Substance profile
Sodium 2-ethylhexanolate
Sodium 2-ethylhexanolate is a chemical substance with the molecular formula C8H17NaO.
01 · Identification
What Sodium 2-ethylhexanolate is
Sodium 2-ethylhexanolate is a chemical substance with the molecular formula C8H17NaO. Its molecular formula is C8H17NaO and its molecular weight is 152.21 g/mol.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
02 · Identifiers
Sodium 2-ethylhexanolate identifiers and molecular data
Sodium 2-ethylhexanolate CAS number and EC number
Sodium 2-ethylhexanolate molecular formula and molecular weight
03 · GHS classification
Sodium 2-ethylhexanolate hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Sodium 2-ethylhexanolate pictograms and signal word
Sodium 2-ethylhexanolate hazard class and category
| Hazard class | Category | From code | Pictogram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flammable solids GHS chapter 2.7 | Category 1 or 2 | H228 | GHS02 |
| Skin corrosion/irritation GHS chapter 3.2 | Category 1A or 1B or 1C | H314 | GHS05 |
| Hazardous to the aquatic environment - chronic GHS chapter 4.1 | Category 3 | H412 | — |
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.
Sodium 2-ethylhexanolate hazard statements (H-codes)
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H228 | Flammable solid. |
| H314 | Causes severe skin burns and eye damage. |
| H412 | Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects. |
This page lists only the codes assigned to Sodium 2-ethylhexanolate. 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 Sodium 2-ethylhexanolate
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 Sodium 2-ethylhexanola… 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
Sodium 2-ethylhexanolate precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 7 precautionary statements to Sodium 2-ethylhexanolate. 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
Sodium 2-ethylhexanolate 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 | натриев 2-етилхексанолат |
| Spanish español | 2-Etilhexanolato de sodio |
| Czech čeština | 2-ethylhexan-1-olát sodný |
| Danish dansk | natrium-2-ethylhexanolat |
| German Deutsch | Natrium-2-ethylhexanolat |
| Estonian eesti | naatrium-2-etüülheksanolaat |
| Greek ελληνικά | 2-αιθυλεξανολικό νάτριο |
| English English | sodium 2-ethylhexanolate |
| French français | 2-éthylhexanolate de sodium |
| Croatian hrvatski | natrijev 2-etilheksanolat |
| Italian italiano | 2-etilesanolato di sodio |
| Latvian latviešu | nātrija 2-etilheksanolāts |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | natrio 2-etilheksanoliatas |
| Hungarian magyar | nátrium-2-etilhexanolát |
| Maltese Malti | 2-etilessanolat tas-sodju |
| Dutch Nederlands | natrium-2-ethylhexanolaat |
| Polish polski | 2-etyloheksan-1-olan sodu |
| Portuguese português | 2-etil-hexanolato de sódio |
| Romanian română | 2-etilhexanolat de sodiu |
| Slovak slovenčina | nátrium-2-etylhexán-1-olát |
| Slovenian slovenščina | natrijev 2-etilheksanolat |
| Finnish suomi | natrium-2-etyyliheksanolaatti |
| Swedish svenska | natrium-2-etylhexanolat |
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
Sodium 2-ethylhexanolate GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Sodium 2-ethylhexanolate, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Danger
Sodium 2-ethylhexanolate
- Flammable solid.
- Causes severe skin burns and eye damage.
- Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
- Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
- Avoid release to the environment.
- Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/…
- IF SWALLOWED:
- Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor/…
- Do NOT induce vomiting.
- Dispose of contents/container to …
Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity
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07 · Questions
Sodium 2-ethylhexanolate — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Sodium 2-ethylhexanolate?
The CAS number of Sodium 2-ethylhexanolate is 38411-13-1. Its EC number is 406-150-7.
What is the chemical formula of Sodium 2-ethylhexanolate?
The molecular formula of Sodium 2-ethylhexanolate is C8H17NaO and its molecular weight is 152.21 g/mol.
What does a Sodium 2-ethylhexanolate label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Sodium 2-ethylhexanolate carries the pictograms Flame and Corrosion and the signal word is Danger.
Is Sodium 2-ethylhexanolate flammable?
Yes. CLP Annex VI assigns Sodium 2-ethylhexanolate H228 — flammable solid.
Is Sodium 2-ethylhexanolate a carcinogen?
CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Sodium 2-ethylhexanolate. 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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