Agent Name
Zirconium(IV) butoxide
Synonyms
Butyl alcohol, zirconium(4+) salt; Butyl zirconate; Butyl zirconate(IV); Tetrabutoxyzirconium; Tetrabutyl zirconate; Zirconic acid butyl ester; Zirconium butoxide; Zirconium butoxide, Zr(Obu)4; Zirconium tetrabutoxide; 1-Butanol, zirconium(4+) salt; 1-Butanol, zirconium(4+) salt (4:1); [ChemIDplus] UN1993
Description
Clear yellow viscous liquid; Available as Zirconium n-butoxide, 80% in n-butanol; [MSDSonline]
Comments
A corrosive substance that can cause injury to the skin, eyes, and respiratory tract; Inhalation may cause chemical pneumonitis; Inhalation of high concentrations of vapors can cause CNS depression; [MSDSonline] See "n-Butyl alcohol" and "Zirconium."
TLV (ACGIH)
5 mg/m3, as Zr
STEL (ACGIH)
10 mg/m3, as Zr
PEL (OSHA)
5 mg/m3, as Zr (compounds)
MAK
1 mg/m3, inhalable fraction (metal and insol. cmpds.)
IDLH (NIOSH)
25 mg/m3, as Zr
Explanatory Notes
The Guide in the Emergency Response Guidebook is for "Flammable liquid, n.o.s."
Neurotoxin
Acute solvent syndrome
Diseases
Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent: