Safety data sheet for Toluene
CAS 108-88-3
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Typically documented by: Paints, adhesives, industrial degreasers.
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Sections 1, 2, 9 of 16
- CAS number
- 108-88-3
- Molecular formula
- C7H8
- Molecular weight
- 92.14 g/mol
- Signal word
- Danger
Hazard classification
- GHS02 — Flammable
- GHS07 — Health hazard — irritant
- GHS08 — Serious health hazard
- GHS09 — Hazardous to the environment
- H225: Highly flammable liquid and vapor.
- H304: May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways.
- H315: Causes skin irritation.
- H336: May cause drowsiness or dizziness.
- H361: Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child.
- H373: May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure.
- H401: Toxic to aquatic life.
- H412: Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
Section 1 — Identification
1.1 Product identifier
Product identifier: Toluene
Chemical name (IUPAC): toluene
CAS number: 108-88-3
PubChem CID reference: 1140
Synonyms: toluene; methylbenzene; toluol; Phenylmethane; methacide; methylbenzol; antisal 1a; Benzene, methyl-; Toluen; tolu-sol
Section 2 — Hazards Identification
2.1 Classification of the substance or mixture
Classification basis: OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1200 Appendix A, aligned to the GHS Rev. 7 hazard classes this sheet resolves: Flam. Liq. 2, Asp. Tox. 1, Skin Irrit. 2, STOT SE 3, Repr. 2, STOT RE 2, Aquatic Acute 2, Aquatic Chronic 3.
Classification: Flammable Liquid, Category 2 (Flam. Liq. 2) [H225]
Classification: Aspiration Hazard, Category 1 (Asp. Tox. 1) [H304]
Classification: Skin Irritation, Category 2 (Skin Irrit. 2) [H315]
Classification: Specific Target Organ Toxicity, Single Exposure, Category 3 (STOT SE 3) [H336]
Classification: Reproductive Toxicity, Category 2 (Repr. 2) [H361]
Classification: Specific Target Organ Toxicity, Repeated Exposure, Category 2 (STOT RE 2) [H373]
Classification: Hazardous to the Aquatic Environment, Acute Hazard, Category 2 (Aquatic Acute 2) [H401]
Classification: Hazardous to the Aquatic Environment, Long-Term Hazard, Category 3 (Aquatic Chronic 3) [H412]
2.2 Label elements
Signal word: Danger
GHS pictograms: GHS02 (Flammable), GHS07 (Exclamation), GHS08 (Health Hazard), GHS09 (Environmental Hazard)
Hazard statement: H225: Highly flammable liquid and vapor.
Hazard statement: H304: May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways.
Hazard statement: H315: Causes skin irritation.
Hazard statement: H336: May cause drowsiness or dizziness.
Hazard statement: H361: Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child.
Hazard statement: H373: May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure.
Hazard statement: H401: Toxic to aquatic life.
Hazard statement: H412: Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
Precautionary statement: P201: Obtain special instructions before use.
Precautionary statement: P202: Do not handle until all safety precautions have been read and understood.
Precautionary statement: P210: Keep away from heat, hot surfaces, sparks, open flames and other ignition sources. No smoking.
Precautionary statement: P260: Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapors/spray.
Precautionary statement: P273: Avoid release to the environment.
Precautionary statement: P280: Wear protective gloves, protective clothing, eye protection, face protection, and hearing protection.
Precautionary statement: P301+P310: IF SWALLOWED: Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor.
Precautionary statement: P331: Do NOT induce vomiting.
Precautionary statement: P308+P313: IF exposed or concerned: Get medical advice/attention.
Precautionary statement: P370+P378: In case of fire: Use appropriate extinguishing media.
Precautionary statement: P403+P235: Store in a well-ventilated place. Keep cool.
Precautionary statement: P405: Store locked up.
Precautionary statement: P501: Dispose of contents/container in accordance with local, regional, national, and international regulations.
Section 9 — Physical and Chemical Properties
9.1 Information on basic physical and chemical properties
Physical form: Liquid
Appearance: Clear, colorless liquid
Odor: Benzene-like
Boiling point: 110.6°C
Melting point: -93°C
Flash point: 4°C closed cup
Density: 0.867 g/cm³ at 20°C
Vapor pressure: 29 mmHg at 20°C
Water solubility: Partly soluble (0.52 g/L at 20°C)
Log Pow (log Kow): 2.73
Vapor density: 3.18 (air = 1)
Lower explosive limit: 1.2%
Upper explosive limit: 7.1%
Auto-ignition temperature: 480°C
Viscosity: 0.56 mPa·s at 25°C
pH: Not applicable
Occupational exposure limits for Toluene
The airborne limits on public record in the United States. These are transcribed from the tables named in each row, not derived. The full draft puts them in Section 8 with the control and PPE guidance.
