Provenance

Reference data from EU CLP Annex VI and published regulations — verify against your supplier's SDS before use.

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Substance profile

Quinolin-8-ol

Quinolin-8-ol is white crystals or white crystalline powder with a phenolic odor.

CAS 148-24-3 C9H7NO 145.16 g/mol Danger

01 · Identification

What Quinolin-8-ol is

Quinolin-8-ol is white crystals or white crystalline powder with a phenolic odor. Its molecular formula is C9H7NO and its molecular weight is 145.16 g/mol. It boils at 267 °C, melts at 76.1 °C.

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.

02 · Identifiers

Quinolin-8-ol identifiers and molecular data

Quinolin-8-ol CAS number and EC number

CAS number148-24-3
EC number205-711-1
Index number (CLP Annex VI)613-324-00-8

Quinolin-8-ol molecular formula and molecular weight

Molecular formulaC9H7NO
Molecular weight145.16 g/mol

Other names for Quinolin-8-ol

  • 8-hydroxyquinoline

03 · GHS classification

Quinolin-8-ol hazard classification

Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.

Quinolin-8-ol pictograms and signal word

Signal wordDanger

Quinolin-8-ol hazard class and category

GHS hazard classes Quinolin-8-ol falls into
Hazard class Category From code Pictogram
Acute toxicity - oral GHS chapter 3.1 Category 3 H301 GHS06
Serious eye damage/eye irritation GHS chapter 3.3 Category 1 H318 GHS05
Skin sensitisation GHS chapter 3.4 Category 1 or 1A or 1B H317 GHS07
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

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.

Quinolin-8-ol hazard statements (H-codes)

Hazard statements assigned to Quinolin-8-ol
CodeHazard statement
H360D May damage the unborn child.
H301 Toxic if swallowed.
H318 Causes serious eye damage.
H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction.
H400 Very toxic to aquatic life.
H410 Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.

This page lists only the codes assigned to Quinolin-8-ol. 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 Quinolin-8-ol

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 Quinolin-8-ol 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

Quinolin-8-ol precautionary statements

CLP Annex VI assigns 14 precautionary statements to Quinolin-8-ol. 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.

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

Quinolin-8-ol 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 хинолин-8-ол 8-хидроксихинолин
Spanish español Quinolin-8-ol 8-hidroxiquinoleína
Czech čeština chinolin-8-ol 8-hydroxychinolin
Danish dansk quinolin-8-ol 8-hydroxyquinolin
German Deutsch Chinolin-8-ol 8-Hydroxychinolin
Estonian eesti kinoliin-8-ool 8-hüdroksükinoliin
Greek ελληνικά κινολιν-8-όλη 8-υδροξυκινολίνη
English English quinolin-8-ol 8-hydroxyquinoline
French français quinoléine-8-ol 8-hydroxyquinoléine
Croatian hrvatski kinolin-8-ol 8-hidroksikinolin
Italian italiano chinolin-8-olo 8-idrossichinolina
Latvian latviešu hinolīn-8-ols 8-hidroksihinolīns
Lithuanian lietuvių chinolin-8-olis 8-hidroksichinolinas
Hungarian magyar kinolin-8-ol 8-hidroxikinolin
Maltese Malti kwinolin-8-ol 8-idrossikwinolina
Dutch Nederlands chinoline-8-ol 8-hydroxychinoline
Polish polski chinolin-8-ol 8-hydroksychinolina
Portuguese português Quinolin-8-ol 8-hidroxiquinolina
Romanian română 8-chinolinol 8-hidroxichinolină
Slovak slovenčina chinolín-8-ol 8-hydroxychinolín
Slovenian slovenščina kinolin-8-ol 8-hidroksikinolin
Finnish suomi kinolin-8-oli 8-hydroksikinoliini
Swedish svenska kinolin-8-ol 8-hydroxikinolin

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

Quinolin-8-ol GHS label elements

Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Quinolin-8-ol, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.

