Molybdenum pentachloride

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Molybdenum pentachloride is a green-black odorless solid. It is toxic by ingestion and an irritant to skin. It may react with water to produce corrosive hydrochloric acid and toxic fumes.

Green-black solid; Dark-red as liquid or vapor; Hygroscopic; Reacts with water and air; [Hawley] Black crystalline solid with a pungent odor; Reacts with water; [MSDSonline]

Danger

H314 (100%): Causes severe skin burns and eye damage [Danger Skin corrosion/irritation]

P260, P264, P280, P301+P330+P331, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P321, P363, P405, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement)

Aggregated GHS information provided per 71 reports by companies from 6 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory.

Chemical: Molybdenum chloride (MoCl5)

Molybdenum (V) chloride: Does not have an individual approval but may be used under an appropriate group standard

The New Jersey Worker and Community Right to Know Act requires public and private employers to provide information about hazardous substances at their workplaces. (N.J.S.A. 34:5A-1 et. seq.)

Excerpt from ERG Guide 156 [Substances - Toxic and/or Corrosive (Combustible / Water-Sensitive)]:

· Combustible material: may burn but does not ignite readily.

Excerpt from ERG Guide 156 [Substances - Toxic and/or Corrosive (Combustible / Water-Sensitive)]:

· TOXIC and/or CORROSIVE; inhalation, ingestion or contact (skin, eyes) with vapors, dusts or substance may cause severe injury, burns or death.

An irritant; [Hawley] May react with water evolving hydrochloric acid; A skin irritant; [CAMEO] Corrosive to skin and eyes; [eChemPortal: ERMA] A corrosive substance that can cause injury to the skin, eyes, and respiratory tract; Inhalation may cause chemical pneumonitis; [MSDSonline] See Molybdenum.

Used as a chlorination catalyst and intermediate; Also used in molybdenum coatings, fire-retardant resins, and brazing/soldering fluxes; [Hawley]

Brazing [Category: Heat or Machine]