# 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