RESEARCH , \\ POISON / ~ / U.S. ARMY EDGEWOOD AND ENGINEERING CENTER MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET DATE: 30 June 95 REVISED: 17 August 93 HCSDS NO. 20067 A Emergency Telephone #s: ERDEC Safety Office 410-671-4411 0800-1630EST After normal Duty Hours: 410-278-5201 Ask for ERDEC Staff Duty Officer DEVELOPMENT CAS REGISTRY NUMBER: CHEMICAL NAME AND SYNONYMS: ‘TRADE NAME AND SYNONYMS: CHEMICAL FAMILY: FORMULA/CHEMICAL STRUCTURE: /T\ l df \\ \\ Health NFPA 704 SIGNAL: Flammability- 1 Reactivity SECTION II INGREDIENTS FORMULA, NAME cs C10 HS CL N2 2698-41- a (o-chlorobenzal) malononitrile o-chlorobenzylidene malononitrile 2-chlorobenzalmalononitrile 2-chlorobenzylidene malonitrile beta, beta-Dicyano-o-chlorostyrene Propanedinitrile, ( (2-chloropheny1) methylene) Unavailable cS, BA-1779, NCI-C551168, USAF KF-11 cio HS Cl N2 cl cn / cH=c / \ cn 2 \ fa - 0 iA TAN 12 \/ 0\ VA VV \ Vl HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS PERCENTAGE, PERMISSIBLE BY WEIGHT EXPOSURE LIMIT 96% 0.4 mg/m3 (0.05 ppm) PHYSICAL DATABOILING POINT: 310 - 315 DEG C MELTING POINT: 93 - 95 DEG C HEAT OF COMBUSTION: 5.01 Kcal/gm (9020 Btu/1b) (calculated value) HEAT OF VAPORIZATION: 53.6 cal/gm (95.94 Btu/1b) VAPOR PRESSURE: 5-7 mm of Hg @ 60 DEG C DENSITY: 1.04 g/ml crystalline density 0.24 - 0.26 g/ml bulk density VOLATILITY: 0.35 mg/m3 @ 20 DEG C MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 188.5 SOLUBILITY: Water - slight (.02% @ room temperature) Organic solvents - complete APPEARANCE AND ODOR: White, crystalline powder similar in appearance to talcum powder with pepperlike odor SECTION IV - FIRE AND EXPLOSION DATA FLASH POINT (METHOD USED): 386 DEG F (197 DEG C) (unknown) AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE: 1202 to 1292 DEG F (650 to 700 DEG C) EXPLOSIVE CONCENTRATION: 0.025 g/1 (Dust) EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: Water, fog, foam, CO2 SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES: Wear full protective clothing. Contami- nated clothing should be removed and decontaminated immediately. UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS: HCN AND HCl may be present. SECTION V - HEALTH HAZARD DATA 0.4 mg/m3 (0.05 ppm) THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE, IDLH CONCENTRATION: 2 mg/m3 EFFECTS OVEREXPOSURE: CS acts directly on the mucous membranes to produce irritation, burning, and pain in the eyes, nose, throat, and respiratory tract. ‘The action’ on the eyes also causes lacrimation (tear flow), blepha- rospaam (tightly closed eyelids), and conjunctivitis (redness of the eyes) cs is a pulmonary irritant affecting the air passages and lungs causing sneezing, coughing, salivation, congestion of the nose wall of the pharynx, and a feeling of suffocation. These effects occur immediately and will persist 5-20 minutes after removal from the contaminated atmosphere. Skin Sensitization can occur in some persons exposed to CS. Prolonged or re- peated contact with CS can cause erythema, vesiculation, first degree, and possibly second degree burns in sensitive people. Elevated environmental Eemperatures, high relative humidity, and friction of CS with the skin may contribute to skin damage.Deaths in laboratory animals exposed to CS appears to result from the poor transfer of oxygen from the lungs to the bloodstream, probably caused by the edema, hemorrhage in the lung, and destruction in the air passages. CS has the following toxicities: LD50 (intragastric, rat) = 822 mg/kg LD50 (intragastric, rabbit) = 401 ng/kg Lets0 (inhalation, rat) = 32,293 mg-min/m3 (molten CS) Lets0 (inhalation, guinea pig) = 8,410 mg-min/m3 (molten CS) Lct50 (inhalation, monkey) = 50,089 mg-min/m3 (molten CS) Lets (inhalation, rat) = 94,378 mg-min/m3 (from M7A3 grenade) L¢ts0 (inhalation, guinea pig) = 65,573 mg-min/m3 (from M7A3 grenade) L¢50 (aquatic, mummichog) = 3.9 mg/1 The ICtS0 (concentration x time of exposure that will incapacitate 50% of an exposed population) is 0.1 - 10 mg-min/m3. EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES: INHALATION. Remove victim to fresh air. If breathing has stopped, give artificial respiration. If chest tightness, shortness of breath, chest pain Sr cough persist for more than 5 minutes, seek medical attention immediate- ly EYE AND SKIN CONTACT. Remove victim to fresh air. Flush eyes and skin with copious amounts of water for 15 minutes. DO NOT rub the eyes or skin. Seek medical attention. NOTE: The water will produce a burning sensation on the skin, lasting about 5 minutes. INGESTION. Seek medical attention IMMEDIATELY. Gastric lavage and hospita- lization will usually be required. SECTION VI - REACTIVITY DATA STABILITY: Stable. CONDITIONS TO AVOID: None known. INCOMPATIBILITY: Chlorinating/oxygenating bleaches. HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS: Thermal decomposition of CS will produce HCN, C2H2, HCl, NOx, CO, COCL2, N20 and chlorobenzene. Hydrolysis will produce o-chlorobenzaldehyde and malono-nitrile. Malononitrile can hydro- lyze to produce CN- and thiocyanate HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION: Will not occur. SECTION VII - SPILL, LEAK, AND DISPOSAL PROCEDURES STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN CASE MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED: Persons involved in clean-up operations using these procedures should wear a chemical face- shield, goggles, rubber boots, gloves and apron and respiratory protection (Section 8). The spilled CS should be covered with sand, gathered up, and placed in a fully removable head drum. The contaminated surface should be decontaminated using (a) a solution of equal parts (by volume) metha- nol and water with 1@ percent (by weight) sodium hydroxide or commerc-ial lye added to the solution or (b) an aqueous solution containing 10%