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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-Hexyldecyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

2-Hexyldecyl 4-hydroxybenzoate is a chemical substance with the molecular formula C23H38O3.

CAS 148348-12-3 C23H38O3 362.5 g/mol

01 · Identification

What 2-Hexyldecyl 4-hydroxybenzoate is

2-Hexyldecyl 4-hydroxybenzoate is a chemical substance with the molecular formula C23H38O3. Its molecular formula is C23H38O3 and its molecular weight is 362.5 g/mol.

02 · Identifiers

2-Hexyldecyl 4-hydroxybenzoate identifiers and molecular data

2-Hexyldecyl 4-hydroxybenzoate CAS number and EC number

CAS number148348-12-3
EC number415-380-7
Index number (CLP Annex VI)607-405-00-7

2-Hexyldecyl 4-hydroxybenzoate molecular formula and molecular weight

Molecular formulaC23H38O3
Molecular weight362.5 g/mol

Other names for 2-Hexyldecyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

  • 2-hexyldecyl-p-hydroxybenzoate

03 · GHS classification

2-Hexyldecyl 4-hydroxybenzoate hazard classification

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

2-Hexyldecyl 4-hydroxybenzoate pictograms and signal word

2-Hexyldecyl 4-hydroxybenzoate hazard class and category

GHS hazard classes 2-Hexyldecyl 4-hydroxybenz… falls into
Hazard class Category From code Pictogram
Hazardous to the aquatic environment - chronic GHS chapter 4.1 Category 2 H411 GHS09

2-Hexyldecyl 4-hydroxybenzoate hazard statements (H-codes)

Hazard statements assigned to 2-Hexyldecyl 4-hydroxybenz…
CodeHazard statement
H411 Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.

This page lists only the codes assigned to 2-Hexyldecyl 4-hydroxybenz…. 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-Hexyldecyl 4-hydroxybenz…

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-Hexyldecyl 4-hydroxy… 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-Hexyldecyl 4-hydroxybenzoate precautionary statements

CLP Annex VI assigns 3 precautionary statements to 2-Hexyldecyl 4-hydroxybenz…. 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-Hexyldecyl 4-hydroxybenzoate 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-хексилдецил- p -хидроксибензоат
Spanish español p -Hidroxibenzoato de 2-hexildecilo
Czech čeština 2-hexyldecyl-4-hydroxybenzoát
Danish dansk 2-hexyldecyl-p-hydroxybenzoat
German Deutsch 2-Hexyldecyl- p -hydroxybenzoat
Estonian eesti 2-heksüüldetsüül- p -hüdroksübensoaat
Greek ελληνικά 2-εξυλοδεκυλο- p -υδροξυβενζοϊκό
English English 2-hexyldecyl-p-hydroxybenzoate
French français 2-hexyldécyl-p-hydroxybenzoate
Croatian hrvatski 2-heksildecil- p -hidroksibenzoat
Italian italiano p -idrossibenzoato di 2-esildecile
Latvian latviešu 2-heksildecil- p -hidroksibenzoāts
Lithuanian lietuvių 2-heksildecil-p-hidroksibenzenkarboksilatas
Hungarian magyar 2-hexildecil-p-hidroxibenzoát
Maltese Malti 2-eżildeċil-p-idrossibenżoat
Dutch Nederlands 2-hexyldecyl- p -hydroxybenzoaat
Polish polski p -hydroksybenzoesan 2-heksylodecylu
Portuguese português p -hidroxibenzoato de 2-hexildecilo
Romanian română p-hidroxibenzoat de 2-hexildecil
Slovak slovenčina O- (2-hexyldecyl)-4-hydroxybenzoát
Slovenian slovenščina 2-heksildecil-p-hidroksibenzoat
Finnish suomi 2-heksyylidekyyli-p-hydroksibentsoaatti
Swedish svenska 2-hexyldecyl- p -hydroxibensoat

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-Hexyldecyl 4-hydroxybenzoate GHS label elements

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

GHS09 Environment pictogram

2-Hexyldecyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

  • 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

2-Hexyldecyl 4-hydroxybenzoate — frequently asked questions

What is the CAS number of 2-Hexyldecyl 4-hydroxybenzoate?

The CAS number of 2-Hexyldecyl 4-hydroxybenzoate is 148348-12-3. Its EC number is 415-380-7.

What is the chemical formula of 2-Hexyldecyl 4-hydroxybenzoate?

The molecular formula of 2-Hexyldecyl 4-hydroxybenzoate is C23H38O3 and its molecular weight is 362.5 g/mol.

What does a 2-Hexyldecyl 4-hydroxybenzoate label have to show?

Under CLP Annex VI the label for 2-Hexyldecyl 4-hydroxybenzoate carries the pictogram Environment.

Is 2-Hexyldecyl 4-hydroxybenzoate flammable?

CLP Annex VI assigns 2-Hexyldecyl 4-hydroxybenzoate 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-Hexyldecyl 4-hydroxybenzoate a carcinogen?

CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for 2-Hexyldecyl 4-hydroxybenzoate. 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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