General Information
Revision date
2003-04-14
Product name
Benzoyl cyanide, 98+%
Product Synonyms
Phenylglyoxylonitrile
CAS No.
613-90-1
Emergency telephone
800-424-9300, (703)527-3887
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Company Information
company name
Alfa Aesar
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
Emergency Overview Highly toxic. Combustible. Environmental Hazard. Benzoyl cyanide
Principle Routes of Exposure
Inhalation. Ingestion.
Potential health effects
Eye Contact Skin Contact Inhalation Causes eye irritation. Causes skin irritation. Very toxic by inhalation. Readily generates hydrogen cyanide gas, exposure to which at 20 ppm for a few hours has caused headache, dizziness, gastro–intestinal upset, palpitations, and difficulty in breathing; at 90 ppm for 30 minutes can be life–threaten Ingestion: Target Organs Highly toxic by ingestion. Respiratory system. G.I. Tract. Central Nervous System. Catalog No. L01387
