NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards

Nickel carbonyl CAS 13463-39-3
Ni(CO)4 RTECS QR6300000
Synonyms & Trade Names
Nickel tetracarbonyl, Tetracarbonyl nickel
DOT ID & Guide
1259 131
Exposure
Limits
NIOSH REL: Ca TWA 0.001 ppm (0.007 mg/m3) See Appendix A
OSHA PEL: TWA 0.001 ppm (0.007 mg/m3)
IDLH Ca [2 ppm] Conversion 1 ppm = 6.98 mg/m3
Physical Description
Colorless to yellow liquid with a musty odor. [Note: A gas above 110°F.]
MW: 170.7
BP: 110°F
FRZ: -13°F
Sol: 0.05%
VP: 315 mmHg
IP: 8.28 eV

Sp.Gr(63°F): 1.32
Fl.P: <-4°F
UEL: ?
LEL: 2%

Class IB Flammable Liquid: Fl.P. below 73�F and BP at or above 100�F.
Incompatibilities & Reactivities
Nitric acid, bromine, chlorine & other oxidizers; flammable materials
Measurement Methods
NIOSH 6007
Personal Protection & Sanitation
Skin: Prevent skin contact
Eyes: Prevent eye contact
Wash skin: When contaminated
Remove: When wet (flammable)
Change: No recommendation
Provide: Eyewash, Quick drench
First Aid (See procedures)
Eye: Irrigate immediately
Skin: Soap wash immediately
Breathing: Respiratory support
Swallow: Medical attention immediately
Respirator Recommendations NIOSH
At concentrations above the NIOSH REL, or where there is no REL, at any detectable concentration: (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 canister providing protection against the compound of concern/Any appropriate escape-type, self-contained breathing apparatus
Exposure Routes inhalation, ingestion, skin absorption, skin and/or eye contact
Symptoms Headache, dizziness; nausea, vomiting, epigastric pain; substernal pain; cough, hyperpnea; cyanosis; lassitude (weakness, exhaustion); leukocytosis (increased blood leukocytes), pneumonitis; delirium, convulsions; [potential occupational carcinogen]; in animals: reproductive, teratogenic effects
Target Organs Lungs, paranasal sinus, central nervous system, reproductive system

Cancer Site [lung & nasal cancer]
See also: INTRODUCTION