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Reference data from EU CLP Annex VI and published regulations — verify against your supplier's SDS before use.

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Ethyl 2-chloro-2,2-diphenylacetate

Ethyl 2-chloro-2,2-diphenylacetate is a chemical substance with the molecular formula C16H15ClO2.

CAS 52460-86-3 C16H15ClO2 274.74 g/mol Warning

01 · Identification

What Ethyl 2-chloro-2,2-diphenylace… is

Ethyl 2-chloro-2,2-diphenylacetate is a chemical substance with the molecular formula C16H15ClO2. Its molecular formula is C16H15ClO2 and its molecular weight is 274.74 g/mol.

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Warning.

02 · Identifiers

Ethyl 2-chloro-2,2-diphenylace… identifiers and molecular data

Ethyl 2-chloro-2,2-diphenylace… CAS number and EC number

CAS number52460-86-3
EC number406-580-5
Index number (CLP Annex VI)607-265-00-7

Ethyl 2-chloro-2,2-diphenylace… molecular formula and molecular weight

Molecular formulaC16H15ClO2
Molecular weight274.74 g/mol

Other names for Ethyl 2-chloro-2,2-diphenylace…

  • ethyl-2-chloro-2,2-diphenylacetate

03 · GHS classification

Ethyl 2-chloro-2,2-diphenylace… hazard classification

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

Ethyl 2-chloro-2,2-diphenylace… pictograms and signal word

Signal wordWarning

Ethyl 2-chloro-2,2-diphenylace… hazard class and category

GHS hazard classes Ethyl 2-chloro-2,2-dipheny… falls into
Hazard class Category From code Pictogram
Skin corrosion/irritation GHS chapter 3.2 Category 2 H315 GHS07
Hazardous to the aquatic environment - chronic GHS chapter 4.1 Category 3 H412

Ethyl 2-chloro-2,2-diphenylace… hazard statements (H-codes)

Hazard statements assigned to Ethyl 2-chloro-2,2-dipheny…
CodeHazard statement
H315 Causes skin irritation.
H412 Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects.

This page lists only the codes assigned to Ethyl 2-chloro-2,2-dipheny…. 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 Ethyl 2-chloro-2,2-dipheny…

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 Ethyl 2-chloro-2,2-dip… 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

Ethyl 2-chloro-2,2-diphenylace… precautionary statements

CLP Annex VI assigns 8 precautionary statements to Ethyl 2-chloro-2,2-dipheny…. 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

Ethyl 2-chloro-2,2-diphenylace… 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 етилов 2,2-дифенил-2-хлороацетат
Spanish español 2-Cloro-2,2-difenilacetato de etilo
Czech čeština ethyl-2-chlor-2,2-difenylacetát
Danish dansk ethyl-2-chlor-2,2-diphenylacetat
German Deutsch Ethyl-2-chlor-2,2-diphenylacetat
Estonian eesti etüül-2-kloro-2,2-difenüülatsetaat
Greek ελληνικά 2-χλωρο-2,2-διφαινυλοξικός αιθυλεστέρας 2-χλωρο-2,2-διφαινυλοξικό αιθύλιo
English English ethyl-2-chloro-2,2-diphenylacetate
French français éthyl-2-chloro-2,2-diphénylacétate
Croatian hrvatski etil-2-klor-2,2-difenilacetat
Italian italiano 2-cloro-2,2-difenilacetato di etile
Latvian latviešu etil-2-hlor-2,2-difenilacetāts
Lithuanian lietuvių etil-2-chlor-2,2-difenilacetatas
Hungarian magyar etil-2-klór-2,2-difenilacetát
Maltese Malti etil-2-kloro-2,2-difenilaċetat
Dutch Nederlands ethyl-2-chloor-2,2-difenylacetaat
Polish polski 2-chloro-2,2-difenylooctan etylu
Portuguese português 2-cloro-2,2-difenilacetato de etilo
Romanian română 2-cloro-2,2-difenilacetat de etil
Slovak slovenčina O-etyl-2,2-difenyl-2-chlóracetát
Slovenian slovenščina etil-2-kloro-2,2-difenilacetat
Finnish suomi etyyli-2-kloori-2,2-difenyyliasetaatti
Swedish svenska etyl-2-klor-2,2-difenylacetat

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

Ethyl 2-chloro-2,2-diphenylace… GHS label elements

Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Ethyl 2-chloro-2,2-dipheny…, 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

Ethyl 2-chloro-2,2-diphenylace…

  • Causes skin irritation.
  • Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
  • Wash thoroughly after handling.
  • Avoid release to the environment.
  • Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/
  • IF ON SKIN:
  • Get medical advice/attention.
  • If skin irritation occurs:
  • Wash with plenty of water/
  • Dispose of contents/container to

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

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07 · Questions

Ethyl 2-chloro-2,2-diphenylace… — frequently asked questions

What is the CAS number of Ethyl 2-chloro-2,2-diphenylace…?

The CAS number of Ethyl 2-chloro-2,2-diphenylace… is 52460-86-3. Its EC number is 406-580-5.

What is the chemical formula of Ethyl 2-chloro-2,2-diphenylace…?

The molecular formula of Ethyl 2-chloro-2,2-diphenylace… is C16H15ClO2 and its molecular weight is 274.74 g/mol.

What does a Ethyl 2-chloro-2,2-diphenylace… label have to show?

Under CLP Annex VI the label for Ethyl 2-chloro-2,2-diphenylace… carries the pictogram Exclamation mark and the signal word is Warning.

Is Ethyl 2-chloro-2,2-diphenylace… flammable?

CLP Annex VI assigns Ethyl 2-chloro-2,2-diphenylace… 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 Ethyl 2-chloro-2,2-diphenylace… a carcinogen?

CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Ethyl 2-chloro-2,2-diphenylace…. 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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