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Dixanthogen

Dixanthogen is a chemical substance with the molecular formula C6H10O2S4.

CAS 502-55-6 C6H10O2S4 242.4 g/mol Warning

01 · Identification

What Dixanthogen is

Dixanthogen is a chemical substance with the molecular formula C6H10O2S4. Its molecular formula is C6H10O2S4 and its molecular weight is 242.4 g/mol.

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Warning.

02 · Identifiers

Dixanthogen identifiers and molecular data

Dixanthogen CAS number and EC number

CAS number502-55-6
EC number207-944-4
Index number (CLP Annex VI)006-049-00-4

Dixanthogen molecular formula and molecular weight

Molecular formulaC6H10O2S4
Molecular weight242.4 g/mol

Other names for Dixanthogen

  • O,O-diethyl dithiobis(thioformate)

03 · GHS classification

Dixanthogen hazard classification

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

Dixanthogen pictograms and signal word

Signal wordWarning

Dixanthogen hazard class and category

GHS hazard classes Dixanthogen falls into
Hazard class Category From code Pictogram
Acute toxicity - oral GHS chapter 3.1 Category 4 H302 GHS07

Dixanthogen hazard statements (H-codes)

Hazard statements assigned to Dixanthogen
CodeHazard statement
H302 Harmful if swallowed.

This page lists only the codes assigned to Dixanthogen. 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 Dixanthogen

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 Dixanthogen 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

Dixanthogen precautionary statements

CLP Annex VI assigns 4 precautionary statements to Dixanthogen. 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

Dixanthogen 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 диксантоген O, O -диетилов дитиобис(тиоформат)
Spanish español Dixantógeno ditiobis(tioformiato) de O, O -dietilo
Czech čeština dixanthogen O, O '-diethyl-(disulfandiyl)bis(thioformiát)
Danish dansk dixanthogen O , O- diethyldithiobis(thioformiat)
German Deutsch Dixanthogen O, O -Diethyldithiobis(thioformiat)
Estonian eesti diksantogeen O , O -dietüülditiobis(tioformiaat)
Greek ελληνικά διξανθογένιο διθειοδις(θειομυρμηκικός) O, O -διαιθυλεστέρας
English English dixanthogen O, O -diethyl dithiobis(thioformate)
French français dixanthogène dithiobis(thioformate) de O, O -diéthyle
Croatian hrvatski diksantogen O, O -dietil-ditio-bis(tioformijat)
Italian italiano dixanthogen dixantogeno ditiobis(tioformiato) di O, O-dietile
Latvian latviešu diksantogēns O, O -dietilditiobis(tioformāts)
Lithuanian lietuvių diksantogenas O , O -dietilditiobis(tioformiatas)
Hungarian magyar dixantogén O, O -dietil-ditiobisz(tioformát)
Maltese Malti diksantoġen ditijobis(tijoformat) ta’ O, O-dietil
Dutch Nederlands dixanthogeen O, O -diëthyldithiobis(thioformiaat)
Polish polski diksantogen ditiobis(tiomrówczan) O, O'-dietylu
Portuguese português dixantogene ditiobis(tioformiato) de O , O -dietilo
Romanian română dixantogen ditiobis(tioformiat) de O, O -dietil
Slovak slovenčina dixantogén O, O -dietyl-disulfánbis(karbotioát)
Slovenian slovenščina diksantogen O, O -dietil ditiobis(tioformat)
Finnish suomi diksantogeeni O, O -dietyyliditiobis(tioformiaatti)
Swedish svenska dixantogen O, O -dietylditiobis(tioformiat)

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

Dixanthogen GHS label elements

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

GHS07 Exclamation mark pictogram

Warning

Dixanthogen

  • Harmful if swallowed.
  • Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.
  • IF SWALLOWED:
  • Call a POISON CENTER/doctor/ if you feel unwell.
  • Rinse mouth.

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

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07 · Questions

Dixanthogen — frequently asked questions

What is the CAS number of Dixanthogen?

The CAS number of Dixanthogen is 502-55-6. Its EC number is 207-944-4.

What is the chemical formula of Dixanthogen?

The molecular formula of Dixanthogen is C6H10O2S4 and its molecular weight is 242.4 g/mol.

What does a Dixanthogen label have to show?

Under CLP Annex VI the label for Dixanthogen carries the pictogram Exclamation mark and the signal word is Warning.

Is Dixanthogen flammable?

CLP Annex VI assigns Dixanthogen 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 Dixanthogen a carcinogen?

CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Dixanthogen. 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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