Substance profile
Methyl tetrahydrofuran-2-carboxylate
Methyl tetrahydrofuran-2-carboxylate is a chemical substance with the molecular formula C6H10O3.
01 · Identification
What Methyl tetrahydrofuran-2-carbo… is
Methyl tetrahydrofuran-2-carboxylate is a chemical substance with the molecular formula C6H10O3. Its molecular formula is C6H10O3 and its molecular weight is 130.14 g/mol.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
02 · Identifiers
Methyl tetrahydrofuran-2-carbo… identifiers and molecular data
Methyl tetrahydrofuran-2-carbo… CAS number and EC number
Methyl tetrahydrofuran-2-carbo… molecular formula and molecular weight
Other names for Methyl tetrahydrofuran-2-carbo…
- methyl tetrahydro-2-furancarboxylate
03 · GHS classification
Methyl tetrahydrofuran-2-carbo… hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Methyl tetrahydrofuran-2-carbo… pictograms and signal word
Methyl tetrahydrofuran-2-carbo… hazard class and category
| Hazard class | Category | From code | Pictogram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serious eye damage/eye irritation GHS chapter 3.3 | Category 1 | H318 | GHS05 |
Methyl tetrahydrofuran-2-carbo… hazard statements (H-codes)
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H318 | Causes serious eye damage. |
This page lists only the codes assigned to Methyl tetrahydrofuran-2-c…. 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 Methyl tetrahydrofuran-2-c…
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 Methyl tetrahydrofuran… 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
Methyl tetrahydrofuran-2-carbo… precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 4 precautionary statements to Methyl tetrahydrofuran-2-c…. 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
Methyl tetrahydrofuran-2-carbo… 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 | метилов тетрахидро-2-фуранкарбоксилат |
| Spanish español | Tetrahidro-2-furancarboxilato de metilo |
| Czech čeština | methyl-tetrahydro-2-furoát |
| Danish dansk | methyl tetrahydro-2-furancarboxylat |
| German Deutsch | Methyltetrahydro-2-furancarboxylat |
| Estonian eesti | metüültetrahüdro-2-furaankarboksülaat |
| Greek ελληνικά | τετραϋδρο-2-φουρανοκαρβοξυλικός μεθυλεστέρας |
| English English | methyl tetrahydro-2-furancarboxylate |
| French français | tétrahydro-2-furanecarboxylate de méthyle |
| Croatian hrvatski | metil-tetrahidro-2-furankarboksilat |
| Italian italiano | tetraidro-2-furancarbossilato di metile |
| Latvian latviešu | metiltetrahidro-2-furānkarboksilāts |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | metiltetrahidro-2-furankarboksilatas |
| Hungarian magyar | metil-tetrahidro-2-furán-karboxilát |
| Maltese Malti | tetraidro-2-furankarbossilat tal-metil |
| Dutch Nederlands | methyltetrahydro-2-furancarboxylaat |
| Polish polski | tetrahydrofurano-2-karboksylan metylu |
| Portuguese português | tetra-hidro-2-furanocarboxilato de metilo |
| Romanian română | tetrahidro-2-furanocarboxilat de metil |
| Slovak slovenčina | metyl-tetrahydrofurán-2-karboxylát |
| Slovenian slovenščina | metil tetrahidro-2-furankarboksilat |
| Finnish suomi | metyylitetrahydro-2-furaanikarboksylaatti |
| Swedish svenska | metyltetrahydro-2-furankarboxylat |
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
Methyl tetrahydrofuran-2-carbo… GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Methyl tetrahydrofuran-2-c…, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Danger
Methyl tetrahydrofuran-2-carbo…
- Causes serious eye damage.
- Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/…
- IF IN EYES:
- Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor/…
- Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.
Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity
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07 · Questions
Methyl tetrahydrofuran-2-carbo… — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Methyl tetrahydrofuran-2-carbo…?
The CAS number of Methyl tetrahydrofuran-2-carbo… is 37443-42-8. Its EC number is 420-670-1.
What is the chemical formula of Methyl tetrahydrofuran-2-carbo…?
The molecular formula of Methyl tetrahydrofuran-2-carbo… is C6H10O3 and its molecular weight is 130.14 g/mol.
What does a Methyl tetrahydrofuran-2-carbo… label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Methyl tetrahydrofuran-2-carbo… carries the pictogram Corrosion and the signal word is Danger.
Is Methyl tetrahydrofuran-2-carbo… flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Methyl tetrahydrofuran-2-carbo… 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 Methyl tetrahydrofuran-2-carbo… a carcinogen?
CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Methyl tetrahydrofuran-2-carbo…. 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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