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S-Metolachlor

S-Metolachlor is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

CAS 87392-12-9 Warning

01 · Identification

What S-Metolachlor is

S-Metolachlor is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Warning.

02 · Identifiers

S-Metolachlor identifiers and molecular data

S-Metolachlor CAS number and EC number

CAS number87392-12-9
Index number (CLP Annex VI)607-432-00-4

Other names for S-Metolachlor

  • S-metolachlor (ISO)
  • 2-chloro-N-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-N-[(2S)-1-methoxypropan-2-yl]acetamide
  • (R a S a)-2-chloro-N-(6-ethyl-o-tolyl)-N-[(1S)-2-methoxy-1-methylethyl]acetamide
  • [contains 80-100 % 2-chloro-N-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-N-[(2S)-1-methoxypropan-2-yl]acetamide and 0-20 % 2-chloro-N-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-N-[(2R)-1-methoxypropan-2-yl]acetamide]

03 · GHS classification

S-Metolachlor hazard classification

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

S-Metolachlor pictograms and signal word

Signal wordWarning

S-Metolachlor hazard class and category

GHS hazard classes S-Metolachlor falls into
Hazard class Category From code Pictogram
Skin sensitisation GHS chapter 3.4 Category 1 or 1A or 1B H317 GHS07
Carcinogenicity GHS chapter 3.6 Category 2 H351 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

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.

S-Metolachlor hazard statements (H-codes)

Hazard statements assigned to S-Metolachlor
CodeHazard statement
H351 Suspected of causing cancer <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>.
H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction.
H400 Very toxic to aquatic life.
H410 Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.

S-Metolachlor supplemental EU statements (EUH)

EU-specific statements assigned to S-Metolachlor. They exist only in CLP and have no counterpart in UN GHS.
CodeStatement
EUH066 Repeated exposure may cause skin dryness or cracking.

This page lists only the codes assigned to S-Metolachlor. 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 S-Metolachlor

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 S-Metolachlor 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

S-Metolachlor precautionary statements

CLP Annex VI assigns 10 precautionary statements to S-Metolachlor. 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

