Substance profile
Octadecylamine
Octadecylamine: dry Powder; Other Solid; Large Crystals; CBI; Liquid.
01 · Identification
What Octadecylamine is
Octadecylamine: dry Powder; Other Solid; Large Crystals; CBI; Liquid. Its molecular formula is C18H39N and its molecular weight is 269.5 g/mol. It boils at 347 °C, melts at 52.9 °C.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
02 · Identifiers
Octadecylamine identifiers and molecular data
Octadecylamine CAS number and EC number
Octadecylamine molecular formula and molecular weight
03 · GHS classification
Octadecylamine hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Octadecylamine pictograms and signal word
Octadecylamine hazard class and category
| Hazard class | Category | From code | Pictogram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skin corrosion/irritation GHS chapter 3.2 | Category 2 | H315 | GHS07 |
| Serious eye damage/eye irritation GHS chapter 3.3 | Category 1 | H318 | GHS05 |
| Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure GHS chapter 3.9 | Category 2 | H373 | GHS08 |
| Aspiration hazard GHS chapter 3.10 | Category 1 | H304 | GHS08 |
| Hazardous to the aquatic environment - acute GHS chapter 4.1 | Category 1 | H400 | GHS09 |
| Hazardous to the aquatic environment - chronic GHS chapter 4.1 | Category 1 | H410 | GHS09 |
Octadecylamine hazard statements (H-codes)
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H304 | May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways. |
| H373 | May cause damage to organs <or state all organs affected, if known> through prolonged or repeated exposure <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>. |
| H315 | Causes skin irritation. |
| H318 | Causes serious eye damage. |
| H400 | Very toxic to aquatic life. |
| H410 | Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects. |
This page lists only the codes assigned to Octadecylamine. 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 Octadecylamine
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 Octadecylamine 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
Octadecylamine precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 15 precautionary statements to Octadecylamine. 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
Octadecylamine 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 | октадециламин |
| Spanish español | Octadecilamina |
| Czech čeština | oktadecylamin |
| Danish dansk | octadecylamin |
| German Deutsch | Octadecylamin |
| Estonian eesti | oktadetsüülamiin |
| Greek ελληνικά | δεκαοκτυλαμίνη |
| English English | octadecylamine |
| French français | octadécylamine |
| Croatian hrvatski | oktadecilamin |
| Italian italiano | ottadecilammina |
| Latvian latviešu | oktadecilamīns |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | oktadecilaminas |
| Hungarian magyar | oktadecilamin |
| Maltese Malti | ottadeċilamin |
| Dutch Nederlands | octadecylamine |
| Polish polski | oktadecyloamina |
| Portuguese português | octadecilamina |
| Romanian română | octadecilamină |
| Slovak slovenčina | oktadecylamín |
| Slovenian slovenščina | oktadecilamin |
| Finnish suomi | oktadekyyliamiini |
| Swedish svenska | oktadecylamin |
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
Octadecylamine GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Octadecylamine, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Danger
Octadecylamine
- May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways.
- May cause damage to organs <or state all organs affected, if known> through prolonged or repeated exposure <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>.
- Causes skin irritation.
- Causes serious eye damage.
- Very toxic to aquatic life.
- Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
- Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
- Wash … thoroughly after handling.
- Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.
- Avoid release to the environment.
- Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/…
- IF ON SKIN:
- IF IN EYES:
- Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor/…
- Get medical advice/attention.
- Get medical advice/attention if you feel unwell.
- If skin irritation occurs:
- Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.
- Wash with plenty of water/…
- Collect spillage.
- Dispose of contents/container to …
Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity
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07 · Health hazards
Octadecylamine health hazards and exposure limits
Octadecylamine hazard summary
A skin, eye, and respiratory tract irritant; [ICSC] May cause skin sensitization; A primary skin irritant in animals; A 2-year feeding study of rats showed no adverse effects to food consumption, hematology, or histopathology at 500 ppm; Effects at 3000 ppm include anorexia and some histological changes to GI tract, mesenteric nodes, and liver; [HSDB] A moderate skin irritant in rabbits; [RTECS] A skin irritant that may cause serious eye injury; Not likely to induce skin sensitization; No evidence of mutagenicity; Not likely to have carcinogenic potential or reproductive toxicity; [ECHA] An irritant; Harmful if swallowed; [Alfa Aesar MSDS]
Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
08 · Physical and chemical properties
Octadecylamine 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.
Octadecylamine boiling point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boiling point | 346.8 °C (656.2 °F) | at 760 mmHg | HSDB |
| 348.89 °C (660 °F) | at 760 mmHg | CAMEO | |
| 346.8 °C (656.2 °F) | ICSC |
Octadecylamine melting point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melting point | 52.9 °C (127.2 °F) | HSDB | |
| 50.56 °C (123 °F) | range, midpoint shown | CAMEO |
Octadecylamine density
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Density | 0.86 g/cm³ | ICSC | |
| 0.8618 g/cm³ | at 20 °C | HSDB |
Octadecylamine solubility
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solubility | Insol in water; sol in alcohol, ether, benzene; very sol in chloroform; miscible in acetone | HSDB | |
| Solubility in water: very poor | ICSC | ||
| less than 1 mg/mL at 72 °F (NTP, 1992) | at 22.22 °C | CAMEO |
Octadecylamine vapor pressure
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vapor pressure | 0.0000438 mmHg | Haz-Map |
Octadecylamine flash point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flash point | 148.89 °C (300 °F) | CAMEO | |
| 148 °C (298.4 °F) | ICSC |
Octadecylamine vapor density
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vapor density | 9.29 (air = 1) | CAMEO |
Values compiled from PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary. Temperatures converted to Fahrenheit for reference.
09 · Handling and storage
Octadecylamine storage and handling
Octadecylamine safe storage
Separated from acids, acid anhydrides, acid chlorides and oxidants.
Source: ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)
Octadecylamine reactivity
OCTADECYLAMINE neutralizes acids in exothermic reactions to form salts plus water. May be incompatible with isocyanates, halogenated organics, peroxides, phenols (acidic), epoxides, anhydrides, and acid halides. Flammable gaseous hydrogen may be generated in combination with strong reducing agents, such as hydrides.
Source: CAMEO Chemicals
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10 · Questions
Octadecylamine — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Octadecylamine?
The CAS number of Octadecylamine is 124-30-1. Its EC number is 204-695-3.
What is the chemical formula of Octadecylamine?
The molecular formula of Octadecylamine is C18H39N and its molecular weight is 269.5 g/mol.
What does a Octadecylamine label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Octadecylamine carries the pictograms Corrosion, Health hazard and Environment and the signal word is Danger.
Is Octadecylamine flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Octadecylamine 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. The flash point reported for it is 148.89 °C (300 °F) (CAMEO).
Is Octadecylamine a carcinogen?
CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Octadecylamine. 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 boiling point of Octadecylamine?
The boiling point reported for Octadecylamine is 346.8 °C (656.2 °F), at 760 mmHg (HSDB).
What is the melting point of Octadecylamine?
The melting point reported for Octadecylamine is 52.9 °C (127.2 °F) (HSDB).
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