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Dimethachlor

Dimethachlor is a chemical substance with the molecular formula C13H18ClNO2.

CAS 50563-36-5 C13H18ClNO2 255.74 g/mol Warning

01 · Identification

What Dimethachlor is

Dimethachlor is a chemical substance with the molecular formula C13H18ClNO2. Its molecular formula is C13H18ClNO2 and its molecular weight is 255.74 g/mol.

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Warning.

02 · Identifiers

Dimethachlor identifiers and molecular data

Dimethachlor CAS number and EC number

CAS number50563-36-5
EC number256-625-6
Index number (CLP Annex VI)616-031-00-3

Dimethachlor molecular formula and molecular weight

Molecular formulaC13H18ClNO2
Molecular weight255.74 g/mol

Other names for Dimethachlor

  • dimethachlor (ISO)
  • 2-chloro-N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-N-(2-methoxyethyl)acetamide

03 · GHS classification

Dimethachlor hazard classification

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

Dimethachlor pictograms and signal word

Signal wordWarning

Dimethachlor hazard class and category

GHS hazard classes Dimethachlor falls into
Hazard class Category From code Pictogram
Acute toxicity - oral GHS chapter 3.1 Category 4 H302 GHS07
Skin sensitisation GHS chapter 3.4 Category 1 or 1A or 1B H317 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

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.

Dimethachlor hazard statements (H-codes)

Hazard statements assigned to Dimethachlor
CodeHazard statement
H302 Harmful if swallowed.
H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction.
H400 Very toxic to aquatic life.
H410 Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.

This page lists only the codes assigned to Dimethachlor. 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 Dimethachlor

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 Dimethachlor 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

Dimethachlor precautionary statements

CLP Annex VI assigns 12 precautionary statements to Dimethachlor. 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

Dimethachlor 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 диметахлор (ISO) N -(2,6-диметилфенил)- N -(2-метоксиетил)-2-хлороацетамид
Spanish español Dimetacloro (ISO) 2-cloro- N -(2,6-dimetilfenil)- N -(2-metoxietil)acetamida
Czech čeština dimethachlor (ISO) N -(2,6-dimethylfenyl)- N -(2-methoxyethyl)-2-chloracetamid
Danish dansk dimethachlor (ISO): 2-chlor- N- (2,6-dimethylphenyl)- N- (2-methoxyethyl)acetamid
German Deutsch Dimethachlor (ISO) 2-Chlor- N -(2,6-dimethylphenyl)- N -(2-methoxyethyl)acetamid
Estonian eesti dimetakloor (ISO) 2-kloro- N -(2,6-dimetüülfenüül)- N -(2-metoksüetüül)atseetamiid
Greek ελληνικά dimethachlor (διμεταχλώριο) (ISO) 2-χλωρο- Ν -(2,6-διμεθυλοφαινυλο)- Ν -(2-μεθοξυαιθυλ)ακεταμίδιο
English English dimethachlor (ISO) 2-chloro- N -(2,6-dimethylphenyl)- N -(2-methoxyethyl)acetamide
French français diméthachlore (ISO) 2-chloro- N -(2,6-diméthylphényl)- N -(2-méthoxyéthyl)acétamide
Croatian hrvatski dimetaklor (ISO) 2-klor- N -(2,6-dimetilfenil)- N -(2-metoksietil)acetamid
Italian italiano dimetaclor (ISO) 2-cloro- N -(2,6-dimetilfenil)- N -(2-metossietil)acetamide
Latvian latviešu dimetahlors (ISO) 2-hlor- N -(2,6-dimetilfenil)- N -(2-metoksietil)acetamīds
Lithuanian lietuvių dimetachloras (ISO) 2-chlor- N -(2,6-dimetilfenil)- N -(2-metoksietil)acetamidas
Hungarian magyar dimetaklór (ISO) 2-klór- N -(2,6-dimetilfenil)- N -(2-metoxietil)acetamid
Maltese Malti dimetaklor (ISO) 2-kloro- N -(2,6-dimetilfenil)- N -(2-metossietil)aċetammid
Dutch Nederlands dimethachloor (ISO) 2-chloor- N -(2,6-dimethylfenyl)- N -(2-methoxyethyl)aceetamide
Polish polski dimetachlor (ISO) 2-chloro- N -(2,6-dimetylofenylo)- N -(2-metoksyetylo)acetamid2-chloro- N -(2-metoksyetylo)-2',6'-dimetyloacetanilid
Portuguese português dimetacloro (ISO) 2-cloro- N -(2,6-dimetilfenil)- N -(2-metoxietil)acetamida
Romanian română dimetaclor (ISO) 2-cloro- N -(2,6-dimetilfenil)- N -(2-metoxietil)acetamidă
Slovak slovenčina dimetachlór (ISO) N -(2,6-dimetylfenyl)-2-chlór- N -(2-metoxyetyl)acetamid
Slovenian slovenščina dimetaklor (ISO) 2-kloro- N -(2,6-dimetilfenil)- N -(2-metoksietil)acetamid
Finnish suomi 2-kloori- N -(2,6-dimetyylifenyyli)- N -(2-metoksietyyli)asetamidi dimetakloori (ISO)
Swedish svenska dimetaklor (ISO) 2-klor- N -(2,6-dimetylfenyl)- N -(2-metoxietyl)acetamid

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

Dimethachlor GHS label elements

Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Dimethachlor, 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

Dimethachlor

  • Harmful if swallowed.
  • May cause an allergic skin reaction.
  • Very toxic to aquatic life.
  • Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
  • Avoid breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
  • Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.
  • Contaminated work clothing should not be allowed out of the workplace.
  • Avoid release to the environment.
  • Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/
  • IF SWALLOWED:
  • Call a POISON CENTER/doctor/ if you feel unwell.
  • Get medical advice/attention.
  • Rinse mouth.
  • If skin irritation or rash occurs:
  • Collect spillage.
  • Dispose of contents/container to

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07 · Questions

Dimethachlor — frequently asked questions

What is the CAS number of Dimethachlor?

The CAS number of Dimethachlor is 50563-36-5. Its EC number is 256-625-6.

What is the chemical formula of Dimethachlor?

The molecular formula of Dimethachlor is C13H18ClNO2 and its molecular weight is 255.74 g/mol.

What does a Dimethachlor label have to show?

Under CLP Annex VI the label for Dimethachlor carries the pictograms Exclamation mark and Environment and the signal word is Warning.

Is Dimethachlor flammable?

CLP Annex VI assigns Dimethachlor 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 Dimethachlor a carcinogen?

CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Dimethachlor. 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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