S-Metolachlor 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 S -метолахлор (ISO) [съдържа 80—100 % 2-хлоро- N -(2-етил-6-метилфенил)- N -[(2 S )-1-метоксипропан-2-ил]ацетамид и 0—20 % 2-хлоро- N -(2-етил-6-метилфенил)- N -[(2 R )-1-метоксипропан-2-ил]ацетамид] 2-хлоро- N -(2-етил-6-метилфенил)- N -[(2 S )-1-метоксипропан-2-ил]ацетамид( R a S a )-2-хлоро- N -(6-етил- o -толил)- N -[(1 S )-2-метокси-1-метилетил]ацетамид
Spanish español S -metolacloro (ISO) [contiene 80-100 % 2-cloro-N-(2-etil-6-metilfenil)-N-[(2 S )-1-metoxipropan-2-il]acetamida y 0-20 % 2-cloro- N -(2-etil-6-metilfenil)- N -[(2 R )-1-metoxipropan-2-il]acetamida] 2-cloro- N -(2-etil-6-metilfenil)- N -[(2 S )-1-metoxipropan-2-il]acetamida( R a S a )-2-cloro- N -(6-etil- o -tolilo)- N -[(1 S )-2-metoxi-1-metiletil]acetamida
Czech čeština S -metolachlor (ISO) [obsahuje 80–100 % 2-chlor- N -(2-ethyl-6-methylfenyl)- N -[(2 S )-1-methoxypropan-2-yl]acetamidu a 0–20 % 2-chlor- N -(2-ethyl-6-methylfenyl)- N -[(2 R )-1-methoxypropan-2-yl]acetamidu] 2-chlor- N -(2-ethyl-6-methylfenyl)- N -[(2 S )-1-methoxypropan-2-yl]acetamid( R a S a )-2-chlor- N -(6-ethyl- o -tolyl)- N -[(1 S )-2-methoxy-1-methylethyl]acetamid
Danish dansk S -metolachlor (ISO) [indeholder 80-100 % 2-chlor- N -(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)- N -[(2 S )-1-methoxypropan-2-yl]acetamid og 0-20 % 2-chlor- N -(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)- N -[(2 R )-1-methoxypropan-2-yl]acetamid] 2-chlor- N -(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)- N -[(2 S )-1-methoxypropan-2-yl]acetamid( R a S a )-2-chlor- N -(6-ethyl- o -tolyl)- N -[(1 S )-2-methoxy-1-methylethyl]acetamid
German Deutsch S -Metolachlor (ISO) [enthält 80-100 % 2-Chlor- N -(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)- N -[(2 S )-1-methoxypropan-2-yl]acetamid und 0-20 % 2-Chlor- N -(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)- N -[(2 R )-1-methoxypropan-2-yl]acetamid] 2-Chlor- N -(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)- N -[(2 S )-1-methoxypropan-2-yl]acetamid( R a S a )-2-Chlor- N -(6-ethyl- o -tolyl)- N -[(1 S )-2-methoxy-1-methylethyl]acetamid
Estonian eesti S -metolakloor (ISO) [sisaldab 80–100 % 2-kloro- N -(2-etüül-6-metüülfenüül)- N -[(2 S )-1-metoksüpropaan-2-üül]atseetamiidi ja 0–20 % 2-kloro- N -(2-etüül-6-metüülfenüül)- N -[(2 R )-1-metoksüpropaan-2-üül]atseetamiidi] 2-kloro- N -(2-etüül-6-metüülfenüül)- N -[(2 S )-1-metoksüpropaan-2-üül]atseetamiid( R a S a )-2-kloro- N -(6-etüül- o -tolüül)- N -[(1 S )-2-metoksü-1-metüületüül]atseetamiid
Greek ελληνικά S -metolachlor ( S -μετολαχλώριο) (ISO) [περιέχει 80-100 % 2-χλωρο-N-(2-αιθυλο-6-μεθυλοφαινυλο)- N -[(2 S )-1-μεθοξυπροπαν-2-υλ]ακεταμίδιο και 0-20 % 2-χλωρο- N -(2-αιθυλο-6-μεθυλοφαινυλο)- N -[(2 R )-1-μεθοξυπροπαν-2-υλ]ακεταμίδιο] 2-χλωρο- N -(2-αιθυλο-6-μεθυλοφαινυλο)- N -[(2 S )-1-μεθοξυπροπαν-2-υλ]ακεταμίδιο( R a S a )-2-χλωρο- N -(6-αιθυλο- o -τολυλο)- N -[(1 S )-2-μεθοξυ-1-μεθυλαιθυλ]ακεταμίδιο
English English S -metolachlor (ISO) [contains 80-100 % 2-chloro- N -(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)- N -[(2 S )-1-methoxypropan-2-yl]acetamide and 0-20 % 2-chloro- N -(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)- N -[(2 R )-1-methoxypropan-2-yl]acetamide] 2-chloro- N -(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)- N -[(2 S )-1-methoxypropan-2-yl]acetamide( R a S a )-2-chloro- N -(6-ethyl- o -tolyl)- N -[(1 S )-2-methoxy-1-methylethyl]acetamide
French français S -métolachlore (ISO) [contenant 80 à 100 % de 2-chloro- N -(2-éthyl-6-méthylphényl)- N -[(2 S )-1-méthoxypropan-2-yl]acétamide et 0 à 20 % de 2-chloro- N -(2-éthyl-6-méthylphényl)- N -[(2 R )-1-méthoxypropan-2-yl]acétamide] 2-chloro- N -(2-éthyl-6-méthylphényl)- N -[(2 S )-1-méthoxypropan-2-yl]acétamide( R a S a )-2-chloro- N -(6-éthyl- o -tolyl)- N -[(1 S )-2-méthoxy-1-méthyléthyl]acétamide
Croatian hrvatski S -metolaklor (ISO) [sadržava 80 – 100 % 2-klor- N -(2-etil-6-metilfenil)- N -[(2 S )-1-metoksipropan-2-il]acetamida i 0 – 20 % 2-klor- N -(2-etil-6-metilfenil)- N -[(2 R )-1-metoksipropan-2-il]acetamida] 2-klor- N -(2-etil-6-metilfenil)- N -[(2 S )-1-metoksipropan-2-il]acetamid( R a S a )-2-klor- N -(6-etil- o -tolil)- N -[(1 S )-2-metoksi-1-metiletil]acetamid
Italian italiano S -metolachlor (ISO) [contiene l’80-100 % di 2-cloro- N -(2-etil-6-metilfenil)- N -[(2 S )-1-metossipropan-2-il]acetammide e lo 0-20 % di 2-cloro- N -(2-etil-6-metilfenil)- N -[(2 R )-1-metossipropan-2-il]acetammide] 2-cloro- N -(2-etil-6-metilfenil)- N -[(2 S )-1-metossipropan-2-il]acetammide( R a S a )-2-cloro- N -(6-etil- o -tolil)- N -[(1 S )-2-metossi-1-metiletil]acetammide
