MSDS Name: Benzoic acid
Catalog Numbers:
AC149130000, AC149130010, AC149135000, AC221800000, AC221800010,
AC221802500, AC423470000, AC423470020, AC423470250, AC423475000, A63-500,
A65-500, A68-30
Synonyms:
Benzenemethanoic acid; Benzenecarboxylic acid; Phenylcarboxylic acid;
Phenylformic acid; Carboxybenzene; Benzeneformic acid; Dracylic acid.
Company Identification:
Fisher Scientific
1 Reagent Lane
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
For information, call: 201-796-7100
Emergency Number: 201-796-7100
For CHEMTREC assistance, call: 800-424-9300
For International CHEMTREC assistance, call: 703-527-3887
Appearance: white crystalline powder.
Warning! Causes eye, skin, and respiratory tract
irritation. Harmful if swallowed. May cause sensitization by
inhalation and by skin contact.
Target Organs: Respiratory system, eyes, skin.
Potential Health Effects
Eye:
Causes severe eye irritation. Causes redness and pain.
Skin:
Causes skin irritation. May be harmful if absorbed through the skin.
May cause sensitization by skin contact.
May be absorbed through the skin in harmful amounts. Absorption
through the skin has produced labored breathing in humans. Benzoic
acid can cause redness and swelling with itching (non-immunological
contact urticaria or hives) in most people at the site of
application. Inidviduals can react without having been previously
exposed to benzoic acid.
Ingestion:
Harmful if swallowed. May cause irritation of the digestive tract.
Inhalation:
Causes respiratory tract irritation. May be harmful if inhaled. May
cause respiratory sensitization.
Intermittent breathing of dust over a 4-week period produced
interstitial fibrosis in the lungs of rats. Benzoic acid begins to
sublime at 100°C.
Chronic:
Prolonged or repeated skin contact may cause dermatitis.