GHS08 Health hazard pictogramGHS06 Skull and crossbones pictogramGHS05 Corrosion pictogramGHS09 Environment pictogram

Danger

Quinolin-8-ol

  • May damage the unborn child.
  • Toxic if swallowed.
  • Causes serious eye damage.
  • May cause an allergic skin reaction.
  • Very toxic to aquatic life.
  • Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
  • Avoid breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
  • Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.
  • Contaminated work clothing should not be allowed out of the workplace.
  • Avoid release to the environment.
  • Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/
  • IF SWALLOWED:
  • IF IN EYES:
  • Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor/
  • Get medical advice/attention.
  • Rinse mouth.
  • If skin irritation or rash occurs:
  • Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.
  • Collect spillage.
  • Dispose of contents/container to

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07 · Health hazards

Quinolin-8-ol health hazards and exposure limits

Quinolin-8-ol carcinogenicity classification

IARC classification Group 3 — Not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans
IARC monographs Volume 13: (1977) Some Miscellaneous Pharmaceutical Substances

Under the conditions of these studies, there was no evidence of carcinogenicity for male and female F344/N rats or for male and female B6C3F1 mice given 8-hydroxyquinoline in feed at concentrations of 1,500 or 3,000 ppm for 103 weeks.

Source: US National Toxicology Program · TR-276: Toxicology and Carcinogenesis Studies of 8-Hydroxyquinoline (CASRN 148-24-3) in F344/N Rats and B6C3F1 Mice (Feed Studies) (1985 )

No data are available in humans. Inadequate evidence of carcinogenicity in animals. OVERALL EVALUATION: Group 3: The agent is not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans.

Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)

An IARC group and a CLP classification answer different questions. IARC judges whether the evidence for cancer in humans is strong enough; CLP Annex VI is the legally binding EU classification. A substance can carry one and not the other.

08 · Physical and chemical properties

Quinolin-8-ol 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.

Quinolin-8-ol boiling point

Property Value Conditions Source
Boiling point 267.22 °C (513 °F) at 760 mmHg CAMEO
267 °C (512.6 °F) at 760 mmHg DOE PAC
267 °C (512.6 °F) approximate HSDB

Quinolin-8-ol melting point

Property Value Conditions Source
Melting point 76.11 °C (169 °F) CAMEO
76 °C (168.8 °F) DOE PAC
74 °C (165.2 °F) range, midpoint shown HSDB

Quinolin-8-ol density

Property Value Conditions Source
Density 1.034 g/cm³ at 20 °C HSDB
1.034 g/cm³ at 208.89 °C CAMEO

Quinolin-8-ol solubility

Property Value Conditions Source
Solubility Soluble in alcohol, acetone, chloroform, benzene, and in formic, acetic, hydrochloric, and sulfuric acids and alkalies. HSDB
1 part in 1500 parts water HSDB
In water, 556 mg/l @ 20 °C at 20 °C HSDB

Quinolin-8-ol vapor pressure

Property Value Conditions Source
Vapor pressure 0.0017 mmHg at 25 °C HSDB
0.0016 mmHg Haz-Map

Values compiled from PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary. Temperatures converted to Fahrenheit for reference.

09 · Fire and explosion

Quinolin-8-ol fire and explosion behaviour

These are descriptions rather than measured values, so they are kept out of the table above and quoted here with the source that reported them.

Quinolin-8-ol fire potential

Combustible when exposed to heat or flame.

Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)

10 · Handling and storage

Quinolin-8-ol storage and handling

Quinolin-8-ol reactivity

8-HYDROXYQUINOLINE darkens on exposure to light. This chemical readily forms stable metal chelates. It is incompatible with strong oxidizers. It is also incompatible with many metal ions. (NTP, 1992)

Source: CAMEO Chemicals

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11 · Questions

Quinolin-8-ol — frequently asked questions

What is the CAS number of Quinolin-8-ol?

The CAS number of Quinolin-8-ol is 148-24-3. Its EC number is 205-711-1.

What is the chemical formula of Quinolin-8-ol?

The molecular formula of Quinolin-8-ol is C9H7NO and its molecular weight is 145.16 g/mol.

What does a Quinolin-8-ol label have to show?

Under CLP Annex VI the label for Quinolin-8-ol carries the pictograms Health hazard, Skull and crossbones, Corrosion and Environment and the signal word is Danger.

Is Quinolin-8-ol flammable?

CLP Annex VI assigns Quinolin-8-ol 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 Quinolin-8-ol a carcinogen?

CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Quinolin-8-ol. 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. IARC places it in Group 3: not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans.

What is the boiling point of Quinolin-8-ol?

The boiling point reported for Quinolin-8-ol is 267.22 °C (513 °F), at 760 mmHg (CAMEO).

What is the melting point of Quinolin-8-ol?

The melting point reported for Quinolin-8-ol is 76.11 °C (169 °F) (CAMEO).

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