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Hexadecanoic acid, (2E)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-yl ester

Hexadecanoic acid, (2E)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-yl ester: CBI.

CAS 3681-73-0 C26H48O2 392.7 g/mol Warning

01 · Identification

What Hexadecanoic acid, (2E)-3,7-di… is

Hexadecanoic acid, (2E)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-yl ester: CBI. Its molecular formula is C26H48O2 and its molecular weight is 392.7 g/mol.

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Warning.

02 · Identifiers

Hexadecanoic acid, (2E)-3,7-di… identifiers and molecular data

Hexadecanoic acid, (2E)-3,7-di… CAS number and EC number

CAS number3681-73-0
EC number421-370-3
Index number (CLP Annex VI)607-498-00-4

Hexadecanoic acid, (2E)-3,7-di… molecular formula and molecular weight

Molecular formulaC26H48O2
Molecular weight392.7 g/mol

Other names for Hexadecanoic acid, (2E)-3,7-di…

  • (E)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienylhexadecanoate

03 · GHS classification

Hexadecanoic acid, (2E)-3,7-di… hazard classification

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

Hexadecanoic acid, (2E)-3,7-di… pictograms and signal word

Signal wordWarning

Hexadecanoic acid, (2E)-3,7-di… hazard class and category

GHS hazard classes Hexadecanoic acid… 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 4 H413

Hexadecanoic acid, (2E)-3,7-di… hazard statements (H-codes)

Hazard statements assigned to Hexadecanoic acid…
CodeHazard statement
H315 Causes skin irritation.
H413 May cause long lasting harmful effects to aquatic life.

This page lists only the codes assigned to Hexadecanoic acid…. 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 Hexadecanoic acid…

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 Hexadecanoic acid… 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

Hexadecanoic acid, (2E)-3,7-di… precautionary statements

CLP Annex VI assigns 8 precautionary statements to Hexadecanoic acid…. 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

Hexadecanoic acid, (2E)-3,7-di… 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 ( E )-3,7-диметил-2,6-октадиенилхексадеканоат
Spanish español Hexadecanoato de ( E )-3,7-dimetil-2,6-octadienilo
Czech čeština ( E )-3,7-dimethylokta-2,6-dien-1-yl-hexadekanoát
Danish dansk ( E )-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienylhexadecanoat
German Deutsch ( E )-3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadienylhexadecanoat
Estonian eesti ( E )-3,7-dimetüül-2,6-oktadienüülheksadekanaat
Greek ελληνικά ( E )-3,7-διμεθυλ-2,6-οκταδιενυλοδεκαεξανικό
English English ( E )-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienylhexadecanoate
French français ( E )-3,7-diméthyl-2,6-octadiénylhexadécanoate
Croatian hrvatski ( E )-3,7-dimetil-2,6-oktadienilheksadekanoat
Italian italiano (E) -3,7-dimetil-2,6-ottadienilesadecanoato
Latvian latviešu ( E )-3,7-dimetil-2,6-oktadiēnilheksadekanoāts
Lithuanian lietuvių ( E )-3,7-dimetil-2,6-oktadienilheksadekanoatas
Hungarian magyar ( E )-3,7-dimetil-2,6-oktadienil-hexadekanoát
Maltese Malti ( E )-3,7-dimetil-2,6-ottadienileżadekanoat
Dutch Nederlands ( E )-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadiënylhexadecanoaat
Polish polski heksadekanian ( E )-3,7-dimetylookta-2,6-dienylu
Portuguese português hexadecanoato de ( E )-3,7-dimetil-2,6-octadienilo
Romanian română hexadecanoat de ( E )-3,7-dimetil-2,6-octadienil
Slovak slovenčina ( E )-(3,7-dimetylokta-2,6-dién-1-yl)- hexadekanoát
Slovenian slovenščina ( E )-3,7-dimetil-2,6-oktadienilheksadekanoat
Finnish suomi ( E )-3,7-dimetyyli-2,6-oktadienyyliheksadekanoaatti
Swedish svenska ( E )-3,7-dimetyl-2,6-oktadienylhexadekanoat

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

Hexadecanoic acid, (2E)-3,7-di… GHS label elements

Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Hexadecanoic acid…, 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

Hexadecanoic acid, (2E)-3,7-di…

  • Causes skin irritation.
  • May cause long lasting harmful effects to aquatic life.
  • 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

Hexadecanoic acid, (2E)-3,7-di… — frequently asked questions

What is the CAS number of Hexadecanoic acid, (2E)-3,7-di…?

The CAS number of Hexadecanoic acid, (2E)-3,7-di… is 3681-73-0. Its EC number is 421-370-3.

What is the chemical formula of Hexadecanoic acid, (2E)-3,7-di…?

The molecular formula of Hexadecanoic acid, (2E)-3,7-di… is C26H48O2 and its molecular weight is 392.7 g/mol.

What does a Hexadecanoic acid, (2E)-3,7-di… label have to show?

Under CLP Annex VI the label for Hexadecanoic acid, (2E)-3,7-di… carries the pictogram Exclamation mark and the signal word is Warning.

Is Hexadecanoic acid, (2E)-3,7-di… flammable?

CLP Annex VI assigns Hexadecanoic acid, (2E)-3,7-di… 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 Hexadecanoic acid, (2E)-3,7-di… a carcinogen?

CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Hexadecanoic acid, (2E)-3,7-di…. 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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