Substance profile
Atropine
Atropine is a chemical substance with the molecular formula C17H23NO3.
01 · Identification
What Atropine is
Atropine is a chemical substance with the molecular formula C17H23NO3. Its molecular formula is C17H23NO3 and its molecular weight is 289.4 g/mol.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
02 · Identifiers
Atropine identifiers and molecular data
Atropine CAS number and EC number
Atropine molecular formula and molecular weight
03 · GHS classification
Atropine hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Atropine pictograms and signal word
Atropine hazard class and category
| Hazard class | Category | From code | Pictogram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acute toxicity - oral GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 1 or 2 | H300 | GHS06 |
| Acute toxicity - inhalation GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 1 or 2 | H330 | GHS06 |
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.
Atropine hazard statements (H-codes)
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H330 | Fatal if inhaled. |
| H300 | Fatal if swallowed. |
This page lists only the codes assigned to Atropine. 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 Atropine
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 Atropine 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
Atropine precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 7 precautionary statements to Atropine. 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
Atropine 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 | атропин |
| Spanish español | Atropina |
| Czech čeština | atropin |
| Danish dansk | atropin |
| German Deutsch | Atropin DL-Tropyl-tropat |
| Estonian eesti | atropiin |
| Greek ελληνικά | ατροπίνη |
| English English | atropine |
| French français | atropine |
| Croatian hrvatski | atropin |
| Italian italiano | atropina |
| Latvian latviešu | atropīns |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | atropinas |
| Hungarian magyar | atropin |
| Maltese Malti | atropina |
| Dutch Nederlands | atropine |
| Polish polski | atropina |
| Portuguese português | atropina |
| Romanian română | atropină |
| Slovak slovenčina | atropín O -( endo -8-metyl-8-azabicyklo[3.2.1]oktán-3-yl)-2-fenyl-3-hydroxypropanoát |
| Slovenian slovenščina | atropin |
| Finnish suomi | atropiini |
| Swedish svenska | atropin |
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
Atropine GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Atropine, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Danger
Atropine
- Fatal if inhaled.
- Fatal if swallowed.
- Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
- Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.
- Use only outdoors or in a well-ventilated area.
- IF SWALLOWED:
- IF INHALED:
- Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor/…
- Rinse mouth.
Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity
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07 · Questions
Atropine — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Atropine?
The CAS number of Atropine is 51-55-8. Its EC number is 200-104-8.
What is the chemical formula of Atropine?
The molecular formula of Atropine is C17H23NO3 and its molecular weight is 289.4 g/mol.
What does a Atropine label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Atropine carries the pictogram Skull and crossbones and the signal word is Danger.
Is Atropine flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Atropine 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 Atropine a carcinogen?
CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Atropine. 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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