General Information
Revision date
2014-12-17
Product name
N,N-DIETHYLETHANAMINE
CAS No.
121-44-8
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Company Information
company name
BASF Canada Inc
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
Emergency overview CORROSIVE. FLAMMABLE. TOXIC. Respiratory irritant. Corrosive to skin and/or eyes. FLAMMABLE LIQUID. Toxic by inhalation, in contact with skin and if swallowed. State of matter: liquid Colour: colourless to yellow Odour: ammonia-like, amine-like
Potential health effects
Acute toxicity: Of moderate toxicity after single ingestion. Of pronounced toxicity after short-term skin contact. The substance can be absorbed through the skin. Of pronounced toxicity after short-term inhalation. The inhalation of a highly enriched/saturated vapor-air-mixture represents a severe acute hazard. Irritation / corrosion: Highly corrosive! Damages skin and eyes. Assessment other acute effects: Causes temporary irritation of the respiratory tract. Sensitization: Skin sensitizing effects were not observed in animal studies. Chronic toxicity: Carcinogenicity: No data available concerning carcinogenic effects. Under certain conditions the substance can form nitrosamines. Nitrosamines are carcinogenic in animal studies. Repeated dose toxicity: Repeated inhalative uptake of the substance did not cause substance-related effects. Reproductive toxicity: The results of animal studies gave no indication of a fertility impairing effect. The results were determined in a Screening test (OECD 421/422). The product has not been tested. The statement has been derived from substances/products of a similar structure or composition.
Teratogenic Effects
No indications of a developmental toxic / teratogenic effect were seen in animal studies. The product has not been tested. The statement has been derived from substances/products of a similar structure or composition. Genotoxicity: No mutagenic effect was found in various tests with bacteria and mammalian cell culture. The substance was not mutagenic in studies with mammals. Literature data. Signs and symptoms of overexposure: Overexposure may cause:, difficulty breathing, coughing
Environmental effects
Terrestrial toxicity: Study scientifically not justified.
