Praxair Material Safety Data Sheet
Product Name:
Supplier
/Manufacture:
Synonym:
Trade Name:
1. Chemical Product and Company Identification
Chemical Name:
Ethylacetylene
Chemical Formula: C4H8
Chemical Family:
Phone:
Fax:
Emergencies: * 1-800-363-0042
905-803-1600
905-803-1682
Praxair Canada Inc.
1 City Centre Drive
Suite 1200
Mississauga, ON L5B 1M2
Telephone:
Product Name:
Ethyl Acetylene
MSDS# E-4594-G
Date: 10/15/2007
Ethyl Acetylene
Ethyl Acetylene
1-Butyne, Ethylethyne
Alkyne
*Call emergency numbers 24 hours a day only for spills, leaks, fire, exposure, or accidents involving this
product. For routine information, contact your supplier or Praxair sales representative.
Product Use:
Many.
2. Composition and Information on Ingredients
Ethylacetylene
100
107-00-6
Not
applicable.
Not
available.
None currently
established.
TLV-TWA
(ACGIH)
LD50
(Species
&
Routes)
INGREDIENTS
CAS
NUMBER
% (VOL)
LC50
(Rat, 4 hrs.)
Emergency Overview
3. Hazards Identification
Flammable liquid and gas under pressure. Can form explosive mixtures with air. May cause
frostbite. Can cause rapid suffocation. May cause dizziness and drowsiness. Self-contained
breathing apparatus may be required by rescue workers.
DANGER!
THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE: TLV-TWA Data from 2007 Guide to Occupational Exposure Values (ACGIH).
TLV-TWAs should be used as a guide in the control of health hazards and not as fine lines between safe and
dangerous concentrations.
INHALATION:
EFFECTS OF A SINGLE (ACUTE) OVEREXPOSURE:
SKIN CONTACT:
SWALLOWING:
EYE CONTACT:
Asphyxiant and narcotic. May cause headaches, drowsiness, dizziness, mild nausea, and
unconciousness. Lack of oxygen can kill.
No evidence of adverse effects from available information.
Not a likely route of exposure. This product is a gas at normal temperature and pressure.
No evidence of adverse effects from available information.
SKIN
ABSORPTION:
ROUTES OF
EXPOSURE:
Inhalation.
No evidence of adverse effects from available information.
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