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62 BUTYLENE
INHALATION: move to fresh air; give artificial respiration if breathing has stopped. INGESTION:
give large amounts of water and induce vomiting. EYES: immediately flush with water for at least 15
min.; get medical attention. SKIN: flush with water; wash with soap and water; Tmicity by Inhalation
(Threshold Limit Value): Data not available; Short-Term l5poszu-e Limits: Data not available; Toxicity
by Ingestion: Grade 3; oral LD, 180 mg/kg (rat); Lute Toxicity: Data not available; Vapor (Gas)
Irritant Characteristics: Data not available; Liquid or Solid Irritant Characteristics: Data not available;
Odor Threshokk Data not available.
Fire Hazards -Flash Point (deg. F): 16 CC; Flammable Limits in Air (96): 1.7 - 8.9 (at 212 of); Fire
Extinguishing Agents: Dry chemical, alcohol foam, carbon dioxide; Fire Extinguishing Agents Not To
Be Used Water may be ineffective; Special Hazarak of Combustion Products: Toxic oxides of nitrogen
may form; Behavior in Fire: No data; Ignition Temperature (deg. F): 716; Electrical Hazard No data;
Burning Rate: 7 dmin.
Chemical Reactivity -Reactivity with Water: No reaction; Reactivity with Common Materials: Liquid
will attack some plastics; Stability During Transport: Stable; Neutralizing Agents for Acids and
Caustics: Flush with water; Polymerization: Not pertinent; Inhibitor of Polymerizafion: Not pertinent.

BUTYLENE
Chemical Designations - Synonyms: 1-Butene; Chemical Formula: CH,CH,CH = CH;?.
Observable Characteristics -Physical State (as nomlly shipped) : Compressed gas; Color: Colorless;
Odor: Sweetish.
Physical and Chemical Properties - Physical State at 15 ‘C and I am.: Gas; Molecular Weight:
56.10; Boiling Point at I atm.: 20.7, -6.3, 266.9; Freezing Point: -297, -183, 90; Critical
Temperature: 295.5, 146.4,419.6; Critical Pressure: 584,39.7,4.02; Speccpc Gravity: 0.595 at 20°C
(liquid); Vapor (Gas) Density: 1.9; Ratio of Specific Heats of Vapor (Gas): 1.104; Latent Heat of
Vaporization: 168,93.4,3.91; Heatof Combustion: -19,487, -10,826, -453.26; HeatofDecomposition:
Not pertinent.
Health Hazards Information - Recommended Personal Protective Equipment: Chemical goggles,
gloves, self-contained breathing apparatus or organic canister; Symptoms Following fiposure: May act
as an asphyxiate or slight anesthetic at high vapor concentrations. Vapor concentrations are not usually
a hazard at room temperature except in enclosed spaces; General Treatment for Exposure:
INHALATION: remove victim to fresh air and supply resuscitation. Call a doctor. EYES AND SKIN:
flush with water for at least 15 min. ; Toxicity by Inhalation (Threshold Limit Value) : Data not available;
Short-Term Exposure Limits: Data not available; Toxicity by Ingestion: Not pertinent; Lute Toxicity:
None; Vapor (Gas) Irritant characteristics: Vapors are non-irritating to the eyes and throat; Liquid or
Solid Irritant Characteristics: No appreciable hazard. Practically harmless to the skin because it is very
volatile and evaporates quickly. May cause frostbite; Odor Threshold Data not available.
Rre Hazards - Flash Point: Not pertinent; Flammable Limits in Air ( W): 1.6 - 10; Fire Extinguishing
Agents: Stop flow of gas; Fire Extinguishing Agents Not To Be Used Not pertinent; Special Hazards
of Combustion Products: Not pertinent; Behavior in Fire: Containers may explode in fues. Vapor is
heavier than air and may travel considerable distance to ignition source and flash back; Ignition
Temperature (deg. F): 725; Electrical Hazard Not pertinent; Burning Rate: No data.
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.

BUTYLENE OXIDE
Chemical Designations - Synonyms: 1-Butene Oxide; 1,2-Butylene Oxide; alpha-Butylene Oxide; 1,2-
Epoxybutane; Chemical Formula: C,H,CHC€&O.
Observable Characteristics - Physical State (as normally shipped) : Liquid; Color: Colorless; Odor:
Pungent.
Physical and Chemical Properties - Physical State at 15 ‘C and I atm. : Liquid; Molecular Weight:
72; Boiling Point at 1 atm. : 145 63,336; Freezing Point: < -58, < -50, < 223; Critical Temperature:
Data not available; Critical Pressure: Data not available; Speccpc Gravity: 0.826 at 25°C (liquid);