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60 N-BUTYLAMINE

Health Hazards Information - Recommended Personal Protective Equipment: Air pack or organic
canister mask, rubber gloves, and goggles; Symptoms Following Exposure: Vapor is narcotic in action
and irritating to respiratory passages. Liquid is irritating to skin and eyes; General Treatment for
Exposure: INHALATION: remove victim from exposure and restore breathing. SKIN AND EYES:
remove liquid from skin with water. Flush eyes with water; Toxicity by Inhalation (Threshold Limit
Value): 100 ppm; Short-Term Exposure Limits: 150 ppm for 30 min.; Toxicity by Ingestion: Grade 2;
0.5 to 5 g/kg (rat); Late Toxicity: Data not available; Vapor (Gas) Irritant Characteristics: Vapors
cause a slight smarting of the eyes or respiratory system if present in high concentrations. The effect
is temporary; Liquid or Solid Irritant Characteristics: No appreciable hazard. Practically harmless to
the skin; Odor Threshold: Data not available.
Fire Hazards -Flash Point (deg. F): 52 CC, 61 OC; Flammable Limits in Air (%): 2.35 - 8.00; Fire
Extinguishing Agents: Dry chemical, carbon dioxide; Fire Extinguishing Agents Not To Be Used: Not
pertinent; Special Hazards of Combustion Products: Not pertinent; Behavior in Fire: Not pertinent;
Ignition Temperature (deg. F): 896; Electrical Hazard Class I, Group D; Burning Rate: 3.4 mm/min.
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;
Polymerization: Not pertinent; Inhibitor of Polymerization: Not pertinent.
N-BUTYLAMINE
Chemical Designations - Synonyms: 1 -Aminobutane; Butylamine; Mono-n-butylamine; Norvalamine;
Chemical Formula: CH3(CH.J3NH4.
Observable Characteristics - Physical State (as nodly shipped) : Liquid; Color: Colorless; Odor:
Fish-like; ammonia-like.
Physical and Chemical Properties - Physical State at 15 9c and 1 atm. : Liquid; Molecular Weight:
73.14; Boiling Point at I atm.: 171.3, 77.4, 350.6; Freezing Point: -56, -49, 224; Critical
Temperature: 484,251,524; Critical Pressure: 603,41,4.16; Specific Gravity: 0.741 at20"C (liquid);
Vapor (Gus) Density: 2.5; Ratio of Specific Heats of Vapor (Gas): 1.071; Latent Heat of Vaporization:
180, 100, 4.2; Heat of Combustion: -17,595, -9,775, -409; Heat ofDecomposition: Not pertinent.
Health Hazards Information - Recommended Personal Protective Equipment: Air-supplied mask;
rubber gloves; coverall goggles; face shield; butyl rubber apron; Symptoms Following Exposure:
Inhalation causes irritation, nausea, vomiting, headache, faintness, severe coughing and chest pains;
can cause lung edema. Ingestion causes severe irritation of mouth and stomach. Contact with eyes
causes severe irritation and edema of the cornea. Contact with skin causes burns; absorption through
skin may cause nausea, vomiting and shock; General TreatmentforEQosure: INHALATION: remove
victim to fresh air; call a physician; give oxygen if breathing is difficult; if not breathing, give artificial
respiration. INGESTION: give large amounts of water; get medical attention. EYES: flush with water
for at least 15 rnin.; get medical care. SKIN: remove contaminated clothing; flush skin with plenty of
water at least 15 min.; Toxicity by Inhalation (Threshold Limit Value): 5 ppm; Short-Term Exposure
Limits: 5 ppm, 5 rnin.; Toxicity by Ingestion: Grade 3; oral LD,, 500 mg/kg (rat); Late Toxicity: Data
not available; Vapor (Gar) Irritant Characteristics: Data not available; Liquid or Solid Irritant
Characteristics: Data not available; Odor Threshold: Data not available.
Fire Hazards - Flush Point (&g. F):30 OC, 10 CC; Flammable Limits in Air (%a): 1.7 - 9.8; Fire
Extinguishing Agents: Alcohol foam, dry chemical, carbon dioxide; Fire Extinguishing Agents Not To
Be Used Water may be ineffective; Special Hazards of Combustion Products: Toxic oxides of nitrogen
may form during fires; Behavior in Fire: Vapor is heavier than air and can travel distances to ignition
sou~ce and flash back. Containers may explode; Ignition Temperature (deg. F): 594; Electrical Hazard
No data; Burning Rate: 5.8 dmin.
Chemical Reactivity - Reactivity with Water: No reaction; Reactivity with Common Materials: May
corrode some metals in presence of water; Stability During Transport: Stable; Neutralizing Agents for
Acids and Caustics: Flush with water; Polymerization: Not pertinent; Inhibitor of Polymerization: Not
pertinent.