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Agents Not to be Used: Water, foam, halogenated agents, or carbon dioxide; Special Hazards of
Combustion Products: Smoke contains zinc oxide, which can irritate lungs and cause metal fume fever;
Behavior in Fire: Reacts spontaneously with air or oxygen and violently with water, evolving methane.
Contact with water applied to adjacent fires will intensify fire; Ignition Temperature (deg. F): Below
0; Electrical Hazard: Not pertinent; Burning Rate: Not pertinent.
Chemical Reactivity - Reactivity with Water : Reacts vigorously, generating flammable methane gas;
Reactivity with Common Materials: Will react with surface moisture to generate flammable methane;
Stability During Transport: Stable; Neutralizing Agents for Acids and Caustics: Not pertinent;
Polymerization: Not pertinent; Inhibitor of Polymerization: Not pertinent.
2,4DINITROANILINE
Chemical Designations - Synonyms: 2,CDinitraniline; Chemical Formula: NH,C,&(N0,),-2,4.
Observable Characteristics - Physical State (as nomlly shipped): Solid; Color: Yellow; Odor: Slight
musty.
Physical and Chemical Properties - Physical State at 15 “c and 1 atm. : Solid; Molecular Weight:
183.12; Boiling Point at I ahn.: Not pertinent; Freezing Point: 368, 187, 460; Critical Temperature:
Not pertinent; Critical Pressure: Not pertinent; Specific Gravity: 1.615 at 15°C (solid); Vapor (Gas)
Density: Not pertinent; Ratio of Specijic Heats of Vapor (Gas): Not pertinent; Latent Heat of
Vaporization: Not pertinent; Heat of Combustion: Not pertinent; Heat of Decomposition: Not pertinent.
Health Hazards Information -Recommended Personal Protective Equipment: Self-contained breathing
apparatus; butyl rubber gloves; eye goggles; plastic lab coat; protective shoes; Symptoms Following
Exposure: May cause headache, nausea, stupor. Irritating to skin and mucous membrane; General
Treatment for Exposure: INHALATION: artificial respiration if necessary. INGESTION: induce
vomiting; give universal antidote; get prompt medical care. SKIN AND EYES: remove victim from
exposure; wash exposed skin with warm water and soap; flush eyes with water; Toxicity by Inhalation
(Threshold Limit Value): Not pertinent; Short-Term Exposure Limits: Not pertinent; Toxicity by
Ingestion: Grade 3; oral rate LD, 418 mglkg; Late Toxicity: Data not available; Vapor (Gas) Irritant
Characteristics: Not pertinent; Liquid or Solid Initant Characteristics: Causes smarting ofthe skin and
first degree burns on short exposure; may cause second degree burns on long exposure; Odor
Threshold Not pertinent.
Fire Hazards - Flash Point (deg. F): 435 CC; Flammable Limits in Air (W): Data not available; Fire
Extinguishing Agents: For small fires, use water, dry chemical, foam, or carbon dioxide; Fire
Extinguishing Agents Not to be Used: Water or foam may cause frothing; Special Hazards of
Combustion Products: Vapors and combustion gases are irritating; Behavior in Fire: May explode;
Ignition Temperature : Data not available; Electrical Hazard: Not pertinent; Burning Rate: Not
pertinent.
Chemical Reactivity -Reactivity with Water : No reaction; Reactivity with Common Materials: Reacts
with oxidizing materials; Stability During Transport: May detonate when heated under confinement;
Neutralizing Agents for Acids and Caustics: Not pertinent; Polymerization: Not pertinent; Inhibitor of
Polymerization: Not pertinent.
M-DINITROBENZENE
Chemical Designations - Synonyms: 1,3-Dinitrobemne; 1,3-Dinitrobenzol; -DNB; meta-
Dinitrobenzene; Dinitrobenzol; Chemical Formula: l ,3-C6H4(NOJ,.
Observable Characteristics - Physical State (as normally shipped): Solid; Color: Yellow; Odor:
Weak.
Physical and Chemical Properties - Physical State at 15 “c and I am. : Solid; Molecular Weight:
168.1; Boiling Point at 1 atm.: 556,291,564; Freezing Point: 194,90,363; Critical Temperature: Not
pertinent; Critical Pressure: Notpertinent; Specific Gravity: 1.58 at 18°C (solid); Vapor (Gas) Density:
Not pertinent; Ratio of Specific Heats of Vapor (Gas): Not pertinent; Latent Heat of Vaporization: Not
pertinent; Heat of Combustion: -7,378, -4,099, -171.5; Heat of Decomposition: Not pertinent.
Health Hazards Information - Recommended Personal Protective Equipment: Dust respirator; rubber