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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

4-phenylbut-1-ene

4-phenylbut-1-ene is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

CAS 768-56-9 Warning

01 · Identification

What 4-phenylbut-1-ene is

4-phenylbut-1-ene is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Warning.

02 · Identifiers

4-phenylbut-1-ene identifiers and molecular data

4-phenylbut-1-ene CAS number and EC number

CAS number768-56-9
EC number405-980-7
Index number (CLP Annex VI)601-051-00-7

03 · GHS classification

4-phenylbut-1-ene hazard classification

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

4-phenylbut-1-ene pictograms and signal word

Signal wordWarning

4-phenylbut-1-ene hazard class and category

GHS hazard classes 4-phenylbut-1-ene falls into
Hazard class Category From code Pictogram
Skin corrosion/irritation GHS chapter 3.2 Category 2 H315 GHS07
Hazardous to the aquatic environment - chronic GHS chapter 4.1 Category 2 H411 GHS09

4-phenylbut-1-ene hazard statements (H-codes)

Hazard statements assigned to 4-phenylbut-1-ene
CodeHazard statement
H315 Causes skin irritation.
H411 Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.

This page lists only the codes assigned to 4-phenylbut-1-ene. 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 4-phenylbut-1-ene

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 4-phenylbut-1-ene 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

4-phenylbut-1-ene precautionary statements

CLP Annex VI assigns 9 precautionary statements to 4-phenylbut-1-ene. 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.

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

4-phenylbut-1-ene 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-фенилбут-1-ен
Spanish español 4-Fenilbut-1-eno
Czech čeština 4-fenylbut-1-en
Danish dansk 4-phenylbut-1-en
German Deutsch 4-Phenylbut-1-en
Estonian eesti 4-fenüülbut-1-een
Greek ελληνικά 4-φαινυλοβουτ-1-ένιο
English English 4-phenylbut-1-ene
French français 4-phénylbut-1-ène
Croatian hrvatski 4-fenilbut-1-en
Italian italiano benzo[ e ]pirene
Latvian latviešu 4-fenilbut-1-ēns
Lithuanian lietuvių 4-fenilbut-1-enas
Hungarian magyar 4-fenilbut-1-én
Maltese Malti 4-fenilbut-1-en
Dutch Nederlands 4-fenylbut-1-een
Polish polski 4-fenylobut-1-en
Portuguese português 4-fenilbut-1-eno
Romanian română 4-fenilbut-1-enă
Slovak slovenčina 4-fenylbut-1-én
Slovenian slovenščina 4-fenilbut-1-en
Finnish suomi 4-fenyylibut-1-eeni
Swedish svenska 4-fenylbut-1-en

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

4-phenylbut-1-ene GHS label elements

Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for 4-phenylbut-1-ene, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.

GHS07 Exclamation mark pictogramGHS09 Environment pictogram

Warning

4-phenylbut-1-ene

  • Causes skin irritation.
  • Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
  • Wash thoroughly after handling.
  • Avoid release to the environment.
  • Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/
  • IF ON SKIN:
  • Get medical advice/attention.
  • If skin irritation occurs:
  • Wash with plenty of water/
  • Collect spillage.
  • Dispose of contents/container to

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

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07 · Questions

4-phenylbut-1-ene — frequently asked questions

What is the CAS number of 4-phenylbut-1-ene?

The CAS number of 4-phenylbut-1-ene is 768-56-9. Its EC number is 405-980-7.

What does a 4-phenylbut-1-ene label have to show?

Under CLP Annex VI the label for 4-phenylbut-1-ene carries the pictograms Exclamation mark and Environment and the signal word is Warning.

Is 4-phenylbut-1-ene flammable?

CLP Annex VI assigns 4-phenylbut-1-ene 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 4-phenylbut-1-ene a carcinogen?

CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for 4-phenylbut-1-ene. 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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