Provenance

Reference data from EU CLP Annex VI and published regulations — verify against your supplier's SDS before use.

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Substance profile

3-Hydroxybutyrolactone, (3S)-

3-Hydroxybutyrolactone, (3S)- is a chemical substance with the molecular formula C4H6O3.

CAS 7331-52-4 C4H6O3 102.09 g/mol Warning

01 · Identification

What 3-Hydroxybutyrolactone, (3S)- is

3-Hydroxybutyrolactone, (3S)- is a chemical substance with the molecular formula C4H6O3. Its molecular formula is C4H6O3 and its molecular weight is 102.09 g/mol.

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Warning.

02 · Identifiers

3-Hydroxybutyrolactone, (3S)- identifiers and molecular data

3-Hydroxybutyrolactone, (3S)- CAS number and EC number

CAS number7331-52-4
EC number434-990-4
Index number (CLP Annex VI)607-654-00-1

3-Hydroxybutyrolactone, (3S)- molecular formula and molecular weight

Molecular formulaC4H6O3
Molecular weight102.09 g/mol

Other names for 3-Hydroxybutyrolactone, (3S)-

  • (S)-3-hydroxy-γ-butyrolactone

03 · GHS classification

3-Hydroxybutyrolactone, (3S)- hazard classification

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

3-Hydroxybutyrolactone, (3S)- pictograms and signal word

Signal wordWarning

3-Hydroxybutyrolactone, (3S)- hazard class and category

GHS hazard classes 3-Hydroxybutyrolactone… falls into
Hazard class Category From code Pictogram
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.

3-Hydroxybutyrolactone, (3S)- hazard statements (H-codes)

Hazard statements assigned to 3-Hydroxybutyrolactone…
CodeHazard statement
H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction.

This page lists only the codes assigned to 3-Hydroxybutyrolactone…. 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 3-Hydroxybutyrolactone…

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 3-Hydroxybutyrolactone… 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

3-Hydroxybutyrolactone, (3S)- precautionary statements

CLP Annex VI assigns 5 precautionary statements to 3-Hydroxybutyrolactone…. 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.

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

3-Hydroxybutyrolactone, (3S)- 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 ( S )-3-хидрокси-γ-бутиролактон
Spanish español ( S )-3-Hidroxi-γ-butirolactona
Czech čeština (3 S )-3-hydroxy-γ-butyrolakton
Danish dansk ( S )-3-hydroxy-γ-butyrolacton
German Deutsch ( S )-3-Hydroxy-γ-butyrolacton
Estonian eesti ( S )-3-hüdroksü-γ-butürolaktoon
Greek ελληνικά ( S )-3-υδροξυ-γ-βουτυρολακτόνη
English English ( S )-3-hydroxy-γ-butyrolactone
French français ( S )-3-hydroxy-γ-butyrolactone
Croatian hrvatski ( S )-3-hidroksi-γ-butirolakton
Italian italiano ( S )-3-idrossi-γ-butirrolattone
Latvian latviešu ( S )-3-hidroksi-γ-butirolaktons
Lithuanian lietuvių ( S )-3-hidroksi-γ-butirolaktonas
Hungarian magyar ( S )-3-hidroxi-γ-butirolakton
Maltese Malti ( S )-3-idrossi-γ-butirolatton
Dutch Nederlands ( S )-3-hydroxy-γ-butyrolacton
Polish polski (S)-3-hydroksy-γ-butyrolakton
Portuguese português ( S )-3-hidroxi-γ-butirolactona
Romanian română ( S )-3-hidroxi-γ-butirolactonă
Slovak slovenčina ( S )-3-hydroxytetrahydrofurán-2-ón ( S )-3-hydroxy-γ-butyrolaktón
Slovenian slovenščina ( S )-3-hidroksi-γ-butirolakton
Finnish suomi ( S )-3-hydroksi-γ-butyrolaktoni
Swedish svenska ( S )-3-hydroxi-γ-butyrolakton

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

3-Hydroxybutyrolactone, (3S)- GHS label elements

Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for 3-Hydroxybutyrolactone…, 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

3-Hydroxybutyrolactone, (3S)-

  • May cause an allergic skin reaction.
  • Avoid breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
  • Contaminated work clothing should not be allowed out of the workplace.
  • Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/
  • Get medical advice/attention.
  • If skin irritation or rash occurs:

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

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07 · Questions

3-Hydroxybutyrolactone, (3S)- — frequently asked questions

What is the CAS number of 3-Hydroxybutyrolactone, (3S)-?

The CAS number of 3-Hydroxybutyrolactone, (3S)- is 7331-52-4. Its EC number is 434-990-4.

What is the chemical formula of 3-Hydroxybutyrolactone, (3S)-?

The molecular formula of 3-Hydroxybutyrolactone, (3S)- is C4H6O3 and its molecular weight is 102.09 g/mol.

What does a 3-Hydroxybutyrolactone, (3S)- label have to show?

Under CLP Annex VI the label for 3-Hydroxybutyrolactone, (3S)- carries the pictogram Exclamation mark and the signal word is Warning.

Is 3-Hydroxybutyrolactone, (3S)- flammable?

CLP Annex VI assigns 3-Hydroxybutyrolactone, (3S)- 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 3-Hydroxybutyrolactone, (3S)- a carcinogen?

CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for 3-Hydroxybutyrolactone, (3S)-. 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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