MSDS Name: Hexamethylenetetramine
Catalog Numbers:
AC120610000, AC120610010, AC120610025, AC120610040, AC120610050,
AC120615000, AC232890000, AC232890010, AC232890025, H288-500, H290-500
Synonyms:
Methenamine; Hexamine; HMTA; Aminoform; a heterocyclic ring
structure; 1,3,5,7-Tetraazatricyclo[3.3.1.1(3,7)]decane;
1,3,5,7-Tetraazaadamantane.
Company Identification:
Fisher Scientific
1 Reagent Lane
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
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Appearance: white.
Warning! Flammable solid. May cause allergic
respiratory and skin reaction. May cause eye, skin, and respiratory
tract irritation.
Target Organs: Respiratory system, skin.
Potential Health Effects
Eye:
May cause mild eye irritation.
Skin:
May cause mild skin irritation. May cause skin sensitization, an
allergic reaction, which becomes evident upon re-exposure to this
material.
Ingestion:
May cause gastrointestinal irritation with nausea, vomiting and
diarrhea.
Inhalation:
May cause allergic respiratory reaction. Inhalation of dust may
cause respiratory tract irritation.
Chronic:
Repeated exposure may cause allergic respiratory reaction (asthma).