Safety Data Sheet

According to EC Directive 91/155/EEC

Date of issue: 12.08.2002

1.

Supersedes edition of 18.11.1997

Identification of the substance/preparation and of the company/undertaking

Identification of the product
Catalogue No.:

101118

Product name:

Ammonium benzoate extra pure

Company/undertaking identification

2.

Company:

Merck KGaA * 64271 Darmstadt * Germany * Phone: +49 6151 72-0

Emergency telephone No.:

Please contact the regional Merck representation

in your country.

Composition/information on ingredients
CAS-No.:
M:
Formula Hill:
Chemical formula:

3.

1863-63-4
139.16 g/mol
C7H9NO2
C6H5COONH4

EC-No.:

217-468-9

Hazards identification
Harmful if swallowed.

4.

First aid measures

After inhalation: fresh air. Consult doctor if feeling unwell.
After skin contact: wash off with plenty of water. Remove contaminated clothing.
After eye contact: rinse out with plenty of water with the eyelid held wide open.
After swallowing: make victim drink plenty of water, induce vomiting, call in physician.

5.

Fire-fighting measures
Suitable extinguishing media:
powder, foam, spray water.
Special risks:
Combustible. Development of hazardous combustion gases or vapours possible in the event of fire. The
following may develop in event of fire: nitrogen oxides.
Special protective equipment for fire fighting:
Do not stay in dangerous zone without self-contained breathing apparatus.
Other information:
Contain escaping vapours with water. Prevent fire-fighting water from entering surface water or
groundwater.

6.

Accidental release measures

Person-related precautionary measures:
Avoid substance contact. Avoid generation of dusts; do not inhale dusts.
Environmental-protection measures:
Do not allow to enter sewerage system.
Procedures for cleaning / absorption:
Take up dry. Forward for disposal. Clean up affected area.

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Product name:

7.

According to EC Directive 91/155/EEC

101118
Ammonium benzoate extra pure

Handling and storage

Handling:
No further requirements.

Storage:
Tightly closed. Dry. At +15C to +25C.

8.

Exposure controls/personal protection

Personal protective equipment:
Protective clothing should be selected specifically for the working place, depending on
concentration and quantity of the hazardous substances handled. The resistance of the
protective clothing to chemicals should be ascertained with the respective supplier.
Respiratory protection:

required when dusts are generated.

Eye protection:

required

Hand protection:

required

Industrial hygiene:
Change contaminated clothing. Application of skin- protective barrier cream recommended. Wash hands
after working with substance.

9.

Physical and chemical properties

Form:
Colour:
Odour:

solid
white
almost odourless

pH value
Melting point
Boiling point
Ignition temperature
Flash point
Explosion limits

(20 C)

Vapour pressure
Density
Solubility in
water
ethanol
ether
Thermal decomposition
log Pow:

weakly acid
198

(decomposition)

(decomposition)
not available
not applicable
lower

not available

upper

not available
low
(25 C)

1.26

g/cm3

(20 C)
(25 C)
(20 C)

~ 200
16.3
insoluble

g/l
g/l

> 198

-1.33

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(calculated)

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Catalogue No.:
Product name:

According to EC Directive 91/155/EEC

101118
Ammonium benzoate extra pure

10. Stability and reactivity

Conditions to be avoided
Strong heating.

Substances to be avoided
acids, alkali hydroxides, iron(III) compounds.

Hazardous decomposition products

in the event of fire: See chapter 5.

11. Toxicological information

Acute toxicity
LD50 (oral, rat): 825 mg/kg.

Further toxicological information

After eye contact: Slight irritations.
After swallowing: drowziness.
Other notes:
The following applies to ammonium salts in general: after swallowing: local irritation
symptoms, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea. Systemic effect: after the uptake of very large qantities:
drop in blood pressure, collapse, CNS disorders, spasms, narcotic conditions, respiratory
paralysis, haemolysis.

Further data
Further hazardous properties cannot be excluded.
The product should be handled with the care usual when dealing with chemicals.

12. Ecological information

Biologic degradation:
Propertys which must be anticipated by analogy:
Readily biodegradable.
Behavior in environmental compartments:
Distribution: log p(o/w): -1.33 (calculated).
No bioaccumulation is to be expected (log P(o/w <1).
Ecotoxic effects:
Quantitative data on the ecological effect of this product are not available.
Further ecologic data:
The following applies to ammonium ions in general: biological effects: fish: toxic as from
0.3 mg/l ; nourishment for fish: toxic as from 0.3 mg/l .
No ecological problems are to be expected when the product is handled and used with due care and
attention.

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Catalogue No.:
Product name:

According to EC Directive 91/155/EEC

101118
Ammonium benzoate extra pure

13. Disposal considerations

Product:
Chemicals must be disposed of in compliance with the respective national regulations. Under
www.retrologistik.de you will find country- and substance-specific information as well as
contact partners.

Packaging:
Merck product packaging must be disposed of in compliance with the country-specific regulations
or must be passed to a packaging return system. Under www.retrologistik.de you will find special
information on the respective national conditions as well as contact partners.

14. Transport information

Entire package: not subject to transport regulations.

15. Regulatory information

Labelling according to EC Directives
Symbol:
R-phrases:
S-phrases:

Xn

Harmful

22

Harmful if swallowed.

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16. Other information

Reason for alteration
Chapter 5: fire-fighting measures.
Chapter 9: change/addition in physical/chemical proprties.
Chapter 10: stability and reactivity.
Chapter 11: toxicological information.
Chapter 12: ecological information.
General update.

Regional representation:
This information is given on the authorised Safety Data Sheet
for your country.

The information contained herein is based on the present state of our knowledge. It
characterizes the product with regard to the appropriate safety precautions. It does not
represent a guarantee of the properties of the product.

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