Substance profile
Dimethyltin dichloride
Dimethyltin dichloride: wet Solid; Liquid.
01 · Identification
What Dimethyltin dichloride is
Dimethyltin dichloride: wet Solid; Liquid. Its molecular formula is C2H6Cl2Sn and its molecular weight is 219.68 g/mol.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
02 · Identifiers
Dimethyltin dichloride identifiers and molecular data
Dimethyltin dichloride CAS number and EC number
Dimethyltin dichloride molecular formula and molecular weight
03 · GHS classification
Dimethyltin dichloride hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Dimethyltin dichloride pictograms and signal word
Dimethyltin dichloride hazard class and category
| Hazard class | Category | From code | Pictogram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acute toxicity - oral GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 3 | H301 | GHS06 |
| Acute toxicity - dermal GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 3 | H311 | GHS06 |
| Acute toxicity - inhalation GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 1 or 2 | H330 | GHS06 |
| Skin corrosion/irritation GHS chapter 3.2 | Category 1A or 1B or 1C | H314 | GHS05 |
| Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure GHS chapter 3.9 | Category 1 | H372 | GHS08 |
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.
Dimethyltin dichloride hazard statements (H-codes)
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H361d | Suspected of damaging the unborn child. |
| H330 | Fatal if inhaled. |
| H311 | Toxic in contact with skin. |
| H301 | Toxic if swallowed. |
| H372 | Causes damage to organs <or state all organs affected, if known> through prolonged or repeated exposure <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>. |
| H314 | Causes severe skin burns and eye damage. |
Dimethyltin dichloride supplemental EU statements (EUH)
| Code | Statement |
|---|---|
| EUH071 | Corrosive to the respiratory tract. |
This page lists only the codes assigned to Dimethyltin dichloride. 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 Dimethyltin dichloride
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 Dimethyltin dichloride 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
Dimethyltin dichloride precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 12 precautionary statements to Dimethyltin dichloride. 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
Dimethyltin dichloride 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 | диметилкалаен дихлорид |
| Spanish español | Dicloruro de dimetilestaño |
| Czech čeština | dimethylcín-dichlorid |
| Danish dansk | dimethyltindichlorid |
| German Deutsch | Dimethylzinndichlorid |
| Estonian eesti | dimetüültinadikloriid |
| Greek ελληνικά | διχλωριούχος διμεθυλοκασσίτερος |
| English English | dimethyltin dichloride |
| French français | dichlorure de diméthylétain |
| Croatian hrvatski | dimetilkositrov diklorid |
| Italian italiano | dicloruro dimetilstannoso |
| Latvian latviešu | dimetilalvas dihlorīds |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | dimetilalavo dichloridas |
| Hungarian magyar | dimetil-ón-diklorid |
| Maltese Malti | diklorid tad-dimetiltin |
| Dutch Nederlands | dimethyltindichloride |
| Polish polski | dichlorek dimetylocyny |
| Portuguese português | dicloreto de dimetilestanho |
| Romanian română | diclorură de dimetil staniu |
| Slovak slovenčina | dimetylstanium-dichlorid |
| Slovenian slovenščina | dimetilkositrov diklorid |
| Finnish suomi | dimetyylitinadikloridi |
| Swedish svenska | dimetyltenndiklorid |
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
Dimethyltin dichloride GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Dimethyltin dichloride, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Danger
Dimethyltin dichloride
- Suspected of damaging the unborn child.
- Fatal if inhaled.
- Toxic in contact with skin.
- Toxic if swallowed.
- Causes damage to organs <or state all organs affected, if known> through prolonged or repeated exposure <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>.
- Causes severe skin burns and eye damage.
- Corrosive to the respiratory tract.
- 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.
- Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/…
- IF SWALLOWED:
- IF ON SKIN:
- IF INHALED:
- Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor/…
- Get medical advice/attention if you feel unwell.
- Rinse mouth.
- Do NOT induce vomiting.
- Wash with plenty of water/…
Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity
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07 · Health hazards
Dimethyltin dichloride health hazards and exposure limits
Dimethyltin dichloride hazard summary
Produced as a mixture with monomethyltin trichloride (CAS# 993-16-8); Teratogenicity observed in rats administered 20 mg/kg on days 7-17 of gestation; [Shepard's Catalog of Teratogenic Agents] Corrosive to rabbit skin; The nervous system is the target of toxicity in 90-day oral studies of rats, with neuropathological lesions observed in one study at doses as low as 25 ppm (1.6/2.2 mg/kg/day); One oral study of rats produced serious teratogenic effects not considered as related to maternal toxicity; Another study of rats demonstrated no teratogenicity; Possible developmental neurotoxicity observed in other studies of rats; [ECHA - Proposal for Harmonised Classification and Labelling] Reacts with water; Causes burns; Inhalation may cause corrosive injuries to upper respiratory tract and lungs; Toxic by ingestion, inhalation, and skin absorption; [Alfa Aesar MSDS] See Trimethyltin chloride and Di-n-butyltin dichloride. See Tin, organic compounds.
Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
Dimethyltin dichloride occupational exposure limits
| Limit | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PEL | 0.1 [mg/m3], as Sn | Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases |
| IDLH | 25.0 [mg/m3], as Sn | Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases |
These are United States values. The European Union sets its own indicative and binding limits, and the figure that applies at a given workplace is the one in the local regulation — not the one shown here.
08 · Physical and chemical properties
Dimethyltin dichloride properties
Every value is shown with the conditions it was measured under and the source it came from. Where sources disagree, all values are listed rather than one being picked — the difference is usually a different form of the substance, not an error.
Dimethyltin dichloride vapor pressure
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vapor pressure | 0.2 mmHg | Haz-Map |
Values compiled from PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary. Temperatures converted to Fahrenheit for reference.
09 · Questions
Dimethyltin dichloride — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Dimethyltin dichloride?
The CAS number of Dimethyltin dichloride is 753-73-1. Its EC number is 212-039-2.
What is the chemical formula of Dimethyltin dichloride?
The molecular formula of Dimethyltin dichloride is C2H6Cl2Sn and its molecular weight is 219.68 g/mol.
What does a Dimethyltin dichloride label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Dimethyltin dichloride carries the pictograms Health hazard, Skull and crossbones and Corrosion and the signal word is Danger.
Is Dimethyltin dichloride flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Dimethyltin dichloride 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 Dimethyltin dichloride a carcinogen?
CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Dimethyltin dichloride. 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.
What is the exposure limit for Dimethyltin dichloride?
The US occupational exposure limit reported for Dimethyltin dichloride is 0.1 [mg/m3], as Sn (Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases). Limits differ by country: the EU sets its own indicative and binding values, and the figure that applies at a given workplace is the one in the local regulation.
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