Substance profile
2-hexyloxyethanol
2-hexyloxyethanol is a water-white liq.
01 · Identification
What 2-hexyloxyethanol is
2-hexyloxyethanol is a water-white liq. It boils at 208 °C, melts at -45.1 °C.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
02 · Identifiers
2-hexyloxyethanol identifiers and molecular data
2-hexyloxyethanol CAS number and EC number
Other names for 2-hexyloxyethanol
- ethylene glycol monohexyl ether
- n-hexylglycol
03 · GHS classification
2-hexyloxyethanol hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
2-hexyloxyethanol pictograms and signal word
2-hexyloxyethanol hazard class and category
| Hazard class | Category | From code | Pictogram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acute toxicity - oral GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 4 | H302 | GHS07 |
| Acute toxicity - dermal GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 4 | H312 | GHS07 |
| Skin corrosion/irritation GHS chapter 3.2 | Category 1A or 1B or 1C | H314 | GHS05 |
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.
2-hexyloxyethanol hazard statements (H-codes)
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H312 | Harmful in contact with skin. |
| H302 | Harmful if swallowed. |
| H314 | Causes severe skin burns and eye damage. |
This page lists only the codes assigned to 2-hexyloxyethanol. 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-hexyloxyethanol
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-hexyloxyethanol 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-hexyloxyethanol precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 10 precautionary statements to 2-hexyloxyethanol. 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.
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-hexyloxyethanol 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-хексилоксиетанол монохексилов етер на етиленгликолаn -хексилгликол |
| Spanish español | 2-Hexiloxietanol éter monohexílico de etilenglicoln -hexilglicol |
| Czech čeština | 2-(hexyloxy)ethan-1-ol ethylenglykolmonohexylethern -hexylglykol |
| Danish dansk | 2-hexyloxyethanol ethylenglycolmonohexylethern-hexylglycol |
| German Deutsch | 2-Hexyloxyethanol Ethylenglycolmonohexylethern -Hexylglycol |
| Estonian eesti | 2-heksüüloksüetanool etüleenglükooli monoheksüüleetern -heksüülglükool |
| Greek ελληνικά | 2-εξυλοξυαιθανόλη μονοεξυλαιθέρας αιθυλενογλυκόληςn -εξυλογλυκόλη |
| English English | 2-hexyloxyethanol ethylene glycol monohexyl ethern-hexylglycol |
| French français | 2-hexyloxyéthanol éther monohexylique d'éthylène glycoln-hexylglycol |
| Croatian hrvatski | 2-heksiloksietanol etilen-glikol-monoheksil-etern -heksilglikol |
| Italian italiano | 2-esilossietanolo etileneglicol monoesileteren -esilglicol |
| Latvian latviešu | 2-heksiloksietanols etilēnglikola monoheksilēterisn-heksilglikols |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | 2-heksiloksietanolis etilenglikolio monoheksileterisn-heksilglikolis |
| Hungarian magyar | 2-hexiloxietanol etilén-glikol-monohexil-étern -hexilglikol |
| Maltese Malti | 2-eżilossietanol eter tal-monoessil tal-glikol etilenikun-eżilglikol |
| Dutch Nederlands | 2-hexyloxyethanol ethyleenglycolmonohexylethern -hexylglycol |
| Polish polski | 2-heksyloksyetanol eter monoheksylowy glikolu etylenowegon-heksyloglikol |
| Portuguese português | 2-hexiloxietanol éter mono-hexílico de etilenoglicoln -hexilglicol |
| Romanian română | 2-hexiloxietanol eter monohexilic al etilen glicoluluin-hexilglicol |
| Slovak slovenčina | 2-(hexyloxy)etanol etylénglykol-monohexyléter n-hexylglykol |
| Slovenian slovenščina | 2-heksiloksietanol etilen glikol monoheksil etern-heksilglikol |
| Finnish suomi | 2-heksyylioksietanoli etyleeniglykolin monoheksyylieetterin-heksyyliglykoli |
| Swedish svenska | 2-hexyloxietanol etylenglykolmonohexyletern -hexylglykol |
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-hexyloxyethanol GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for 2-hexyloxyethanol, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Danger
2-hexyloxyethanol
- Harmful in contact with skin.
- Harmful if swallowed.
- Causes severe skin burns and eye damage.
- Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
- Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.
- Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/…
- IF SWALLOWED:
- IF ON SKIN:
- Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor/…
- Call a POISON CENTER/doctor/… if you feel unwell.
- Rinse mouth.
- Do NOT induce vomiting.
- Wash with plenty of water/…
Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity
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07 · Health hazards
2-hexyloxyethanol health hazards and exposure limits
2-hexyloxyethanol hazard summary
May cause CNS depression and kidney injury; [HSDB] A severe skin, eye, and respiratory tract irritant; The substance may have effects on the blood. [ICSC] An irritant; May be absorbed through skin; [MSDSonline] See GLYCOL ETHERS.
Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
08 · Physical and chemical properties
2-hexyloxyethanol 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.
2-hexyloxyethanol boiling point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boiling point | 208 °C (406.4 °F) | at 760 mmHg | HSDB |
| 208.3 °C (406.9 °F) | ICSC |
2-hexyloxyethanol melting point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melting point | -45.1 °C (-49.2 °F) | HSDB | |
| -45 °C (-49 °F) | ICSC |
2-hexyloxyethanol density
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Density | 0.89 g/cm³ | ICSC | |
| 0.8894 g/cm³ | at 20 °C | HSDB |
2-hexyloxyethanol solubility
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solubility | SLIGHTLY SOL IN WATER; VERY SOL IN ALC & ETHER | HSDB | |
| Solubility in water: poor | ICSC |
2-hexyloxyethanol vapor pressure
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vapor pressure | 0.05 mmHg | at 20 °C | HSDB |
| 0.0525 mmHg | at 20 °C | ICSC | |
| 0.05 mmHg | Haz-Map |
2-hexyloxyethanol flash point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flash point | 90.56 °C (195 °F) | HSDB | |
| 81.7 °C (179.1 °F) | ICSC |
2-hexyloxyethanol autoignition temperature
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autoignition temperature | 220 °C (428 °F) | ICSC |
2-hexyloxyethanol lower explosive limit (LEL)
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower explosive limit (LEL) | 1.2 % by volume | ICSC |
2-hexyloxyethanol upper explosive limit (UEL)
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper explosive limit (UEL) | 8.1 % by volume | ICSC |
Values compiled from PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary. Temperatures converted to Fahrenheit for reference.
09 · Handling and storage
2-hexyloxyethanol storage and handling
2-hexyloxyethanol safe storage
Separated from strong oxidants.
Source: ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)
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10 · Questions
2-hexyloxyethanol — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of 2-hexyloxyethanol?
The CAS number of 2-hexyloxyethanol is 112-25-4. Its EC number is 203-951-1.
What does a 2-hexyloxyethanol label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for 2-hexyloxyethanol carries the pictograms Corrosion and Exclamation mark and the signal word is Danger.
Is 2-hexyloxyethanol flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns 2-hexyloxyethanol 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 90.56 °C (195 °F) (HSDB).
Is 2-hexyloxyethanol a carcinogen?
CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for 2-hexyloxyethanol. 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 2-hexyloxyethanol?
The boiling point reported for 2-hexyloxyethanol is 208 °C (406.4 °F), at 760 mmHg (HSDB).
What is the melting point of 2-hexyloxyethanol?
The melting point reported for 2-hexyloxyethanol is -45.1 °C (-49.2 °F) (HSDB).
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