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MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
ETHYL CHLORIDE
I. IDENTIFICATION
TRADE NAME SYNONYM: ETHYL CHLORIDE
REVISION DATE: MAY, 2001 BY S. WOJCIK, A. GROYS
CHEMICAL NAME SYNONYMS: ETHYL CHLORIDE, CHLOROETHANE HYDROCHLORIC ETHER
CAS NO.: 75-00-3
CHEMICAL FAMILY: HALOGENATED HYDROCARBON
FORMULA: C2H5Cl
II. HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS
PRINCIPAL HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS CAS NO. % EXPOSURE LIMITS
ETHYL CHLORIDE 75-00-3 100 OSHA PEL: 1000 PPM
ACGIH TLV: 100 PPM SKIN A3, SEE SECTION V.
NPCA-HMIS RATINGS:
HEALTH 1
FLAMMABILITY 4
REACTIVITY 0
PERSONAL PROTECTION SEE SEC. VIII.
EPA HAZARD CATEGORIES:
CHRONIC HEALTH: NO
ACUTE HEALTH: YES
FIRE HAZARD: YES
PRESSURE HAZARD: YES
REACTIVITY HAZARD: NO
LISTS:
EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE: NO
CERCLA HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE: YES
TOXIC CHEMICALS: YES
III. PHYSICAL DATA
BOILING POINT: 54.1 DEG. F (12.3 DEG. C)
FREEZING POINT: -213.5 DEG. F (-136.4 DEG. C)
EVAPORATION RATE: GREATER THAN 1 (BUTYL ACETATE = 1)
VAPOR PRESSURE AT 68 DEG. F (20 DEG. C): 20.1 PSIA (5.4 PSIG)
SPECIFIC GRAVITY (H2O = 1): 0.8939 AT 68 DEG. F
VAPOR DENSITY (AIR = 1): AT BP 2.2
PERCENT VOLATILE BY VOLUME: 100
SOLUBILITY IN WATER: REACTS WITH WATER AT CONCENTRATIONS OF 0.57G/108G WATER AT 68
DEG. F
APPEARANCE AND ODOR: COLORLESS LIQUID WITH A PUNGENT, ETHER-LIKE ODOR, LIQUID IS
WATER WHITE
IV. FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS
FLASH POINT(METHOD USED): -45 DEG. F (-42.8 DEG. C) OC I -58 DEG. F (-50 DEG. C) CC
AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE: 966 DEG. F (519 DEG. C)
FLAMMABLE OR EXPLOSIVE LIMITS IN AIR BY % VOLUME:
LOWER: 3.8
UPPER: 15.4
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: DRY CHEMICAL OR CARBON DIOXIDE FOR SMALL FIRES
ELECTRICAL CLASSIFICATION: GROUP C. NFPA NO. 70
SPECIAL FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES:
STOP FLOW OF GAS. FROM A SAFE DISTANCE, USE WATER TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED
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