Substance profile
2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)ethanol
2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)ethanol is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
01 · Identification
What 2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)ethanol is
2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)ethanol is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
02 · Identifiers
2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)ethanol identifiers and molecular data
2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)ethanol CAS number and EC number
03 · GHS classification
2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)ethanol hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)ethanol pictograms and signal word
2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)ethanol hazard class and category
| Hazard class | Category | From code | Pictogram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serious eye damage/eye irritation GHS chapter 3.3 | Category 1 | H318 | GHS05 |
| Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure GHS chapter 3.9 | Category 2 | H373 | GHS08 |
| Hazardous to the aquatic environment - chronic GHS chapter 4.1 | Category 2 | H411 | GHS09 |
2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)ethanol hazard statements (H-codes)
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H361f | Suspected of damaging fertility. |
| H373 | May cause damage to organs <or state all organs affected, if known> through prolonged or repeated exposure <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>. |
| H318 | Causes serious eye damage. |
| H411 | Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects. |
This page lists only the codes assigned to 2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)etha…. 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 2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)etha…
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 2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)… 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
2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)ethanol precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 10 precautionary statements to 2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)etha…. 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
2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)ethanol 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 | 2-(4- трет -бутилфенил)етанол |
| Spanish español | 2-(4- terc -Butilfenil)etanol |
| Czech čeština | 2-(4- terc -butylfenyl)ethan-1-ol |
| Danish dansk | 2-(4- tert -butylphenyl)ethanol |
| German Deutsch | 2-(4- tert -Butylphenyl)ethanol |
| Estonian eesti | 2-(4- tert -butüülfenüül)etanool |
| Greek ελληνικά | 2-(4- tert -βουτυλοφαινυλο)αιθανόλη |
| English English | 2-(4- tert -butylphenyl)ethanol |
| French français | 2-(4- tert -butylphényl)éthanol |
| Croatian hrvatski | 2-(4- tert -butilfenil)etanol |
| Italian italiano | 2-(4- terz -butilfenil)etanolo |
| Latvian latviešu | 2-(4- terc -butilfenil)etanols |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | 2-(4- tret -butilfenil)etanolis |
| Hungarian magyar | 2-(4- terc -butilfenil)etanol |
| Maltese Malti | 2-(4- terz -butilfenil)etanol |
| Dutch Nederlands | 2-(4- tert -butylfenyl)ethanol |
| Polish polski | 2-(4- tert -butylofenylo)etanol |
| Portuguese português | 2-(4- terc -butilfenil)etanol |
| Romanian română | 2-(4- terț -butilfenil)etanol |
| Slovak slovenčina | 2-(4- terc -butylfenyl)etanol |
| Slovenian slovenščina | 2-(4- terc -butilfenil)etanol |
| Finnish suomi | 2-(4- tert -butyylifenyyli)etanoli |
| Swedish svenska | 2-(4- tert -butylfenyl)etanol |
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
2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)ethanol GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for 2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)etha…, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Danger
2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)ethanol
- Suspected of damaging fertility.
- May cause damage to organs <or state all organs affected, if known> through prolonged or repeated exposure <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>.
- Causes serious eye damage.
- Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
- Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
- Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.
- Avoid release to the environment.
- Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/…
- IF IN EYES:
- Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor/…
- Get medical advice/attention if you feel unwell.
- Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.
- Collect spillage.
- Dispose of contents/container to …
Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity
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07 · Transport
2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)ethanol UN number and transport classification
Transport classification is a separate system from the GHS classification above. It decides how a package is marked and how a load may be carried; it does not follow from the workplace label, and the workplace label does not follow from it. The entries below are linked by CAS number, never by name.
2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)ethanol under UN 3055 — shipping name, class and packing group
Europe · ADR 2025, Table A
| Proper shipping name (3.1.2) | Class | Classification code | PG | Labels (column 5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-(2-AMINOETHOXY) ETHANOL | 8 | C7 | III | |
Source: ADR 2025, Table A of Chapter 3.2 · ECE/TRANS/352 Vol. I (UNECE). Class 8 is “Corrosive substances” (ADR 2.1.1.1).
United States · 49 CFR 172.101 Hazardous Materials Table
| Proper shipping name (column 2) | Class or division | PG | Labels (column 6) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-(2-Aminoethoxy) ethanol | 8 | III | |
Source: 49 CFR 172.101 Hazardous Materials Table · eCFR, revision 2026-08-03. Class 8 is “Corrosive material” (49 CFR 173.2).
08 · Questions
2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)ethanol — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of 2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)ethanol?
The CAS number of 2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)ethanol is 5406-86-0. Its EC number is 410-020-5.
What does a 2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)ethanol label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for 2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)ethanol carries the pictograms Health hazard, Corrosion and Environment and the signal word is Danger.
Is 2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)ethanol flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns 2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)ethanol 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 2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)ethanol a carcinogen?
CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for 2-(4-tert-butylphenyl)ethanol. 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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