Latvian latviešu S -metolahlors ( ISO ) [satur 80–100 % 2-hlor- N -(2-etil-6-metilfenil)- N -[(2 S )-1-metoksipropan-2-il]acetamīda un 0–20 % 2-hlor- N -(2-etil-6-metilfenil)- N -[(2 R )-1-metoksipropan-2-il]acetamīda] 2-hlor- N -(2-etil-6-metilfenil)- N -[(2 S )-1-metoksipropan-2-il]acetamīds( R a S a )-2-hlor- N -(6-etil- o -tolil)- N -[(1 S )-2-metoksi-1-metiletil]acetamīds
Lithuanian lietuvių S -metolachloras (ISO) [sudėtyje yra 80–100 % 2-chlor-N-(2-etil-6-metilfenil)- N -[(2 S )-1-metoksipropan-2-il]acetamido ir 0–20 % 2-chlor- N -(2-etil-6-metilfenil)- N -[(2 R )-1-metoksipropan-2-il]acetamido] 2-chlor- N -(2-etil-6-metilfenil)- N -[(2 S )-1-metoksipropan-2-il]acetamidas( R a S a )-2-chlor- N -(6-etil- o -tolil)- N -[(1 S )-2-metoksi-1-metiletil]acetamidas
Hungarian magyar S -metolaklór (ISO) [80–100 % 2-klór- N -(2-etil-6-metilfenil)- N -[(2 S )-1-metoxipropán-2-il]acetamidot és 0–20 % 2-klór- N -(2-etil-6-metilfenil)- N -[(2 R )-1-metoxipropán-2-il]acetamid-tartalmú] 2-klór- N -(2-etil-6-metilfenil)- N -[(2 S )-1-metoxipropán-2-il]acetamid( R a S a )-2-klór- N -(6-etil- o -tolil)- N -[(1 S )-2-metoxi-1-metiletil]acetamid
Maltese Malti S -metolaklor (ISO) [fih 80-100 % 2-kloro- N -(2-etil-6-metilfenil)- N -[(2 S )-1-metossipropan-2-il]aċetammid u 0-20 % 2-kloro- N -(2-etil-6-metilfenil)- N -[(2 R )-1-metossipropan-2-yl]aċetammid] 2-kloro- N -(2-etil-6-metilfenil)- N -[(2 S )-1-metossipropan-2-il]aċetammid( R a S a )-2-kloro- N -(6-etil- o -tolil)- N -[(1 S )-2-metossi-1-metiletil]aċetammid
Dutch Nederlands S -metolachloor (ISO) [bevat 80-100 % 2-chloor- N -(2-ethyl-6-methylfenyl)- N -[(2 S )-1-methoxypropaan-2-yl]aceetamide en 0-20 % 2-chloor- N -(2-ethyl-6-methylfenyl)- N -[(2 R )-1-methoxypropaan-2-yl]aceetamide] 2-chloor- N -(2-ethyl-6-methylfenyl)- N -[(2 S )-1-methoxypropaan-2-yl]aceetamide( R a S a )-2-chloor- N -(6-ethyl- o -tolyl)- N -[(1 S )-2-methoxy-1-methylethyl]aceetamide
Polish polski S -metolachlor (ISO) [zawiera 80–100 % 2-chloro- N -(2-etylo-6-metylofenylo)- N -[(2 S )-1-metoksypropan-2-ylo]acetamidu i 0–20 % 2-chloro- N -(2-etylo-6-metylofenylo)- N -[(2 R )-1-metoksypropan-2-ylo]acetamidu] 2-chloro- N -(2-etylo-6-metylofenylo)- N -[(2 S )-1-metoksypropan-2-ylo]acetamid( R a S a )-2-chloro- N -(6-etylo- o -tolilo)- N -[(1 S )-2-metoksy-1-metyloetylo]acetamid
Portuguese português S -metolacloro (ISO) [com 80-100 % de 2-cloro- N -(2-etil-6-metilfenil)- N -[(2 S )-1-metoxipropan-2-il]acetamida e 0-20 % de 2-cloro- N -(2-etil-6-metilfenil)- N -[(2 R )-1-metoxipropan-2-il]acetamida] 2-cloro- N -(2-etil-6-metilfenil)- N -[(2 S )-1-metoxipropan-2-il]acetamida( R a S a )-2-cloro- N -(6-etil- o -tolil)- N -[(1 S )-2-metoxi-1-metiletil]acetamida
Romanian română S -metolaclor (ISO) [conține 80-100 % 2-cloro- N -(2-etil-6-metilfenil)- N -[(2 S )-1-metoxipropan-2-il]acetamidă și 0-20 % 2-cloro- N -(2-etil-6-metilfenil)- N -[(2 R )-1-metoxipropan-2-il]acetamidă] 2-cloro- N -(2-etil-6-metilfenil)- N -[(2 S )-1-metoxipropan-2-il]acetamidă( R a S a )-2-cloro- N -(6-etil- o -tolil)- N -[(1 S )-2-metoxi-1-metiletil]acetamidă
Slovak slovenčina S -metolachlór (ISO) [obsahuje 80 – 100 % látky 2-chlór- N -(2-etyl-6-metylfenyl)- N -[(2 S )-1-metoxypropán-2-yl]acetamid a 0 – 20 % látky 2-chlór- N -(2-etyl-6-metylfenyl)- N -[(2 R )-1-metoxypropán-2-yl]acetamid] 2-chlór- N -(2-etyl-6-metylfenyl)- N -[(2 S )-1-metoxypropán-2-yl]acetamid( R a S a )-2-chlór- N -(6-etyl- o -tolyl)- N -[(1 S )-2-metoxy-1-metyletyl]acetamid
Slovenian slovenščina S-metolaklor (ISO) 2-kloro- N -(2-etil-6-metilfenil)- N -[(2 S )-1-metoksipropan-2-il]acetamid( R a S a )-2-kloro- N -(6-etil- o -tolil)- N -[(1 S )-2-metoksi-1-metiletil]acetamid [vsebuje 80–100 % 2-kloro- N -(2-etil-6-metilfenil)- N -[(2 S )-1-metoksipropan-2-il]acetamida in 0–20 % 2-kloro- N -(2-etil-6-metilfenil)- N -[(2 R )-1-metoksipropan-2-il]acetamida])
Finnish suomi S -metolakloori (ISO) [sisältää 80–100 %: 2-kloori- N -(2-etyyli-6-metyylifenyyli))- N -[(2 S )-1-metoksipropan-2-yyli]asetamidi ja 0–20 % 2-kloori- N -(2-etyyli-6-metyylifenyyli)- N -[(2 R )-1-metoksipropan-2-yyli]asetamidi] 2-kloori- N -(2-etyyli-6-metyylifenyyli)- N -[(2 S )-1-metoksipropan-2-yyli]asetamidi ( R a S a )-(2-kloori- N -(6-etyyli- o -tolyyli)- N -[(1 S )-2-metoksi-1-metyylietyyli]asetamidi
Swedish svenska S -metolaklor (ISO) [innehåller 80–100 % 2-klor- N -(2-etyl-6-metylfenyl)- N -[(2 S )-1-metoxipropan-2-yl]acetamid och 0–20 % 2-klor- N -(2-etyl-6-metylfenyl)- N -[(2 R )-1-metoxipropan-2-yl]acetamid] 2-klor- N -(2-etyl-6-metylfenyl)- N -[(2 S )-1-metoxipropan-2-yl]acetamid( R a S a )-2-klor- N -(6-etyl- o -tolyl)- N -[(1 S )-2-metoxi-1-metyletyl]acetamid

