# NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
Vinyl bromide | CAS 593-60-2
CH2=CHBr | RTECS KU8400000
Synonyms & Trade Names Bromoethene, Bromoethylene, Monobromoethylene | DOT ID & Guide 1085 116P (inhibited)
Exposure Limits | NIOSH REL: Ca See Appendix A
OSHA PEL†: none
IDLH Ca [N.D.] | Conversion 1 ppm = 4.38 mg/m3
Physical Description Colorless gas or liquid (below 60°F) with a pleasant odor. [Note: Shipped as a liquefied compressed gas with 0.1% phenol added to prevent polymerization.]
MW: 107.0 | BP: 60°F | FRZ: -219°F | Sol: Insoluble
VP: 1.4 atm | IP: 9.80 eV | RGasD: 3.79 | Sp.Gr: 1.49 (Liquid at 60°F)
Fl.P: NA (Gas) | UEL: 15% | LEL: 9% |
Flammable Gas Class IA Flammable Liquid
Incompatibilities & Reactivities Strong oxidizers (e.g., perchlorates, peroxides, chlorates, permanganates & nitrates.] [Note: May polymerize in sunlight.]
Measurement Methods NIOSH 1009; OSHA 8
Personal Protection & Sanitation Skin: Prevent skin contact (liquid) Eyes: Prevent eye contact (liquid) Wash skin: When contaminated (liquid) Remove: When wet (flammable) Change: No recommendation | First Aid (See procedures) Eye: Irrigate immediately (liquid) Skin: Water flush immediately (liquid) Breathing: Respiratory support Swallow: Medical attention immediately (liquid)
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 organic vapor canister/Any appropriate escape-type, self-contained breathing apparatus
Exposure Routes inhalation, ingestion (liquid), skin and/or eye contact
Symptoms Irritation eyes, skin; dizziness, confusion, incoordination, narcosis, nausea, vomiting; liquid: frostbite; [potential occupational carcinogen]
Target Organs Eyes, skin, central nervous system, liver Cancer Site [in animals: liver & lymph node tumors]
See also: INTRODUCTION