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PRODUCT #: S8 75 3CAS #:1421-86~9MF: C21H22N2O2

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NAME: STRYCHNINE

SYNONYMSSTRYCHNIDTN-10-ONEt MONHYDROCHLORIOE *

HYDROCHLORIDE

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STRYCHNINE

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^STRYCHNINE, MONOHYDROCHLORIDT°XIiJ&?ATTtD50:27,0 UG/KG

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23 ! . > HEALTH HAZARO DATA

ACUTE EFFECTS

MAY CAUSE EYE IRRITATION.MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRITATIONTARGET ORGAN(S):CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

FIRSIF*SWALLOWED, WASH CUT MOUTH WITH WATER PROVIDED PERSON IS CONSCIOUSCALL A PHYSICIAN. ^ *

FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES; REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING ANO

IF°INHALE0i REMOviTTOAFRESH AIR. IF BREATHING BECOMES DIFFICULT,Ci£LcaseP3fScCont^ct with eyes, flush with copious ahcunts of hater

THE EYELIDS WITH FINGERS. CALL A PHYSICIAN

PHYSICAL DATA •

SOLUBILITY: ETHANOL-SOLUBLEETHER-INSOLUBLE

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SIGMACHEMICAL COMPANY

THE WORLD'S FOREMOST MANUFACTURER OF RESEARCH

BIOCHEMICALS AND DIAGNOSTIC REAGENTS

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PRODUCT #: S8 75 3CAS #:1*21-86-9MF: C21H22N2O2

NAME: STRYCHNINE HYDROCHLORIDE

PHYSICAL DATA

APPEARANCE AND ODORWHITE POWDER.

WATER-SOLUBLE

5 FIRg AND EXPLOSION HAZARD

exticarbonidioxi8eI dry chemical powder or appropriate foah.W^p/sE[F-lSJT5llNEDCBliATHING APPARATUS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING TOPREVENT CONTACT WITH SKIN AND EYES. ^«^

STABILITY

STABLE.CCNOITIONS TO AVOID

PROTECT FROM LIGHT

bromides; iodides; tannic and picric acids, salicylates, borax, gold

HAZAS8b81I8iSBfl8?l5SFg8A5i8?MPOSITION PRODUCTSTOXIC FUMES OF:NITROGEN OXIDESHYDROGEN CHLORIDE GAS

HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATIONWILL NOT OCCUR.

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WASTDISSOLviAbRMMIX°THE MATERIAL WITH A COMBUSTIBLE SOLVENT ANO BURN IN A

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PRODUCT #: S3 753CAS »:1421-86-9MF: C21H22N2O2

NAME: STRYCHNINE HYDROCHLOPIDE

SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES

CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED KITH AN AFTERBURNER AND SCRURBER.

- PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANOLING AND STCRAGE

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