Note: Ingredients listed on restricted chemical lists
EC/CAS
98-29-3
Name of the chemical
4-tert-Butylpyrocatechol
Concentration
~ 85
EC/CAS
67-56-1
Name of the chemical
Methanol
Concentration
~ 15
EC/CAS
120-80-9
Name of the chemical
1,2-Dihydroxybenzol (2018/1480)
Concentration
<0.7
General Information
Revision date
2004-11-01
Product name
4-TERTIARYBUTYL CATECHOL (85% IN METHANOL)
1.2.1 Relevant identified uses
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Emergency telephone
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Company Information
company name
RHODIA INC
GHS Information
Signal word
Warning
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
A. EMERGENCY OVERVIEW:
Appearance/Odor
amber viscous liquid, phenol-like odor. Warning Statements DANGER! FLAMMABLE LIQUID. HARMFUL IF INHALED, SWALLOWED OR ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. CORROSIVE TO EYES, SKIN, RESPIRATORY TRACT AND METALS. SENSITIZER. CAN CAUSE CHRONIC HEALTH EFFECTS, SUSPECT CANCER HAZARD. CONTAINS MATERIAL WHICH MAY CAUSE CANCER.
Potential health effects
Acute Eye: Corrosive. Causes burns, irreversible eye damage. Acute Skin: Harmful if absorbed through skin. Corrosive. Sensitizer. Can cause skin depigmentation. Acute Inhalation: Harmful if inhaled. Can cause serious damage to lung tissue and respiratory tract, May cause headache, loss of coordination, disturbed vision. Acute Ingestion: Harmful if ingested. Can cause burns to mouth and esophagus, May cause nausea, vomiting, headache, loss of coordination, blurred vision, Aspiration of the swallowed or vomited product can cause severe pulmonary complications.
Potential chronic health
This product contains ingredients that are considered to be probable or suspected human carcinogens (see Section 11 - Chronic). Because methanol is eliminated slowly from the body, it can build up causing stupor, cramps, damage to liver, kidneys and heart, and visual difficulties such as spotted vision, sensitivity to light, eye tenderness and blindness. Recovery is not always complete and symptoms may recur without additional exposure.
