Methyl dichloroacetate

Other Classes -> Halogenated Esters

Flammable agents - 2nd degree

Methyl dichloroacetate appears as a colorless liquid with an ethereal odor. Combustible. Flash point 176 °F. Corrosive to metals and tissue. Used to make other chemicals.

Colorless liquid with an ethereal odor; [CAMEO]

Warning

H315 (100%): Causes skin irritation [Warning Skin corrosion/irritation]

P261, P264, P264+P265, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P317, P319, P321, P332+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, P403+P233, P405, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement)

Aggregated GHS information provided per 61 reports by companies from 8 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory. Each notification may be associated with multiple companies.

Warning

H227: Combustible liquid [Warning Flammable liquids]

Status: Active Update: 31-05-2016 https://echa.europa.eu/registration-dossier/-/registered-dossier/17723

Methyl dichloroacetate: 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.)

Special Hazards of Combustion Products: Produces toxic fumes of phosgene and HCl. (USCG, 1999)

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

Extremely destructive to the eyes, nose, throat, and upper respiratory tract. May be fatal as a result of spasm, inflammation and edema of the larynx and bronchi, chemical pneumonitis, and pulmonary edema. Symptoms of exposure include burning sensation, coughing, wheezing, laryngitis, shortness of breath, headache, nausea, and vomiting. (USCG, 1999)

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

Reacts with water producing dichloroacetic acid; Corrosive to tissue; [CAMEO] Hydrolyzed evolving corrosive products; Causes severe skin irritation and serious eye injury; Brief contact can causes second- and third-degree skin burns; Inhalation may cause pulmonary edema and chemical pneumonitis; [CHRIS] Causes focal lung fibrosis and GI changes in inhalation lethal-concentration studies of rats; [RTECS] Reacts with water; Causes burns (especially if skin is wet or moist); Inhalation may cause corrosive injuries to upper respiratory tract and lungs; [Acros Organics MSDS]

Methyl dichloroacetate

UN2299

Div 6.1 Poisonous materials (49 eCFR § 173.132)

PG III: the degree of danger presented by the material is minor

Skin Irrit. 2 (100%)

Flammable liquids - Category 4

Flammable agents - 2nd degree

· CALL 911. Then call emergency response telephone number on shipping paper. If shipping paper not available or no answer, refer to appropriate telephone number listed on the inside back cover.

· ELIMINATE all ignition sources (no smoking, flares, sparks or flames) from immediate area.

Call a physician.

General First Aid:

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

Immediate precautionary measure