NIOSH REL — TWA (up to 10 h)
100 ppm (375 mg/m³)
NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
Where each value came from
- Boiling point — Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Haynes, W.M. (ed.). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 95th Edition. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL: 2014-2015, p. 3-514
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- Flash point — Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14th Edition, Quincy, MA 2010, p. 325-108
- View the record
- Density — Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Same reference as boiling point above.
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- Log Pow (log Kow) — Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Hansch, C., Leo, A., D. Hoekman. Exploring QSAR - Hydrophobic, Electronic, and Steric Constants. Washington, DC: American Chemical Society., 1995, p. 31
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- Auto-ignition temperature — Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14th Edition, Quincy, MA 2010, p. 49-144
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- Viscosity — Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Haynes, W.M. (ed.). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 95th Edition. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL: 2014-2015, p. 6-234
- View the record
A value with no row here was assembled from more than one record, so no single record is credited for it. The draft you buy carries this table as an appendix covering all 16 sections.
Sources
- ECHA C&L Inventory — harmonised CLP entry
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
- PubChem — GHS classification
- PubChem — compound record
- PubChem — names and identifiers
- PubChem — regulatory information
- PubChem — toxicity data
- PubChem — transport information
Sections 1.3 and 1.4 are withheld here because the supplier and emergency contact blocks carry your own company details in the draft you buy. Every draft needs review by a competent person before it is issued.
Measured values for Toluene, and where each one comes from
31 measured values for 12 properties, read from 4 public databases. On 4 properties the records differ. Each reading is shown with its own record. Follow any record to read the value at its source.
Boiling point
4 records agree
Used with vapour pressure to judge how readily the substance reaches the air you breathe.
- 232 °F
- NIOSH Pocket Guide
- 110.63 °C @760 [mm Hg]
- PAC Chemical Database, U.S. Department of Energy
Melting point
4 records agree
Fixes the physical state at handling temperature, which the label and the transport class depend on.
- -139 °F
- NIOSH Pocket Guide
Flash point
4 records differ
The lowest temperature at which the liquid gives off enough vapour to ignite. It decides the GHS flammable liquid category.
- 4.0 °C (39.2 °F) - closed cup
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- 4.4 dec C (closed cup)
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- 40 °F
- NIOSH Pocket Guide
Auto-ignition temperature
1 record
The temperature at which the substance ignites with no spark or flame. It sets safe surface and process temperatures.
- 896 °F (480 °C)
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Explosive limits
1 record
The vapour concentration range in air that will burn. Below the lower limit and above the upper limit it will not.
Vapour pressure
4 records differ
The higher it is, the faster the substance evaporates into the workplace air at room temperature.
- 28.4 mm Hg at 25 °C
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- 21 mmHg
- NIOSH Pocket Guide
- 7.5 [mm Hg] @1.5 °C
- PAC Chemical Database, U.S. Department of Energy
Vapour density
2 records differ
Above 1 the vapour sinks and collects in pits, sumps and low enclosed spaces.
- 3.1 (Air = 1)
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Density
4 records differ
Needed to convert between mass and volume on the label, in transport papers and in a spill estimate.
- 0.8623 g/cu cm at 20 °C
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- 0.8623 @25 °C
- PAC Chemical Database, U.S. Department of Energy
Solubility
4 records, each a different case
Determines spill behaviour, the right extinguishing media and the correct first-aid rinse.
- In water, 526 mg/L at 25 °C
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Miscible with alcohol, chloroform, ether, acetone, glacial acetic acid, carbon disulfide
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Soluble in ethanol, benzene, diethyl ether, acetone, chloroform, glacial acetic acid and carbon disulfide
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- (74 °F): 0.07%
- NIOSH Pocket Guide
Partition coefficient (log Kow)
1 record
Indicates whether the substance accumulates in fat or in water, which drives the environmental sections.
- log Kow = 2.73
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Viscosity
1 record
Governs how far a spill spreads and how fast it soaks into a surface or a sorbent.
- 1.165 mPa-s at -25 °C; 0.778 mPa-s at 0 °C; 0.560 mPa-s at 25 °C; 0.424 mPa-s at 50 °C; 0.333 mPa-s at 75 °C; 0.270 mPa-s at 100 °C
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Odour
1 record
Odour is a warning property only. Many substances are hazardous well below the concentration you can smell.
- Sweet, pungent, benzene-like odor
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
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