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1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid

1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid is a chemical substance with the molecular formula C26H42O4.

CAS 68515-42-4 C26H42O4 418.6 g/mol Danger

01 · Identification

What 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid is

1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid is a chemical substance with the molecular formula C26H42O4. Its molecular formula is C26H42O4 and its molecular weight is 418.6 g/mol.

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.

02 · Identifiers

1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid identifiers and molecular data

1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid CAS number and EC number

CAS number68515-42-4
EC number271-084-6
Index number (CLP Annex VI)607-480-00-6

1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid molecular formula and molecular weight

Molecular formulaC26H42O4
Molecular weight418.6 g/mol

Other names for 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid

  • di-C7-11-branched and linear alkylesters

03 · GHS classification

1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid hazard classification

Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.

1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid pictograms and signal word

Signal wordDanger

1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid hazard statements (H-codes)

Hazard statements assigned to 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic…
CodeHazard statement
H360Df May damage the unborn child. Suspected of damaging fertility.

This page lists only the codes assigned to 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic…. The full reference lives on the hazard statements hub, the precautionary statements hub and the GHS pictograms hub.

Safety Data Sheet

Getting an SDS for 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic…

A Safety Data Sheet is written for a product, not for a substance: the supplier of the grade you actually buy issues it, so two suppliers of 1,2-benzenedicarboxyli… issue two different sheets. That is why there is no single authoritative SDS for a substance to download — what there is, is the job of collecting the sheets for the products you hold and keeping them current as suppliers revise them.

04 · Precautionary statements

1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid precautionary statements

CLP Annex VI assigns 4 precautionary statements to 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic…. They are grouped the way a label groups them: what to do before handling, what to do when something has already happened, how to store it and how to dispose of it.

Response

What to do once exposure, spillage or fire has already happened.

Reading the notation. is a blank the supplier fills in — not a truncated sentence.· [square brackets] mark a part printed only when it applies.

05 · Names in the regulation

1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid name in 23 EU languages

CLP Annex VI Part 3 is published in every language edition of the regulation, and the identification column is written out in each of them. Nothing below is translated by us: each line is the name as that edition prints it. Under Art. 18(2) the substance name from Annex VI is a lawful product identifier, so this is the wording to put on a label going to that market — and where the cell lists several designations, any one of them qualifies.

Language Name in CLP Annex VI Part 3
Bulgarian български 1,2-бензендикарбоксилна киселина ди-C 7-11 -разклонени и неразклонени алкилови естери
Spanish español Ácido 1,2-bencenodicarboxílico ésteres de dialquilos C 7-11 ramificados y lineales
Czech čeština 1,2-benzendikarboxylová kyselina, dialkylestery (alkyly C 7 -C 11 rozvětvené i nerozvětvené)
Danish dansk 1,2-benzendicarboxylsyre, di-C 7-11 -forgrenede og ligekædede alkylestere
German Deutsch 1,2-Benzoldicarbonsäure di-C 7-11 -verzweigte und lineare Alkylester
Estonian eesti 1,2-benseendikarboksüülhape lineaarse ja hargahelaga di-C 7–11 -alküülestrid
Greek ελληνικά 1,2-βενζολοδικαρβοξυλικό οξύ δι-C 7-11 -διακλαδισμένοι και γραμμικοί αλκυλεστέρες
English English 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid di-C 7-11 -branched and linear alkylesters
French français acide 1,2-benzènedicarboxylique di-alkylesters C 7-11 ramifiés ou non
Croatian hrvatski 1,2-benzendikarboksilna kiselina di-C 7-11 -razgranati i linearni alkil-esteri
Italian italiano acido 1,2-benzenedicarbossilico alchil esteri di- C 7-11 -ramificati e lineari
Latvian latviešu 1,2-benzoldikarbonskābe divkārt sazarotas ķēdes C 7–11 -alkilspirtu esteri
Lithuanian lietuvių 1,2-benzendikarboksirūgšties šakotieji ir linijiniai di-C 7-11 -alkilesteriai
Hungarian magyar 1,2-benzoldikarbonsav di-C 7-11 elágazó és egyenesláncú alkil-észterei
Maltese Malti aċidu 1,2-benżendikarbossiliku alkilesteri ta’ di-C 7-11 b’fergħat u lineari
Dutch Nederlands 1,2-benzeendicarbonzuur di-C 7-11 -vertakte en lineaire alkylesters
Polish polski kwas 1,2-benzenodikarboksylowy estry di-C 7-11 -alkilowe o łańcuchach prostych lub rozgałęzionych
Portuguese português ésteres dialquílicos C 7-11 , ramificados e lineares, de ácido 1,2-benzenodicarboxílico
Romanian română acid 1,2-benzendicarboxilic diesteri alchilici C 7-11 ramificați și liniari
Slovak slovenčina di(rozvetvené a lineárne C 7-11 -alkyl)-ftaláty
Slovenian slovenščina 1,2-benzendikarboksilna kislina di-C 7–11 -razvejani in nerazvejani alkil estri
Finnish suomi 1,2-bentseenidikarboksyylihapon C 7-11 -haarautuneet ja suoraketjuiset dialkyyliesterit
Swedish svenska 1,2-bensendikarboxylsyra di-C 7-11 -grenade och linjära alkylestrar

All 23 language editions of Annex VI carry this entry. Irish is the twenty-fourth official EU language and has no line here for a different reason: no consolidated CLP text has ever been published in Irish, so there is no Irish edition of Annex VI to quote a name from. Source: consolidated CLP, CELEX 02008R1272, language editions. © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu — only the electronic Official Journal of the European Union is authentic.

06 · Label elements

1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid GHS label elements

Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic…, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.

GHS08 Health hazard pictogram

Danger

1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid

  • May damage the unborn child. Suspected of damaging fertility.
  • Obtain special instructions before use.
  • Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/
  • IF exposed or concerned:
  • Get medical advice/attention.

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07 · Questions

1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid — frequently asked questions

What is the CAS number of 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid?

The CAS number of 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid is 68515-42-4. Its EC number is 271-084-6.

What is the chemical formula of 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid?

The molecular formula of 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid is C26H42O4 and its molecular weight is 418.6 g/mol.

What does a 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid label have to show?

Under CLP Annex VI the label for 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid carries the pictogram Health hazard and the signal word is Danger.

Is 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid flammable?

CLP Annex VI assigns 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid no flammability hazard class. That is not a statement that it cannot burn: the harmonised list only records the hazards that were assessed for it.

Is 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid a carcinogen?

CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid. Annex VI is a list of agreed classifications, not a list of substances found safe, so this is an absence of a classification rather than a clean bill of health.

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