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HEXAMETHYLENEDIAMINE 197

Data not available; Liquid or Solid Irritant Characteristics: Data not available; Odor 2'Ereshold Data
not available.
Fire Hazards -Flash Point (deg. F): 69 CC (for isopropyl alcohol solutions); FlammableLimits in Air
(%): 2 - 12 (isopropyl alcohol); Fire Extinguishing Agents: Dry chemical, alcohol foam, or carbon
dioxide; Fire Extinguishing Agents Not To Be Used: Water may be ineffective; Special Hazards of
Combustion Products: Irritating fumes of hydrogen chloride may form in fires; Behavior in Fire:
Solvent vapors are heavier than air and may travel to a source of ignition and flash back; Ignition
Temperature (deg. F): 750 (isopropyl alcohol solutions); Electrical Hazard: Class I, Group D; Burning
Rate: 2.3 mmlmin.
Chemical Reactivity - Reactivity with Water: No reaction; Reactivity with Common Materials: No
reactions; Stability During Transport: Stable; Neutralizing Agents for Acids and Caustics: Not pertinent;
Polymerizm'on: Not pertinent; Inhibitor of Polymerization: Not pertinent.

N-HEXALDEHYDE
Chemical Designations - Synonyms: Caproaldehyde; Caproic aldehyde; Capronaldehyde; n-
Caproylaldehyde; Hexanal; Chemical Formula: CH,(CHJ4CH0.
Observable Characteristics - Physical State (as shipped) : Liquid; Color: Colorless; Odor: Pungent.
Physical and Chemical Properties - Physical State at 15 "c and I atm. : Liquid; Molecular Weight
100; Boiling Point at 1 atm.: 262, 128,401; Freezing Point: Not pertinent; Critical Temperature: Not
pertinent; Critical Pressure: Not pertinent; Specijic Gravity: 0.83 at 20°C, (liquid); Vapor (Gas)
Specijic Gravity: 3.5; Ratio of SpecGc Heats of Vapor (Gas): (est.) 1.061 at 20°C; Latent Heat of
Vaporization: (est.) 153, 85, 3.6; Heat of Combustion: (est.) -17,000, -9,430, -394; Heat of
Decomposition: Not pertinent.
Health Hazards Information - Recommended Personal Protective Equipment: Goggles or face shield;
rubber gloves; Symptoms Following Exposure: Ingestion causes irritation of mouth and stomach.
Contact with vapor or liquid irritates eyes. Liquid irritates skin; General Treatment for Exposure:
INGESTION: give large amount of water and induce vomiting. EYES: flush with water for at least 15
min. SKIN wipe off; wash with soap and water; Toxicity by Inhalation (ThresholdLimit Value): Data
not available; Short-Term Inhalation Limits: Data not available; Toxicity by Ingestion: Grade 2; oral
LDm = 4,890 mg/kg (rat); Late Toxicity: Data not available; Vapor (Gas) Irritant Characteristics: Data
not available; Liquid or Solid Irritant Characteristics: Data not available; Odor Threshold Data not
available.
Fire Hazards -Rash Point (deg. F) : 90 OC; Flammable Limits in Air (%): No data; Fire Extinguishing
Agents: Dry chemical, foam, or carbon dioxide; Fire Extinguishing Agents Not To Be Used: Water may
be ineffective; Special Hazards of Combustion Products: None; Behavior in Fire: Vapor is heavier than
air and may travel considerable distances to a source of ignition and flash back; Ignition Temperature
: No data; Electrical Hazard: No data; Burning Rate: 5.2 mm/min.
Chemical Reactivity -Reactivity with Water: No reaction; Reactivity with Common Materials: May
attack some plastics; Stability During Transport: Stable; Neutralizing Agents for Acids and Caustics:
Not pertinent; Polymerization: Not pertinent; Inhibitor of Polymerization: Not pertinent.
HEXAMETHYLENEDIAMINE
Chemical Designations - Synonyms: 1,6-Diaminoxexane; 1,6-Hexanediamine; Chemical Formula:
NHZ(CHZ),NH,.
Observable Characteristics - Physical State (as shipped): Solid (anhydrous) or liquid (70% solution);
Color: Glassy solid; clear liquid; Odor: Weak, fishy.
Physical and Chemical Properties - Physical State at 15 "c and I am. : Solid (anhydrous); Liquid
(10% solution); Molecular Weight: 116.21; Boiling Point at I am.: 478, 205, 401; Freezing Point:
(anhydrous) 104.9, 40.5, 313.7; (70% solution) 28, -2, 269; Critical Temperature: Not pertinent;
Critical Pressure: Not pertinent; Specijic Gravity: (anhydrous) 0.799 at 20 "C, (liquid); (70 % solution)
0.933 at 20°C, (liquid); Vapor (Gas) Specijic Gravity: Not pertinent; Ratio of Specific Heats of Vapor
(Gas): Not pertinent; Latent Heat of Vaporization: 203, 113,4.73; Heat of Combustion: (est.) -12,200,