2-acetoxymethyl-4-benzyloxybut-1-yl acetate

Guidance on Safe Use

First-aid measures

Emergency measure - Inhalation: Remove to fresh air.  Symptomatic treatment.

Emergency measure - Eyes: Rinse immediately with plenty of water for at least 15

minutes.

Emergency measure - Skin: Wash the affected area with soap and water.

Emergency measure - Ingestion: Wash out mouth.  Symptomatic treatment.

Fire-fighting measures

Recommended extinguishing agent: Recommended extinguishing agents: Foam, carbon dioxide and

dry agents ar suitable.  Water is not recommended.

Product arising from burning: Products arising from pyrolysis: Products of combustion may

contain carbon dioxides and soot.

Product determined by test: N

Protective equipment: Protective equipment: Full protective clothing and a

self-contained breathing apparatus must be worn.  Fight the

fire from a safe distance or protected location.

Accidental release measures

Emergency measures in case of spillage: Evacuate personnel from the immediate vicinity.

Wear eye protection, chemical-resistant gloves, an

impervious apron and appropriate respiratory protective

equipment.

Remove or shut off all all sources of ignition.

Spread an inert absorbant (eg. sand or soil) liberally on

the spillage.  Absorb spillages of solutions with a suitable

inert material (eg. sand or soil).  Carefully transfer the

spillage to waste containers.  Containers filled with waste

material must be labelled in the same way as the original

BRL 47537 containers.

Clean the spillage area with detergent and water.  Ventilate

the spillage area to dispel any vapour present.

Dispose of waste material in accordance with local

regulations by incineration or landfill, as specified in

Section A6.1.3.

Handling and storage

Handling: The substance should be stored, handled and used under

conditions of good industrial hygiene and in conformity with

any local regulations in order to reduce exposure.

Engineering controls should be used to reduce exposure.

However, if exposure cannot be avoided the use of goggles,

chemical resistant gloves and an impervious apron are

recommended.  Where respiratory equipment has to be used it

should conform with appropriate European Standards.  The

respiratory protective equipment currently used by the

notifier is an airfed hood for which there is currently no

applicable BS or CEN standard.

Storage: Store in tightly closed polythene-lined steel drums in a

cool, well ventilated area away from sources of ignition.

Transport information

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Air transport (UN RTDG/ICAO/IATA)

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Special provisions / remarks

Remarks:

Transport: Avoid crushing the containers. In the event of a spillage
observe the warning labels on the container, see also
Section 2.4.

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Stability and reactivity

Danger other than fire: None reported.

Chemical reaction with water: Chemical reaction with water: The substance undergoes slow

hydrolysis to the alcohol

(2-methylhydroxy-4-benzyloxybutan-1-ol).

Dust explosion determined by test: N

Disposal considerations

Industry - Possibility of recovery/recycling: The substance will be used exclusively by industry and

confined to systems that are essentially open and batchwise

industrial operations.  Handling of the substance will be by

trained operators and it will be kept to a minimum.

Discharge to the environment will be minimal.  Recovery from

minor spillages or accidental discharge is not economically

or technically feasible, and such waste material will be

disposed of by incineration or landfill in accordance with

Section A6.1.3.  In principle, it may be possible to recover

large spillages of uncontaminated material for subsequent

use, but the notifier will not do this in practice.

Industry - Possibility of neutralisation: The Base Set tests have shown that the substance may be

hazardous to the environment.  However, no chemical

treatment is practicable to neutralise these properties.

Adequate protection will be worn during normal handling and

when dealing with spillages to ensure any unidentified

health hazard is minimised (see Section A2.3.1).

Industry - Possibility of destruction: controlled discharge: Contaminated containers or spillages of BRL 47537 or

solutions mixed with inert material (eg. sand or soil) may

be disposed of by landfill at an authorised tip in

accordance with local regulations.

Industry - Possibility of destruction - incineration: The substance can be disposed of by incineration by burning

under controlled conditions at a licensed waste treatment

processor in accordance with local regulations.  Stack gases

should be scrubbed, because noxious fumes (eg. carbon

oxides) could be formed.

Industry - Possibility of destruction - water purification: The substance should not normally be discharged to the

sewage system or the aqueous environment.  The substance is

not likely to have adverse effects on sewage treatment

systems following accidental discharge, however, because it

has been shown not to be unduly toxic to sewage

micro-organisms.

Industry - Possibility of destruction - other: Not applicable.

Public at large - Possibility of recovery/recycling: The substance will not enter the public domain.