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Chloralose

Chloralose is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

CAS 15879-93-3 Danger

01 · Identification

What Chloralose is

Chloralose is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.

02 · Identifiers

Chloralose identifiers and molecular data

Chloralose CAS number and EC number

CAS number15879-93-3
EC number240-016-7
Index number (CLP Annex VI)605-013-00-0

Other names for Chloralose

  • chloralose (INN)
  • (R)-1,2-O-(2,2,2-trichloroethylidene)-α-D-glucofuranose
  • glucochloralose
  • anhydroglucochloral

03 · GHS classification

Chloralose hazard classification

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

Chloralose pictograms and signal word

Signal wordDanger

Chloralose hazard class and category

GHS hazard classes Chloralose falls into
Hazard class Category From code Pictogram
Acute toxicity - oral GHS chapter 3.1 Category 3 H301 GHS06
Acute toxicity - inhalation GHS chapter 3.1 Category 4 H332 GHS07
Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure GHS chapter 3.8 Category 3 narcotic H336 GHS07
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

Chloralose hazard statements (H-codes)

Hazard statements assigned to Chloralose
CodeHazard statement
H301 Toxic if swallowed.
H332 Harmful if inhaled.
H336 May cause drowsiness or dizziness.
H400 Very toxic to aquatic life.
H410 Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.

This page lists only the codes assigned to Chloralose. 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 Chloralose

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 Chloralose 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

Chloralose precautionary statements

CLP Annex VI assigns 11 precautionary statements to Chloralose. 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

Chloralose 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 хлоралоза (INN) ( R )-1,2- O -(2,2,2- трихлороетилиден)-α-D-глюкофуранозаглюкохлоралозаанхидроглюкохлорал
Spanish español cloralosa (DCI) ( R )-1,2- O -(2,2,2-tricloroetiliden)-α-D-glucofuranosaglucocloralosaanhidroglucocloral
Czech čeština chloralosa (INN) ( R )-1,2- O -(2,2,2-trichlorethyliden)-α-D-glukofuranosaglukochloralosaanhydroglukochloral
Danish dansk chloralose (INN) (R)-1,2-O-(2,2,2-trichlorethyliden)-α-D-glucofuranoseglucochloraloseanhydroglucochloral
German Deutsch Chloralose (INN) (R)-1,2-O-(2,2,2-Trichlorethyliden)-α-D-glucofuranoseGlucochloraloseAnhydroglucochloral
Estonian eesti kloraloos (INN) ( R )-1,2- O -(2,2,2-trikloroetülideen)-α-D-glükofuranoosglükokloraloosanhüdroglükokloraal
Greek ελληνικά χλωραλόζη (INN) ( R )-1,2- O -(2,2,2-τριχλωροαιθυλιδενο)-α-D-γλυκοφουρανόζη γλυκοχλωραλόζηανυδρογλυκοχλωράλη
English English chloralose (INN) (R)-1,2-O-(2,2,2-trichloroethylidene)-α-D-glucofuranoseglucochloraloseanhydroglucochloral
French français chloralose (INN) (R)-1,2- O -(2,2,2-trichloroéthylidène)-α-D-glucofurannose glucochloraloseanhydroglucochloral
Croatian hrvatski kloraloza (INN) (R)-1,2-O-(2,2,2-trikloroetiliden)-α-D-glukofuranozaglukokloralozaanhidroglukokloral
Italian italiano cloralosio (INN) (R)-1,2-O-(2,2,2-tricloroetilidene)-α-D-glucofuranosoglucocloralosioanidroglucocloralio
Latvian latviešu hloraloze ( INN ) ( R )-1,2- O -(2,2,2-trihloretilidēns)-α-D-glikofuranozeglikohloralozeanhidroglikohlorāls
Lithuanian lietuvių chloralozė (INN) (R)-1,2-O-(2,2,2-trichloretiliden)-α-D-gliukofuranozėgliukochloralozėanhidrogliukochloralis
Hungarian magyar klóralóz (INN) (R)-1,2-O-(2,2,2-triklór-etilidén)-α-D-glükofuranózglükoklóralózanhidro-glükoklorál
Maltese Malti kloralożju (INN) (R)-1,2-O-(2,2,2-trikloroetiliden)-α-D-glukofuranożjuglukokloralożjuanidroglukokloral
Dutch Nederlands chloralose (INN) (R)-1,2-O-(2,2,2-trichloroethylideen)-α-D-glucofuranoseglucochloraloseanhydroglucochloral
Polish polski Chloraloza (INN) (R)-1,2-O-(2,2,2-trichloroetylideno)-α-D-glukofuranoza glukochloralozaanhydroglukochloral
Portuguese português cloralose (DCI) ( R )-1,2- O -(2,2,2-tricloroetiliden)-α-D-glucofuranoseglucocloraloseanidroglucocloral
Romanian română cloraloză (INN) (R)-1,2-O-(2,2,2-tricloroetilidenă)-α-D-glucofuranozăglucocloralozăanhidroglucocloral
Slovak slovenčina chloralóza (INN) (R)-1,2-O-(2,2,2-trichlóretylidén)-α-D-glukofuranózaglukochloralózaanhydroglukochlorál
Slovenian slovenščina kloralos (INN) (R)-1,2-O-(2,2,2-trikloroetiliden)-α-D-glukofuranozaglukokloralozaanhidroglukokloral
Finnish suomi kloraloosi (INN) (R)–O-(,2-trikloorietyleenidi)-α-D-glukofuranoosiglukoosikloraloosianhydroglukokloraali
Swedish svenska kloralos (INN) (R)-1,2-O-(2,2,2-trikloretyliden)-α-D-glukofuranosglukokloralosanhydroglukokloral

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

Chloralose GHS label elements

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

GHS06 Skull and crossbones pictogramGHS09 Environment pictogram

Danger

Chloralose

  • Toxic if swallowed.
  • Harmful if inhaled.
  • May cause drowsiness or dizziness.
  • 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.
  • IF SWALLOWED:
  • IF INHALED:
  • Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor/
  • Call a POISON CENTER/doctor/ if you feel unwell.
  • Rinse mouth.
  • Collect spillage.
  • Dispose of contents/container to

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07 · Health hazards

Chloralose health hazards and exposure limits

Chloralose hazard summary

Chloral hydrate is one of the main metabolites; Not a skin or eye irritant or skin sensitizer; Causes CNS depression; Not a reproductive or developmental toxicant; No evidence of carcinogenicity; [ToxPlanet: CPS&Q: Assessment Report] An irritant; Toxic by ingestion; Harmful by inhalation; [Alfa Aesar MSDS] See Chloral hydrate.

Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases

08 · Questions

Chloralose — frequently asked questions

What is the CAS number of Chloralose?

The CAS number of Chloralose is 15879-93-3. Its EC number is 240-016-7.

What does a Chloralose label have to show?

Under CLP Annex VI the label for Chloralose carries the pictograms Skull and crossbones and Environment and the signal word is Danger.

Is Chloralose flammable?

CLP Annex VI assigns Chloralose 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 Chloralose a carcinogen?

CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Chloralose. 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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