Decaborane

Synonyms & Trade Names

Decaboron tetradecahydride

Physical Description

Colorless to white crystalline solid with an intense, bitter, chocolate-like odor.

Incompatibilities & Reactivities

Oxidizers, water, halogenated compounds (especially carbon tetrachloride) [Note: May ignite SPONTANEOUSLY on exposure to air. Decomposes slowly in hot water.]

Symptoms

dizziness, headache, nausea, drowsiness; incoordination, localized muscle spasm, tremor, convulsions; lassitude (weakness, exhaustion); In Animals: dyspnea (breathing difficulty); lassitude (weakness, exhaustion); liver, kidney damage

Respirator Recommendations

NIOSH/OSHA

Up to 3 mg/m³:
(APF = 10) Any supplied-air respirator

Up to 7.5 mg/m³:
(APF = 25) Any supplied-air respirator operated in a continuous-flow mode

Up to 15 mg/m³:
(APF = 50) Any supplied-air respirator that has a tight-fitting facepiece and is operated in a continuous-flow mode
(APF = 50) Any self-contained breathing apparatus with a full facepiece
(APF = 50) Any supplied-air respirator with a full facepiece

Emergency or planned entry into unknown concentrations or IDLH conditions:
(APF = 10,000) Any self-contained breathing apparatus that has a full facepiece and is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode
(APF = 10,000) Any supplied-air respirator that has a full facepiece and is operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode in combination with an auxiliary self-contained positive-pressure breathing apparatus

Escape:
(APF = 50) Any air-purifying, full-facepiece respirator (gas mask) with a chin-style, front- or back-mounted organic vapor canister having an N100, R100, or P100 filter.
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Any appropriate escape-type, self-contained breathing apparatus

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