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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

2,6-dichloro-4-nitroanisole

2,6-dichloro-4-nitroanisole is a chemical substance with the molecular formula C7H5Cl2NO3.

CAS 17742-69-7 C7H5Cl2NO3 222.02 g/mol Danger

01 · Identification

What 2,6-dichloro-4-nitroanisole is

2,6-dichloro-4-nitroanisole is a chemical substance with the molecular formula C7H5Cl2NO3. Its molecular formula is C7H5Cl2NO3 and its molecular weight is 222.02 g/mol.

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.

02 · Identifiers

2,6-dichloro-4-nitroanisole identifiers and molecular data

2,6-dichloro-4-nitroanisole CAS number and EC number

CAS number17742-69-7
EC number403-350-6
Index number (CLP Annex VI)610-008-00-1

2,6-dichloro-4-nitroanisole molecular formula and molecular weight

Molecular formulaC7H5Cl2NO3
Molecular weight222.02 g/mol

03 · GHS classification

2,6-dichloro-4-nitroanisole hazard classification

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

2,6-dichloro-4-nitroanisole pictograms and signal word

Signal wordDanger

2,6-dichloro-4-nitroanisole hazard class and category

GHS hazard classes 2,6-dichloro-4-nitroanisol… falls into
Hazard class Category From code Pictogram
Acute toxicity - oral GHS chapter 3.1 Category 3 H301 GHS06
Hazardous to the aquatic environment - chronic GHS chapter 4.1 Category 2 H411 GHS09

2,6-dichloro-4-nitroanisole hazard statements (H-codes)

Hazard statements assigned to 2,6-dichloro-4-nitroanisol…
CodeHazard statement
H301 Toxic if swallowed.
H411 Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.

This page lists only the codes assigned to 2,6-dichloro-4-nitroanisol…. 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 2,6-dichloro-4-nitroanisol…

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 2,6-dichloro-4-nitroan… 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

2,6-dichloro-4-nitroanisole precautionary statements

CLP Annex VI assigns 7 precautionary statements to 2,6-dichloro-4-nitroanisol…. 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.

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

2,6-dichloro-4-nitroanisole 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 4-нитро-2,6-дихлороанизол
Spanish español 2,6-Dicloro-4-nitroanisol
Czech čeština 2,6-dichlor-4-nitroanisol
Danish dansk 2,6-dichlor-4-nitroanisol
German Deutsch 2,6-Dichlor-4-nitroanisol 3,5-Dichlor-4-methoxy-nitrobenzol
Estonian eesti 2,6-dikloro-4-nitroanisool
Greek ελληνικά 2,6-διχλωρο-4-νιτροανισόλη
English English 2,6-dichloro-4-nitroanisole
French français 2,6-dichloro-4-nitroanisole
Croatian hrvatski 2,6-diklor-4-nitroanisol
Italian italiano 2,6-dicloro-4-nitroanisolo
Latvian latviešu 2,6-dihlor-4-nitroanizols
Lithuanian lietuvių 2,6-dichlor-4-nitroanizolas
Hungarian magyar 2,6-diklór-4-nitroanizol
Maltese Malti 2,6-dikloro-4-nitroaniżol
Dutch Nederlands 2,6-dichloor-4-nitroanisool
Polish polski 2,6-dichloro-4-nitroanizol
Portuguese português 2,6-dicloro-4-nitroanisole
Romanian română 2,6-dicloro-4-nitroanisol
Slovak slovenčina 2,6-dichlór-4-nitroanizol
Slovenian slovenščina 2,6-dikloro-4-nitroanizol
Finnish suomi 2,6-dikloori-4-nitroanisoli
Swedish svenska 2,6-diklor-4-nitroanisol

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

2,6-dichloro-4-nitroanisole GHS label elements

Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for 2,6-dichloro-4-nitroanisol…, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.

GHS06 Skull and crossbones pictogramGHS09 Environment pictogram

Danger

2,6-dichloro-4-nitroanisole

  • Toxic if swallowed.
  • Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
  • Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.
  • Avoid release to the environment.
  • IF SWALLOWED:
  • Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor/
  • Rinse mouth.
  • Collect spillage.
  • Dispose of contents/container to

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

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07 · Questions

2,6-dichloro-4-nitroanisole — frequently asked questions

What is the CAS number of 2,6-dichloro-4-nitroanisole?

The CAS number of 2,6-dichloro-4-nitroanisole is 17742-69-7. Its EC number is 403-350-6.

What is the chemical formula of 2,6-dichloro-4-nitroanisole?

The molecular formula of 2,6-dichloro-4-nitroanisole is C7H5Cl2NO3 and its molecular weight is 222.02 g/mol.

What does a 2,6-dichloro-4-nitroanisole label have to show?

Under CLP Annex VI the label for 2,6-dichloro-4-nitroanisole carries the pictograms Skull and crossbones and Environment and the signal word is Danger.

Is 2,6-dichloro-4-nitroanisole flammable?

CLP Annex VI assigns 2,6-dichloro-4-nitroanisole 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 2,6-dichloro-4-nitroanisole a carcinogen?

CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for 2,6-dichloro-4-nitroanisole. 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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