2-sec-Butylphenol
2-(1-Methylpropyl)phenol
C10H14O / C2H5(CH3)CHC6H4OH
Molecular mass: 150.2
ICSC # 1472
CAS # 89-72-5
RTECS # SJ8920000
UN # 3145
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Types of Hazard/ Exposure
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Acute Hazards/ Symptoms
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Prevention
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First Aid/
Fire Fighting
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FIRE
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Combustible.
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NO open flames.
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Carbon dioxide
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Foam
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Powder
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Explosion
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Exposure
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PREVENT GENERATION OF MISTS!
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IN ALL CASES CONSULT A DOCTOR!
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•Inhalation
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Cough.
Sore throat.
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Ventilation, local exhaust, or breathing protection.
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Fresh air, rest.
Refer for medical attention.
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•Skin
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Pain.
Blisters.
Skin burns.
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Protective gloves.
Protective clothing.
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Remove contaminated clothes.
Rinse and then wash skin with water and soap.
Refer for medical attention.
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•Eyes
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Redness.
Pain.
Blurred vision.
Severe deep burns.
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Face shield.
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First rinse with plenty of water for several minutes (remove contact lenses if easily possible), then take to a doctor.
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•Ingestion
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Burning sensation.
in the throat and chest
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Abdominal pain.
Shock or collapse.
Vomiting.
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Do not eat, drink, or smoke during work.
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Rinse mouth.
Do NOT induce vomiting.
Refer for medical attention.
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Spillage Disposal
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Storage
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Packaging & Labelling
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Collect leaking liquid in sealable containers.
Sweep spilled substance into containers.
Carefully collect remainder,
then remove to safe place.
(Extra personal protection: for large spills use chemical protection suit.)
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Separated from
acid anhydrides
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acid chlorides
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bases
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food and feedstuffs
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Do not transport with food and feedstuffs.
Marine pollutant.
UN Hazard Class: 8
UN Packing Group: III
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Important Data
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Physical State; Appearance:
COLOURLESS
TO AMBER-COLOURED LIQUID
OR SOLID.
Physical Dangers:
Chemical Dangers:
Reacts with oxidants.
Reacts
violently with
bases
,
acid anhydrides
and
acid chlorides
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Attacks steel, copper and its alloys.
Occupational Exposure Limits:
TLV: as TWA 5 ppm; (skin); (ACGIH 2002).
OSHA PEL: none
NIOSH REL: TWA 5 ppm (30 mg/m3) skin
NIOSH IDLH: N.D. See: IDLH INDEX
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Routes of Exposure:
The substance can be absorbed into the body
by inhalation of its vapour,
through the skin
and
by ingestion.
Inhalation Risk:
A harmful contamination of the air will not or will only very slowly be reached on evaporation of this substance at 20°C.
Effects of Short-Term Exposure:
The substance
is corrosive to
the eyes
and
the skin.
The vapour
is irritating to
the respiratory tract
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Corrosive on ingestion.
Effects of Long-Term or Repeated Exposure:
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Physical
Properties
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Boiling point: 224-237°C
Melting point: 14°C
Relative density (water = 1): 0.98
Solubility in water:
none
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Vapour pressure, Pa at 20°C: 10
Relative vapour density (air = 1): 5.2
Flash point: 107°C
Octanol/water partition coefficient as log Pow: 3.27
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Environmental
Data
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N O T E S
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Health effects of exposure to the substance have not been investigated adequately.
Environmental effects from the substance have not been investigated adequately.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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ICSC: 1472
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o-sec-BUTYLPHENOL
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(C) IPCS, CEC, 1994
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IMPORTANT LEGAL NOTICE:
Neither NIOSH, the CEC or the IPCS nor any person acting on behalf of NIOSH,
the CEC or the IPCS is responsible for the use which might be made of this
information. This card contains the collective views of the IPCS Peer Review Committee and may
not reflect in all cases all the detailed requirements included in national legislation
on the subject. The user should verify compliance of the cards with the relevant legislation
in the country of use.
The only modifications made to produce the U.S. version is inclusion of the OSHA PELs, NIOSH RELs and NIOSH IDLH values.
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