CONT:MAY CAUSE IRRIT. EYE CONT:VERY TOX.
    SOLNS ARE CORR. CHRONIC:ABUSE MAY LEAD TO HABITUATION/ADDICTION.
    POSS SKIN RASH, MENTAL C ONFUSN, DIZZ & LACK OF MUSCULAR COORD MAY
    OCCUR W/KIDNEY, LIVER & HEART DMG. TOX DATA:MUTATION DATA
    REFERENCES CITED.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS W/PRE-EXISTING SKIN
    DISORDERS OR EYE PROBLEMS, OR IMPAIRED LIVER, KIDNEY OR RESPIRATORY
    FUNCTION MAY BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THE SUBSTANCE.

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

First Aid:INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BRTHG, GIVE ARTF RESP. IF
    BRTHG IS DFCLT, GIVE OXYG. CALL MD. INGEST:INDUCE VOMIT IMMED BY
    GIVING 2 GLASSES OF WATER & STICKING FINGER DOWN THROAT. NEVER GIVE
    ANYTHIN G BY MOUTH TO UNCON PERS. CALL MD IMMED. SKIN:IMMED FLUSH
    W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS WHILE REMOVING CONTAM CLTHG &
    SHOES. WASH CLTHG BEFORE REUSE. CALL MD IMMED. EYES:WASH W/PLENTY
    (SUPDAT)

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

Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, ALCOHOL FOAM OR CARBON
    DIOXIDE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
    EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:AS W/MOST ORGANIC SOLIDS, FIRE IS
    POSSIBLE AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES OR BY CONTACT W/IGNITION SOURCE.
    NOT CONSIDERED TO BE AN EXPLOSION HAZARD.

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

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA OF LEAK OR SPILL. CLEAN-UP
    PERSONNEL MAY REQUIRE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & NIOSH APPROVED
    RESPIRATORY PROTECTION FROM DUST. PICK UP & PLACE IN SUITABLE
    CONTAINER FOR RECLAMATION OR DISPOSAL  IN A METHOD THAT DOES NOT
    GENERATE DUST.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

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

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CNTNR. PROTECT
    FROM PHYSICAL DAMAGE. STORE IN COOL, DRY, VENTED AREA AWAY FROM
    SOURCES OF HEAT, MOISTURE & INCOMPATIBILITIES.
Other Precautions:WARNING! HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED OR INHALED. CAUSE
    IRRITATION TO SKIN, EYES & RESPIRATORY TRACT. AVOID BREATHING DUST.
    USE W/ADEQUATE VENTILATION. DO NOT GET IN EYES.

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

Respiratory Protection:FOR CONDITIONS OF USE WHERE EXPOSURE TO DUST IS
    APPARENT, A NIOSH APPROVED DUST/MIST RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN. FOR
    EMERGENCIES, A NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS
    MAY BE NECESSARY.
Ventilation:A LOCAL EXHAUST SYSTEM WHICH CAPTURES CONTAM AT ITS SOURCE
    IS REC TO PREVENT DISPERSION OF CONTAM INTO THE WORKROOM AIR.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS(SUPDAT)
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE
    SHOWER . WEAR IMPERVIOUS PROD CLTHG, INCL BOOTS, LAB COAT, APRON/
    (ING 2)
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. CONTACT LENSES
    SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHEN WORKING W/THIS MATERIAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health
MATLS TO AVOID:MONOBROMATED CAMPHOR, DIURETIN ACETOPHENETIDIN, QUININE
    SULFATE, SALOL, THEOBROMINE SODIUM SALICYLATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE,
    UREA, URETHANE. FIRST AID PROC:OF WATER FOR AT LST 15 MINS, LIFT
    ING LOWER & UPPER LIDS OCCAS. GET MED ATTN IMMED. EYE PROT:& FULL
    LENGTH FACESHIELD .

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

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:205F,96C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:126F,52C
Spec Gravity:1.91
Solubility in Water:474G/100G WATER@ 17C
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, TRANSPARENT CRYSTALS; AROMATIC,
    PENETRATING, SLIGHTLY ACRID ODOR.

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

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS, ALCOHOL, IODIDE CYANIDE, PERMANGANATE, BORAX, ALKALI
    HYDROXIDES & CARBONATES, LEAD ACETATE, (SUPDAT)
Stability Condition to Avoid:STABLE UNDER ORDINARY CNDTNS OF USE &
    STOR. SLOWLY VOLATS ON EXPOS TO AIR. DECOMP BY SODIUM HYDROXIDE
    INTO CHLOROFORM.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:TOXIC GASES & VAPORS MAY BE RELEASED
    IF INVOLVED IN A FIRE.

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

Waste Disposal Methods:WHATEVER CANNOT BE SAVED FOR RECLAMATION MAY BE
    DISPOSED IN A RCRA APPROVED HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITY. ENSURE
    COMPLIANCE W/LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

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