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Benzenemethanaminium, N,N,N-tributyl-4-methyl-, 1,5-naphthalenedisulfonate (2:1)

Benzenemethanaminium, N,N,N-tributyl-4-methyl-, 1,5-naphthalenedisulfonate (2:1) is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

CAS 160236-81-7 Danger

01 · Identification

What Benzenemethanaminium… is

Benzenemethanaminium, N,N,N-tributyl-4-methyl-, 1,5-naphthalenedisulfonate (2:1) is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.

02 · Identifiers

Benzenemethanaminium… identifiers and molecular data

Benzenemethanaminium… CAS number and EC number

CAS number160236-81-7
EC number415-210-1
Index number (CLP Annex VI)612-195-00-5

Other names for Benzenemethanaminium…

  • bis[tributyl 4-(methylbenzyl)ammonium] 1,5-naphthalenedisulfonate

03 · GHS classification

Benzenemethanaminium… hazard classification

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

Benzenemethanaminium… pictograms and signal word

Signal wordDanger

Benzenemethanaminium… hazard class and category

GHS hazard classes Benzenemethanaminium… falls into
Hazard class Category From code Pictogram
Acute toxicity - oral GHS chapter 3.1 Category 4 H302 GHS07
Acute toxicity - inhalation GHS chapter 3.1 Category 4 H332 GHS07
Serious eye damage/eye irritation GHS chapter 3.3 Category 1 H318 GHS05
Hazardous to the aquatic environment - acute GHS chapter 4.1 Category 1 H400 GHS09
Hazardous to the aquatic environment - chronic GHS chapter 4.1 Category 1 H410 GHS09

Benzenemethanaminium… hazard statements (H-codes)

Hazard statements assigned to Benzenemethanaminium…
CodeHazard statement
H332 Harmful if inhaled.
H302 Harmful if swallowed.
H318 Causes serious eye damage.
H400 Very toxic to aquatic life.
H410 Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.

This page lists only the codes assigned to Benzenemethanaminium…. 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 Benzenemethanaminium…

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 Benzenemethanaminium… 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

Benzenemethanaminium… precautionary statements

CLP Annex VI assigns 14 precautionary statements to Benzenemethanaminium…. 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

Benzenemethanaminium… 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 бис[трибутил-4-(метилбензил)амониев] 1,5-нафталендисулфонат
Spanish español 1,5-Naftalenodisulfonato de bis[tributil 4-(metilbencil)amonio]
Czech čeština bis[tributyl(4-methylbenzyl)amonium]-naftalen-1,5-disulfonát
Danish dansk bis[tributyl(4-methylbenzyl)ammonium]-1,5-naphthalendisulfonat
German Deutsch Bis[tributyl-4-(methylbenzyl)ammonium]-1,5-naphthalindisulfonat
Estonian eesti bis[tributüül-4-(metüülbensüül)ammoonium]-1,5-naftaleendisulfonaat
Greek ελληνικά 1,5-ναφθαλινοδισουλφονικό δις[τριβουτυλο-4-(μεθυλοβενζυλ)αμμώνιο]
English English bis[tributyl 4-(methylbenzyl)ammonium] 1,5-naphthalenedisulfonate
French français 1,5-naphtalènedisulfonate de bis[tributyl(4-(méthylbenzyl)ammonium]
Croatian hrvatski bis[tributil 4-(metilbenzil)amonij] 1,5-naftalendisulfonat
Italian italiano 1,5-naftalendisolfonato di bis[tributil(4-metilbenzil)ammonio]
Latvian latviešu bis[tributil-4-(metilbenzil)amonij]-1,5-naftalīndisulfonāts
Lithuanian lietuvių bis[tributil-4-(metilbenzil)amonio]-1,5-naftalendisulfonatas
Hungarian magyar bisz[tributil-4-(metilbenzil)ammónium)-1,5-naftalindiszulfonát
Maltese Malti bis[tributil 4-(metilbenżil)ammonju] 1,5-naftalendisulfonat
Dutch Nederlands bis[tributyl(4-methylbenzyl)ammonium]-1,5-naftaleendisulfonaat
Polish polski naftaleno-1,5-disulfonian bis[tributylo-(4-metylobenzylo)amoniowy]
Portuguese português 1,5-naftalenodissulfonato de bis[tributil(4-metilbenzil)amónio]
Romanian română 1,5-naftalen disulfonat de bis[tributil(4-metilbenzil) amoniu]
Slovak slovenčina bis[tributyl(4-metylbenzyl)amónium]-naftalén-1,5-disulfonát
Slovenian slovenščina bis[tributil-4-(metilbenzil)amonijev] 1,5-naftalendisulfonat
Finnish suomi bis[tributyyli(4-metyylibentsyyli)ammonium]-1,5-naftaleenidisulfonaatti
Swedish svenska bis[tributyl-4-(metylbensyl)ammonium]-1,5-naftalendisulfonat

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

Benzenemethanaminium… GHS label elements

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

GHS05 Corrosion pictogramGHS07 Exclamation mark pictogramGHS09 Environment pictogram

Danger

Benzenemethanaminium…

  • Harmful if inhaled.
  • Harmful if swallowed.
  • Causes serious eye damage.
  • Very toxic to aquatic life.
  • Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
  • 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.
  • Avoid release to the environment.
  • Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/
  • IF SWALLOWED:
  • IF INHALED:
  • IF IN EYES:
  • Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor/
  • Call a POISON CENTER/doctor/ if you feel unwell.
  • Rinse mouth.
  • Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.
  • Collect spillage.
  • Dispose of contents/container to

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

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07 · Questions

Benzenemethanaminium… — frequently asked questions

What is the CAS number of Benzenemethanaminium…?

The CAS number of Benzenemethanaminium… is 160236-81-7. Its EC number is 415-210-1.

What does a Benzenemethanaminium… label have to show?

Under CLP Annex VI the label for Benzenemethanaminium… carries the pictograms Corrosion, Exclamation mark and Environment and the signal word is Danger.

Is Benzenemethanaminium… flammable?

CLP Annex VI assigns Benzenemethanaminium… 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 Benzenemethanaminium… a carcinogen?

CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Benzenemethanaminium…. 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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