MSDS Name: 1-Butanol
Catalog Numbers:
AC107690000, AC107690010, AC107690025, AC107690200, AC167690000,
AC167691000, AC167695000, AC232080000, AC232080010, AC232080025,
AC423490000, AC423490010, AC423490040, AC423492000, AC423495000,
AC610020040, AC610251000, S75058, S79930, S79930-1, S799302, S79932HPLC,
S93100, A383-1, A383-4, A383J-4, A383SK-1, A383SK-4, A398-4, A399-1,
A399-20, A399-4, A399-4LC, A399-500, A399J-4, A399J-500, A399S-4, A400-4,
BP2603-100, BP505-25, BP505-500, NC9025368, NC9210506, NC9307711, NC9321763,
NC9510193, NC9517749, NC9926765, S79930-2MF*, S79932SPEC, XXA399200LI,
XXA399TEST
Synonyms:
n-Butanol; 1-Butanol; n-Butyl alcohol; 1-Butyl alcohol; Butyl
hydroxide; 1-Hydroxybutane; Methylolpropane; n-Propylcarbinol;
Propylmethanol; Butyric alcohol.
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: colorless liquid. Flash Point: 35 deg C.
Warning! Causes severe eye irritation and possible
eye injury. Flammable liquid and vapor.
Breathing vapors may cause drowsiness and dizziness. Causes skin and
respiratory tract irritation. May be harmful if swallowed.
Aspiration hazard if swallowed. Can enter lungs and cause damage. May
cause central nervous system depression.
Target Organs: Central nervous system,
respiratory system, eyes, skin.
Potential Health Effects
Eye:
Causes severe eye irritation. May cause corneal edema and
inflammation. May cause lacrimation (tearing), blurred vision, and
photophobia.
Vapors appear to cause a special vacuolar keratopathy in humans.
Skin:
Causes skin irritation. Skin absorption is slight. Repeated or
prolonged exposure may cause drying and cracking of the skin.
Although n-butanol can enter the circulation after topical
application, the absorbed dose is insignificant compared to that
from other routes.
Ingestion:
May cause central nervous system depression, characterized by
excitement, followed by headache, dizziness, drowsiness, and nausea.
Advanced stages may cause collapse, unconsciousness, coma and
possible death due to respiratory failure. Aspiration of material
into the lungs may cause chemical pneumonitis, which may be fatal.
May be harmful if swallowed.
Inhalation:
Causes respiratory tract irritation. May cause cardiovascular
disturbances, hearing abnormalities, central nervous system
depression, muscle weakness, and possible death due to respiratory
failure. May be absorbed through the lungs.
Chronic:
Prolonged or repeated skin contact may cause defatting and
dermatitis. May cause damage to the auditory nerve (some hearing
loss) and vestibular injury. Animal evidence suggests that
fetotoxicity and teratogenicity may be observed at doses that also
cause harmful effects in the mothers. The systemic toxicity of
n-butanol is low, although it may potentiate the hepatic (liver)
toxicity of other inhaled compounds, such as carbon tetrachloride.