The part in square brackets is not an editorial comment. Annex VI Part 1 §1.1.1.4 makes a reference of that kind part of the name itself, which means it has to be printed on the label together with the name.

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

S-Metolachlor GHS label elements

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

GHS08 Health hazard pictogramGHS07 Exclamation mark pictogramGHS09 Environment pictogram

Warning

S-Metolachlor

  • Suspected of causing cancer <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>.
  • May cause an allergic skin reaction.
  • Very toxic to aquatic life.
  • Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
  • Repeated exposure may cause skin dryness or cracking.
  • Obtain special instructions before use.
  • Avoid breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
  • 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 exposed or concerned:
  • Get medical advice/attention.
  • If skin irritation or rash occurs:
  • Collect spillage.
  • Dispose of contents/container to

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07 · Questions

S-Metolachlor — frequently asked questions

What is the CAS number of S-Metolachlor?

The CAS number of S-Metolachlor is 87392-12-9.

What does a S-Metolachlor label have to show?

Under CLP Annex VI the label for S-Metolachlor carries the pictograms Health hazard, Exclamation mark and Environment and the signal word is Warning.

Is S-Metolachlor flammable?

CLP Annex VI assigns S-Metolachlor 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 S-Metolachlor a carcinogen?

CLP Annex VI assigns S-Metolachlor H351 — suspected of causing cancer. That is category 2: the evidence points that way but is not conclusive.

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