Substance profile
Octabromodiphenyl ethers
Octabromodiphenyl ethers is an off-white powder (commercial) with a faint odor.
01 · Identification
What Octabromodiphenyl ethers is
Octabromodiphenyl ethers is an off-white powder (commercial) with a faint odor. Its molecular formula is C12H2Br8O and its molecular weight is 801.4 g/mol. It melts at 200 °C.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
02 · Identifiers
Octabromodiphenyl ethers identifiers and molecular data
Octabromodiphenyl ethers CAS number and EC number
Octabromodiphenyl ethers molecular formula and molecular weight
Other names for Octabromodiphenyl ethers
- diphenylether
- octabromo derivate
03 · GHS classification
Octabromodiphenyl ethers hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Octabromodiphenyl ethers pictograms and signal word
Octabromodiphenyl ethers hazard statements (H-codes)
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H360Df | May damage the unborn child. Suspected of damaging fertility. |
This page lists only the codes assigned to Octabromodiphenyl ethers. 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 Octabromodiphenyl ethers
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 Octabromodiphenyl… 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
Octabromodiphenyl ethers precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 4 precautionary statements to Octabromodiphenyl ethers. 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
Octabromodiphenyl ethers 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 | дифенилов етер октабромопроизводно |
| Spanish español | Éter difenílico derivado octabromado |
| Czech čeština | oktabromdifenylether |
| Danish dansk | diphenylether, octabromderivat |
| German Deutsch | Diphenylether Octabrom-Derivat |
| Estonian eesti | difenüüleeter oktabromoderivaat |
| Greek ελληνικά | διφαινυλαιθέρας οκταβρωμιωμένο παράγωγο |
| English English | diphenylether octabromo derivate |
| French français | diphényléther dérivé octabromé |
| Croatian hrvatski | difenil-eter oktabrom-derivat |
| Italian italiano | difeniletere, ottabromoderivato |
| Latvian latviešu | difenilēteris oktabroma atvasinājums |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | difenileteris oktabromo darinys |
| Hungarian magyar | difeniléter oktabróm-származék |
| Maltese Malti | difenileter derivat tal-ottabromo |
| Dutch Nederlands | difenylether, octabroomderivaat |
| Polish polski | pochodna oktabromowa eteru difenylowego |
| Portuguese português | derivado octabromado do éter difenílico |
| Romanian română | difenileter derivat octobromat |
| Slovak slovenčina | oktabrómderivát difenyléteru |
| Slovenian slovenščina | difenil eter, oktabromo derivat |
| Finnish suomi | difenyylieetterin oktabromijohdannainen |
| Swedish svenska | difenyleter oktabromderivat |
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
Octabromodiphenyl ethers GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Octabromodiphenyl ethers, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Danger
Octabromodiphenyl ethers
- May damage the unborn child. Suspected of damaging fertility.
- Obtain special instructions before use.
- Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/…
- IF exposed or concerned:
- Get medical advice/attention.
Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity
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07 · Health hazards
Octabromodiphenyl ethers health hazards and exposure limits
Octabromodiphenyl ethers hazard summary
Commercial octabromodiphenyl ether is a mixture of approximately 11% pentabromodiphenyl ether/hexabromodiphenyl ether, 44% heptabromodiphenyl ether, 31-35% octabromodiphenyl ether, 10% nonabromodiphenyl ether, and 0.5% decabromodiphenyl ether. On the basis of the chemical structure, there are 12 possible isomers of octabromodiphenyl ether. [HSDB] Dermal absorption is estimated at 4.5%; [European Commission] See Decabromodiphenyl ether.
Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
08 · Physical and chemical properties
Octabromodiphenyl ethers properties
Every value is shown with the conditions it was measured under and the source it came from. Where sources disagree, all values are listed rather than one being picked — the difference is usually a different form of the substance, not an error.
Octabromodiphenyl ethers melting point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melting point | 200 °C (392 °F) | HSDB |
Octabromodiphenyl ethers density
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Density | 2.76 g/cm³ | HSDB |
Octabromodiphenyl ethers solubility
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solubility | In water, 0.005 mg/L (commercial product) | HSDB | |
| All g/L at 25 °C: methanol, 2; methylene chloride, 110; toluene, 190; benzene, 200; styrene, 250; methyl ethyl ketone, 40; acetone, 20. | at 25 °C | HSDB |
Octabromodiphenyl ethers vapor pressure
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vapor pressure | 1.275e-9 mmHg | at 25 °C | HSDB |
Values compiled from PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary. Temperatures converted to Fahrenheit for reference.
09 · Questions
Octabromodiphenyl ethers — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Octabromodiphenyl ethers?
The CAS number of Octabromodiphenyl ethers is 32536-52-0. Its EC number is 251-087-9.
What is the chemical formula of Octabromodiphenyl ethers?
The molecular formula of Octabromodiphenyl ethers is C12H2Br8O and its molecular weight is 801.4 g/mol.
What does a Octabromodiphenyl ethers label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Octabromodiphenyl ethers carries the pictogram Health hazard and the signal word is Danger.
Is Octabromodiphenyl ethers flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Octabromodiphenyl ethers 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 Octabromodiphenyl ethers a carcinogen?
CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Octabromodiphenyl ethers. 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.
What is the melting point of Octabromodiphenyl ethers?
The melting point reported for Octabromodiphenyl ethers is 200 °C (392 °F) (HSDB).
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