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Reference data from EU CLP Annex VI and published regulations — verify against your supplier's SDS before use.

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Substance profile

1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid

1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

CAS 71888-89-6 Danger

01 · Identification

What 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid is

1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

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 number71888-89-6
EC number276-158-1
Index number (CLP Annex VI)607-483-00-2

Other names for 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid

  • di-C6-8-branched alkylesters, C7-rich

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
H360D May damage the unborn child.

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 6-8 -разклонени алкилови естери, богати на C 7
Spanish español Ácido 1,2-bencenodicarboxílico diésteres de alquilos C 6-8 ramificados, ricos en C 7
Czech čeština 1,2-benzendikarboxylová kyselina dialkylestery (alkyly C 6 -C 8 , rozvětvené, bohaté na C 7 )
Danish dansk 1,2-benzendicarboxylsyre di-C 6-8 -forgrenede og lineære alkylestere, C 7 -rige
German Deutsch 1,2-Benzoldicarbonsäure di-C 6-8 -verzweigte Alkylester, C 7 -reich
Estonian eesti 1,2-benseendikarboksüülhape hargahelaga di-C 6–8 -alküülestrid, rohkesti C 7 -alküülderivaate
Greek ελληνικά 1,2-βενζολοδικαρβοξυλικό οξύ δι-C 6-8 -διακλαδισμένοι αλκυλεστέρες, πλούσιοι σε C 7
English English 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid di-C 6-8 -branched alkylesters, C 7 -rich
French français acide 1,2-benzènedicarboxylique di-alkylesters C 6-8 ramifiés, riches en C 7
Croatian hrvatski 1,2-benzendikarboksilna kiselina di-C 6-8 -razgranati alkil-esteri, bogati s C 7
Italian italiano acido 1,2-benzenedicarbossilico esteri alchilici C 6-8 ramificati, ricchi di C 7
Latvian latviešu 1,2-benzoldikarbonskābe C 7 -bagātināti divkārt sazarotas ķēdes C 6–8 -alkilspirtu esteri
Lithuanian lietuvių 1,2-benzendikarboksirūgštis di-C 6-8 -šakotos grandinės alkilesteriai, daug C 7
Hungarian magyar 1,2-benzoldikarbonsav di-C 6-8 elágazó és egyenesláncú alkil-észterei, C 7 -ben gazdag
Maltese Malti aċidu 1,2-benżendikarbossiliku alkilesteri ta’ di-C 6-8 b’fergħat, C 7 rikki
Dutch Nederlands 1,2-benzeendicarbonzuur di-C 6-8 -vertakte alkylesters, C 7 -rijk
Polish polski kwas 1,2-benzenodikarboksylowy estry di-C 6-8 alkilowe o łańcuchach rozgałęzionych, bogate w C 7
Portuguese português ésteres dialquílicos C 6-8 ramificados, ricos em C 7 , do ácido 1,2-benzenodicarboxílico
Romanian română acid 1,2-benzendicarboxilic diesteri alchilici C 6-8 ramificați, bogați în C 7
Slovak slovenčina di(C 6-8 -alkyl)-benzén-1,2-dikarboxylát, kde alkyly sú rozvetvené, bohaté na C 7
Slovenian slovenščina 1,2-benzendikarboksilna kislina di-C 6–8 -razvejani alkilni estri, bogati s C 7
Finnish suomi 1,2-bentseenidikarboksyylihapon C 6-8 -haaraketjuiset dialkyyliesterit, paljon C 7 -ketjuja
Swedish svenska 1,2-bensendikarboxylsyra di-C 6-8 -grenade alkylestrar, C 7 -rika

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.
  • Obtain special instructions before use.
  • Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/
  • IF exposed or concerned:
  • Get medical advice/attention.

Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity

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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 71888-89-6. Its EC number is 276-158-1.

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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