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Substance profile

1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butane

1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butane: 1,4-butanediol diglycidyl ether is a clear pale yellow liquid.

CAS 2425-79-8 C10H18O4 202.25 g/mol Warning

01 · Identification

What 1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butan… is

1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butane: 1,4-butanediol diglycidyl ether is a clear pale yellow liquid. Its molecular formula is C10H18O4 and its molecular weight is 202.25 g/mol. It boils at 266 °C.

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Warning.

02 · Identifiers

1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butan… identifiers and molecular data

1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butan… CAS number and EC number

CAS number2425-79-8
EC number219-371-7
Index number (CLP Annex VI)603-072-00-7

1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butan… molecular formula and molecular weight

Molecular formulaC10H18O4
Molecular weight202.25 g/mol

Other names for 1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butan…

  • butanedioldiglycidyl ether

03 · GHS classification

1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butan… hazard classification

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

1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butan… pictograms and signal word

Signal wordWarning

1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butan… hazard class and category

GHS hazard classes 1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)b… falls into
Hazard class Category From code Pictogram
Acute toxicity - dermal GHS chapter 3.1 Category 4 H312 GHS07
Acute toxicity - inhalation GHS chapter 3.1 Category 4 H332 GHS07
Skin corrosion/irritation GHS chapter 3.2 Category 2 H315 GHS07
Serious eye damage/eye irritation GHS chapter 3.3 Category 2A H319 GHS07
Skin sensitisation GHS chapter 3.4 Category 1 or 1A or 1B H317 GHS07

Where two values are shown with “or”, the hazard statement is shared by more than one category or by more than one class, and the code alone does not say which. H272, for example, belongs to oxidising liquids and to oxidising solids — the physical state decides. The binding answer for a specific entry is in the CLP Annex VI table itself.

1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butan… hazard statements (H-codes)

Hazard statements assigned to 1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)b…
CodeHazard statement
H332 Harmful if inhaled.
H312 Harmful in contact with skin.
H315 Causes skin irritation.
H319 Causes serious eye irritation.
H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction.

This page lists only the codes assigned to 1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)b…. 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 1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)b…

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 1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropo… 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

1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butan… precautionary statements

CLP Annex VI assigns 16 precautionary statements to 1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)b…. 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.

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

1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butan… 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 1,4-бис(2,3-епоксипропокси)бутан бутандиолдиглицидилов етер
Spanish español 1,4-Bis(2,3-epoxipropoxi)butano éter diglicidílico de butanodiol
Czech čeština 1,4-bis(2,3-epoxypropoxy)butan 1,4-butandiol-diglycidylether
Danish dansk 1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butan butandioldiglycidylether
German Deutsch 1,4-Bis(2,3-epoxypropoxy)butan 1,4-Butandioldiglycidylether
Estonian eesti 1,4-bis(2,3-epoksüpropoksü)butaan butaandiooldiglütsidüüleeter
Greek ελληνικά 1,4-δις(2,3-εποξυπροποξυ)βουτάνιο βουτανοδιολοδιγλυκιδυλαιθέρας
English English 1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butane butanedioldiglycidyl ether
French français 1,4-bis(2,3 époxypropoxy)butane oxyde de butanediol et de diglycidyle
Croatian hrvatski 1,4-bis(2,3-epoksipropoksi)butan butandiol-diglicidil-eter
Italian italiano 1,4-bis-(2,3-epossipropossi)-butano butandiol glicidil etere
Latvian latviešu 1,4-bis(2,3-epoksipropoksi)butāns butāndioldiglicidilēteris
Lithuanian lietuvių 1,4-bis(2,3-epoksipropoksi)butanas 1,4-butandiolio diglicidileteris
Hungarian magyar 1,4-bisz(2,3-epoxipropoxi)bután butándiol-diglicidil-éter
Maltese Malti 1,4-bis(2,3 epossipropossi)butan eter tal-butanedioldigliċidil
Dutch Nederlands 1,4-bis(2,3-poxypropoxy)butaan butaandioldiglycidylether
Polish polski 1,4-bis(2,3-epoksypropoksy)butan eter diglicydowy butano-1,4-diolu
Portuguese português 1,4-bis(2,3-epoxipropoxi)butano éter diglícidílico de butanodiol
Romanian română 1,4-bis(2,3 epoxipropoxi)butan eter diglicidic al butan-diolului
Slovak slovenčina 1,4-bis(oxiranylmetoxy)bután butándiol(diglycidyl)éter
Slovenian slovenščina 1,4-bis(2,3-epoksipropoksi)butan butandioldiglicidil eter
Finnish suomi 1,4-bis(2,3 epoksipropoksi)butaani butaanidiolidiglysidyylieetteri
Swedish svenska 1,4-bis(2,3-epoxipropoxi)butan butandioldiglycidyleter

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

1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butan… GHS label elements

Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for 1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)b…, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.

