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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-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane

1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane is a chemical substance with the molecular formula C16H18O2.

CAS 54914-85-1 C16H18O2 242.31 g/mol Warning

01 · Identification

What 1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane is

1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane is a chemical substance with the molecular formula C16H18O2. Its molecular formula is C16H18O2 and its molecular weight is 242.31 g/mol.

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Warning.

02 · Identifiers

1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane identifiers and molecular data

1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane CAS number and EC number

CAS number54914-85-1
EC number402-730-9
Index number (CLP Annex VI)604-058-00-3

1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane molecular formula and molecular weight

Molecular formulaC16H18O2
Molecular weight242.31 g/mol

03 · GHS classification

1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane hazard classification

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

1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane pictograms and signal word

Signal wordWarning

1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane hazard class and category

GHS hazard classes 1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)et… falls into
Hazard class Category From code Pictogram
Hazardous to the aquatic environment - acute GHS chapter 4.1 Category 1 H400 GHS09
Hazardous to the aquatic environment - chronic GHS chapter 4.1 Category 1 H410 GHS09

1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane hazard statements (H-codes)

Hazard statements assigned to 1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)et…
CodeHazard statement
H400 Very toxic to aquatic life.
H410 Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.

This page lists only the codes assigned to 1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)et…. 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-bis(3-methylphenoxy)et…

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-bis(3-methylphenox… 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-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane precautionary statements

CLP Annex VI assigns 3 precautionary statements to 1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)et…. 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.

Prevention

What to do before and during handling so the hazard never happens.

Response

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

Disposal

What has to happen to the contents and the empty container.

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-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane 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-бис(3-метилфенокси)етан
Spanish español 1,2-Bis(3-metilfenoxi)etano
Czech čeština 1,2-bis(3-methylfenoxy)ethan
Danish dansk 1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethan
German Deutsch 1,2-Bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethan
Estonian eesti 1,2-bis(3-metüülfenoksü)etaan
Greek ελληνικά 1,2-δις(3-μεθυλοφαινοξυ)αιθάνιο
English English 1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane
French français 1,2-bis(3-méthylphénoxy)éthane
Croatian hrvatski 1,2-bis(3-metilfenoksi)etan
Italian italiano 1,2-bis(3-metilfenossi)etano
Latvian latviešu 1,2-bis(3-metilfenoksi)etāns
Lithuanian lietuvių 1,2-bis(3-metilfenoksi)etanas
Hungarian magyar 1,2-bisz(3-metilfenoxi)etán
Maltese Malti 1,2-bis(3-metilfenossi)etan
Dutch Nederlands 1,2-bis(3-methylfenoxy)ethaan
Polish polski 1,2-bis(3-metylofenoksy)etan
Portuguese português 1,2-bis(3-metilfenoxi)etano
Romanian română 1,2-bis(3-metilfenoxi)etan
Slovak slovenčina 1,2-bis(3-metylfenoxy)etán
Slovenian slovenščina 1,2-bis(3-metilfenoksi)etan
Finnish suomi 1,2-bis(3-metyylifenoksi)etaani
Swedish svenska 1,2-bis(3-metylfenoxi)etan

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-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane GHS label elements

Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for 1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)et…, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.

GHS09 Environment pictogram

Warning

1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane

  • Very toxic to aquatic life.
  • Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
  • Avoid release to the environment.
  • Collect spillage.
  • Dispose of contents/container to

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

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07 · Questions

1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane — frequently asked questions

What is the CAS number of 1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane?

The CAS number of 1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane is 54914-85-1. Its EC number is 402-730-9.

What is the chemical formula of 1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane?

The molecular formula of 1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane is C16H18O2 and its molecular weight is 242.31 g/mol.

What does a 1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane label have to show?

Under CLP Annex VI the label for 1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane carries the pictogram Environment and the signal word is Warning.

Is 1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane flammable?

CLP Annex VI assigns 1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane 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-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane a carcinogen?

CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for 1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane. 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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