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128 DIETHYL PHTHALATE
of Vaporization: Not pertinent; Heat of Combustion: -13,970, -7,760, -325; Heat of Decomposition:
Not pertinent.
Health Hazards Information - Recommended Personal Protective Equipment: Goggles or face shield;
rubber gloves; protective clothing; Symptoms Following Exposure: Contact with liquid irritates eyes
and may cause serious injury; consult an eye specialist. Causes skin irritation on contact. Ingestion
produces irritation, call a physician; General Treatment for Exposure: EYES: immediately flush with
plenty of water for at least 15 min.; see a physician. SKIN: immediately flush with plenty of water for
at least 15 min.; see a physician. SKIN: immediately flush with plenty of water for at least 15 min.
INGESTION: induce vomiting and call a physician; Toxicity by Inhalation (Threshold Limir Value):
Data not available; Short-Tern Exposure Limits: Data not available; Toxicity by Ingestion: Grade 2;
LD,, 0.5 to 5 g/kg; Late Toxicity: No data; Vapor (Gas) Irritant Characteristics: Vapors are
nonirritating to the eyes and throat; Liquid or Solid Irritant Characteristics: Causes smarting of the skin
and first-degree burns on short exposure and may cause second-degree burns on long exposure; Odor
Threshold: No data.
Fire Hazards - Flash Point (deg. F): 385 OC; Flammable Limits in Air: Not pertinent; Fire
Extinguishing Agents: Dry chemical, alcohol foam, carbon dioxide; Fire Extinguishing Agents Not to
be Used: Water or foam may cause frothing; Special Hazards of Combustion Products: Irritating
phosphorus oxides may be released; Behavior in Fire: Not pertinent; Ignition Temperature : No data;
Electrical Hazard: Not pertinent; Burning Rate: Data not available.
Chemical Reactivity -Reactivity with Water: No reaction; Reactivity with Common Materials: Mildly
corrosive to most metals; may form flammable hydrogen gas; Stability During Transport: Stable;
Neutralizing Agentsfor Acids and Caustics: Sodium bicarbonate or lime solution; Polymrim'on: Not
pertinent; Inhibitor of Polymerization: Not pertinent.

DIETHYL PHTHALATE
Chemical Designations - Synonyms: 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic Acid, Diethyl Ester; Ethyl Phthalate;
Phthalic Acid, Diethyl Ester; Chemical Formula: C,I&(COOGH5)2.
Observable Characteristics - Physical State (as normully shipped) : Liquid; Color: Colorless; Odor:
Slight characteristic ester odor.
Physical and Chemical Properties - Physical State all5 "c and I ann. : Liquid; Molecular Weight
222; Boiling Point at I atm.: 569.3,298.5,571.7; Freezing Point: 21, -3,270; Critical Temperature:
Not pertinent; Critical Pressure: Not pertinent; Specific Gravity: 1.12 at 20°C (liquid); Vapor (h)
Density: Not pertinent; Ratio of Specific Heats of Vapor (Gas): Not pertinent; Latent Heat of
Vaporization: 170, 96,4.0; Heat of Combustion: -10,920, -6,070, -254; Heat of Decomposition: Not
pertinent.
Health Hazards Information -Recommended Personal Protective Equipment: Rubber gloves; goggles
or face shield; Symptoms Following Exposure: Symptoms unlikely from any form of exposure; General
Treatment for .Exposure: INHALATION: remove to fresh air. EYES: flush with water. SKIN: flush
with water, wash well with soap and water; Toxicity by Inhalation (ThreshoMLimit Value): Data not
available; Short-Tern Exposure Limits: Data not available; Toxicity by Ingestion: Grade 2; oral LD,,
1 ,OOO mg/kg (rabbit); Late Toxicity: Prolonged inhalation of heated vapor produces irritation of upper
respiratory tract in humans; Vapor (Gas) Irritant Characteristics: Odorless; Liquid or Solid Irritant
Characteristics: Data not available; Odor Threshold: Data not available.
Fire Hazards - Flash Point (deg. F): 305 OC; Flammable Limits in Air (910): LFL 0.75 (at 368" F);
Fire Extinguishing Agents: Dry chemical, foam, carbon dioxide; Fire Extinguishing Agents Not to be
Used: Water or foam may cause frothing; Special Hazards of Combustion Products: Irritating vapors
of unburned chemical may form in fire; Behavior in Fire: Data not available; Ignition Temperature
(deg. F): 855; Electrical Hazard: Data not available; Burning Rate: Data not available.
Chemical Reactivity - Reactivity with Water : No reaction; Reactivity with Common Materials: May
attack some form of plastics; Stability During Transport: Stable; Neutralizing Agents for Acids and
Caustics: Not pertinent; Polymrization: Not pertinent; Inhibitor of Polymeriuztion: Not pertinent.