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Appearance: white crystalline powder or tablets
Melting point: 138 - 140 C
Boiling point: ca. 140 C (decomposes)
Specific gravity: 1.4
Vapour pressure:
Flash point:
Explosion limits:
Autoignition temperature: 490 C
Water solubility: slight
Stability
Stable. Keep dry. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, strong
bases, strong acids, various other compounds such as iodides, iron salts,
quinine salts, etc.
Toxicology
Harmful if swallowed in quantity.
Skin, eye and respiratory irritant. May act as an allergen in susceptible people.
Toxicity data (The meaning of any abbreviations which appear in this section is given
here.)
ORL-CHD LDLO 104 mg kg-1 ORL-RAT LD50 200 mg kg-1 SKN-RBT LD50 > 7940 mg kg-1 ORL-MAM LD50 1750 mg kg-1 ORL-MAN LD50 (estimated) 400 mg kg-1
Risk phrases (The meaning of any risk phrases which appear in this section is given
here.) R22 R36 R37 R38.
Transport information
(The meaning of any UN hazard codes which appear in this section
is given
here.) Un No 2811. Packing group III. Hazard class 6.1.
Personal protection
Safety glasses.
Safety phrases (The meaning of any safety phrases which appear in this section is given
here.) S26 S27 S28 S36 S37 S39 S45.
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