Substance profile
Potassium 2,5-dichlorobenzoate
Potassium 2,5-dichlorobenzoate is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
01 · Identification
What Potassium 2,5-dichlorobenzoate is
Potassium 2,5-dichlorobenzoate is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
02 · Identifiers
Potassium 2,5-dichlorobenzoate identifiers and molecular data
Potassium 2,5-dichlorobenzoate CAS number and EC number
03 · GHS classification
Potassium 2,5-dichlorobenzoate hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Potassium 2,5-dichlorobenzoate pictograms and signal word
Potassium 2,5-dichlorobenzoate hazard class and category
| Hazard class | Category | From code | Pictogram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acute toxicity - oral GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 4 | H302 | GHS07 |
| Serious eye damage/eye irritation GHS chapter 3.3 | Category 1 | H318 | GHS05 |
Potassium 2,5-dichlorobenzoate hazard statements (H-codes)
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H302 | Harmful if swallowed. |
| H318 | Causes serious eye damage. |
This page lists only the codes assigned to Potassium 2,5-dichlorobenz…. 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 Potassium 2,5-dichlorobenz…
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 Potassium 2,5-dichloro… 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
Potassium 2,5-dichlorobenzoate precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 8 precautionary statements to Potassium 2,5-dichlorobenz…. 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
Potassium 2,5-dichlorobenzoate 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 | калиев 2,5-дихлоробензоат |
| Spanish español | 2,5-Diclorobenzoato de potasio |
| Czech čeština | kalium-2,5-dichlorbenzoát |
| Danish dansk | kalium-2,5-dichlorbenzoat |
| German Deutsch | Kalium-2,5-dichlorbenzoat |
| Estonian eesti | kaalium-2,5-diklorobensoaat |
| Greek ελληνικά | 2,5-διχλωροβενζοϊκό κάλιο |
| English English | potassium 2,5-dichlorobenzoate |
| French français | 2,5-dichlorobenzoate de potassium |
| Croatian hrvatski | kalijev 2,5-diklorbenzoat |
| Italian italiano | 2,5-diclorobenzoato di potassio |
| Latvian latviešu | kālija 2,5-dihlorbenzoāts |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | kalio 2,5-dichlorbenzenkarboksilatas |
| Hungarian magyar | kálium-2,5-diklórbenzoát |
| Maltese Malti | 2,5-diklorobenżoat tal-potassju |
| Dutch Nederlands | kalium-2,5-dichloorbenzoaat |
| Polish polski | 2,5-dichlorobenzoesan potasu |
| Portuguese português | 2,5-diclorobenzoato de potássio |
| Romanian română | 2,5-diclorobenzoat de potasiu |
| Slovak slovenčina | kálium-2,5-dichlórbenzoát |
| Slovenian slovenščina | kalijev 2,5-diklorobenzoat |
| Finnish suomi | kalium-2,5-diklooribentsoaatti |
| Swedish svenska | kalium-2,5-diklorbensoat |
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
Potassium 2,5-dichlorobenzoate GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Potassium 2,5-dichlorobenz…, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Danger
Potassium 2,5-dichlorobenzoate
- Harmful if swallowed.
- Causes serious eye damage.
- Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.
- Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/…
- IF SWALLOWED:
- IF IN EYES:
- Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor/…
- Call a POISON CENTER/doctor/… if you feel unwell.
- Rinse mouth.
- 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
Potassium 2,5-dichlorobenzoate — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Potassium 2,5-dichlorobenzoate?
The CAS number of Potassium 2,5-dichlorobenzoate is 184637-62-5. Its EC number is 415-700-5.
What does a Potassium 2,5-dichlorobenzoate label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Potassium 2,5-dichlorobenzoate carries the pictograms Corrosion and Exclamation mark and the signal word is Danger.
Is Potassium 2,5-dichlorobenzoate flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Potassium 2,5-dichlorobenzoate 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 Potassium 2,5-dichlorobenzoate a carcinogen?
CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Potassium 2,5-dichlorobenzoate. 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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