GHS07 Exclamation mark pictogram

Warning

1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butan…

  • Harmful if inhaled.
  • Harmful in contact with skin.
  • Causes skin irritation.
  • Causes serious eye irritation.
  • May cause an allergic skin reaction.
  • Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
  • Avoid breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
  • Wash thoroughly after handling.
  • Use only outdoors or in a well-ventilated area.
  • Contaminated work clothing should not be allowed out of the workplace.
  • Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/
  • IF ON SKIN:
  • IF INHALED:
  • IF IN EYES:
  • Call a POISON CENTER/doctor/ if you feel unwell.
  • Get medical advice/attention.
  • If skin irritation occurs:
  • If skin irritation or rash occurs:
  • If eye irritation persists:
  • Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.
  • Wash with plenty of water/

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

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07 · Health hazards

1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butan… health hazards and exposure limits

1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butan… hazard summary

A respiratory tract irritant; A severe skin and eye irritant; May cause skin sensitization; [ICSC] An irritant; May cause skin sensitization; Can be absorbed through skin; [MSDSonline] Danger of skin sensitization; [MAK] See GLYCDYL ETHERS.

Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases

08 · Physical and chemical properties

1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butan… properties

Every value is shown with the conditions it was measured under and the source it came from. Where sources disagree, all values are listed rather than one being picked — the difference is usually a different form of the substance, not an error.

1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butan… boiling point

Property Value Conditions Source
Boiling point 266 °C (510.8 °F) ICSC
266 °C (510.8 °F) at 760 mmHg DOE PAC
157.5 °C (315.5 °F) range, midpoint shown, at 11 mmHg (reduced pressure) CAMEO

1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butan… density

Property Value Conditions Source
Density 1.1 g/cm³ ICSC
1.1 g/cm³ at 25 °C HSDB
1.049 g/cm³ at 25 °C DOE PAC

1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butan… solubility

Property Value Conditions Source
Solubility Solubility in water: miscible ICSC
10 to 50 mg/mL at 70 °F (NTP, 1992) at 21.11 °C CAMEO

1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butan… vapor pressure

Property Value Conditions Source
Vapor pressure 9.7508 mmHg at 20 °C ICSC
9.8 mmHg Haz-Map

1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butan… flash point

Property Value Conditions Source
Flash point 129 °C (264.2 °F) ICSC
93.33 °C (200 °F) above this value CAMEO

1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butan… vapor density

Property Value Conditions Source
Vapor density 7 (air = 1) ICSC

Values compiled from PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary. Temperatures converted to Fahrenheit for reference.

09 · Handling and storage

1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butan… storage and handling

1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butan… safe storage

Separated from strong oxidants, acids and bases. Cool. Keep in the dark. Ventilation along the floor.

Source: ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)

1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butan… incompatible materials

1-Chloro-2,3-epoxypropane, the mono- and di-2,3-epoxypropyl ethers of 1,4-butanediol, and 2,2-bis(4(2',3'-epoxypropoxy)phenyl)propane can, in the presence of catalytic quantities of halide ions, cause dehydrochlorination of trichloroethylene to dichloroacetylene, which causes minor explosions when the mixture is boiled under reflux. ... /Trichloroethylene; Epoxides/

Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)

1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butan… reactivity

1,4-BUTANEDIOL DIGLYCIDYL ETHER reacts with acids. (NTP, 1992)

Source: CAMEO Chemicals

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10 · Questions

1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butan… — frequently asked questions

What is the CAS number of 1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butan…?

The CAS number of 1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butan… is 2425-79-8. Its EC number is 219-371-7.

What is the chemical formula of 1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butan…?

The molecular formula of 1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butan… is C10H18O4 and its molecular weight is 202.25 g/mol.

What does a 1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butan… label have to show?

Under CLP Annex VI the label for 1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butan… carries the pictogram Exclamation mark and the signal word is Warning.

Is 1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butan… flammable?

CLP Annex VI assigns 1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butan… 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. The flash point reported for it is 129 °C (264.2 °F) (ICSC).

Is 1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butan… a carcinogen?

CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for 1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butan…. 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.

What is the boiling point of 1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butan…?

The boiling point reported for 1,4-bis(2,3 epoxypropoxy)butan… is 266 °C (510.8 °F) (ICSC).

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