Substance profile
N-Octylpyrrolidone
N-Octylpyrrolidone: liquid.
01 · Identification
What N-Octylpyrrolidone is
N-Octylpyrrolidone: liquid. Its molecular formula is C12H23NO and its molecular weight is 197.32 g/mol.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
02 · Identifiers
N-Octylpyrrolidone identifiers and molecular data
N-Octylpyrrolidone CAS number and EC number
N-Octylpyrrolidone molecular formula and molecular weight
Other names for N-Octylpyrrolidone
- N-(n-octyl)-2-pyrrolidone
03 · GHS classification
N-Octylpyrrolidone hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
N-Octylpyrrolidone pictograms and signal word
N-Octylpyrrolidone hazard class and category
| Hazard class | Category | From code | Pictogram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skin corrosion/irritation GHS chapter 3.2 | Category 1A or 1B or 1C | H314 | GHS05 |
| Hazardous to the aquatic environment - chronic GHS chapter 4.1 | Category 2 | H411 | GHS09 |
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.
N-Octylpyrrolidone hazard statements (H-codes)
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H314 | Causes severe skin burns and eye damage. |
| H411 | Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects. |
This page lists only the codes assigned to N-Octylpyrrolidone. 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 N-Octylpyrrolidone
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 N-Octylpyrrolidone 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
N-Octylpyrrolidone precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 8 precautionary statements to N-Octylpyrrolidone. 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.
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
N-Octylpyrrolidone 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 | N -( n -октил)-2-пиролидон |
| Spanish español | N -( n -Octil)-2-pirrolidona |
| Czech čeština | N -oktyl-2-pyrrolidon |
| Danish dansk | N -( n -octyl)-2-pyrrolidon |
| German Deutsch | N -( n -Octyl)-2-pyrrolidon |
| Estonian eesti | N -( n -oktüül)-2-pürrolidoon |
| Greek ελληνικά | N -( n -οκτυλο)-2-πυρρολιδόνη |
| English English | N -( n -octyl)-2-pyrrolidone |
| French français | N -( n -octyl)-2-pyrrolidone |
| Croatian hrvatski | N -( n -oktil)-2-pirolidon |
| Italian italiano | 1-ottil-2-pirrolidone |
| Latvian latviešu | N -( n -oktil)-2-pirolidons |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | N -( n -oktil)-2-pirolidinonas |
| Hungarian magyar | N- ( n -oktil)-2-pirrolidon |
| Maltese Malti | N -( n -ottil)-2-pirrolidon |
| Dutch Nederlands | N -( n -octyl)-2-pyrrolidon |
| Polish polski | N -( n -oktylo)-2-pirolidon |
| Portuguese português | N -( n -octil)-2-pirrolidona |
| Romanian română | N -( n -octil)-2-pirolidonă |
| Slovak slovenčina | N -oktylpyrolidín-2-ón |
| Slovenian slovenščina | N -( n -oktil)-2-pirolidon |
| Finnish suomi | N-( n -oktyyli)-2-pyrrolidoni |
| Swedish svenska | N -( n -oktyl)-2-pyrrolidon |
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
N-Octylpyrrolidone GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for N-Octylpyrrolidone, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Danger
N-Octylpyrrolidone
- Causes severe skin burns and eye damage.
- Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
- Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
- Avoid release to the environment.
- Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/…
- IF SWALLOWED:
- Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor/…
- Do NOT induce vomiting.
- Collect spillage.
- Dispose of contents/container to …
Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity
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07 · Health hazards
N-Octylpyrrolidone health hazards and exposure limits
N-Octylpyrrolidone hazard summary
Causes burns; Inhalation may cause corrosive injuries to upper respiratory tract and lungs; [Aldrich MSDS] See N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
08 · Questions
N-Octylpyrrolidone — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of N-Octylpyrrolidone?
The CAS number of N-Octylpyrrolidone is 2687-94-7. Its EC number is 403-700-8.
What is the chemical formula of N-Octylpyrrolidone?
The molecular formula of N-Octylpyrrolidone is C12H23NO and its molecular weight is 197.32 g/mol.
What does a N-Octylpyrrolidone label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for N-Octylpyrrolidone carries the pictograms Corrosion and Environment and the signal word is Danger.
Is N-Octylpyrrolidone flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns N-Octylpyrrolidone 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 N-Octylpyrrolidone a carcinogen?
CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for N-Octylpyrrolidone. 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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