Substance profile
tert-Butyl peroxy-2-ethylhexanoate
tert-Butyl peroxy-2-ethylhexanoate: liquid; CBI.
01 · Identification
What tert-Butyl peroxy-2-ethylhexan… is
tert-Butyl peroxy-2-ethylhexanoate: liquid; CBI. Its molecular formula is C12H24O3 and its molecular weight is 216.32 g/mol.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
02 · Identifiers
tert-Butyl peroxy-2-ethylhexan… identifiers and molecular data
tert-Butyl peroxy-2-ethylhexan… CAS number and EC number
tert-Butyl peroxy-2-ethylhexan… molecular formula and molecular weight
Other names for tert-Butyl peroxy-2-ethylhexan…
- tert-butyl 2-ethylperoxyhexanoate
03 · GHS classification
tert-Butyl peroxy-2-ethylhexan… hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
tert-Butyl peroxy-2-ethylhexan… pictograms and signal word
tert-Butyl peroxy-2-ethylhexan… hazard class and category
| Hazard class | Category | From code | Pictogram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skin sensitisation GHS chapter 3.4 | Category 1 or 1A or 1B | H317 | GHS07 |
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.
tert-Butyl peroxy-2-ethylhexan… hazard statements (H-codes)
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H360FD | May damage fertility. May damage the unborn child. |
| H317 | May cause an allergic skin reaction. |
This page lists only the codes assigned to tert-Butyl peroxy-2-ethylh…. 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 tert-Butyl peroxy-2-ethylh…
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 tert-Butyl peroxy-2-et… 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
tert-Butyl peroxy-2-ethylhexan… precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 5 precautionary statements to tert-Butyl peroxy-2-ethylh…. 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
tert-Butyl peroxy-2-ethylhexan… 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 | трет -бутилов 2-етилпероксихексаноат |
| Spanish español | tert -Butil-2-etilperoxihexanoato |
| Czech čeština | terc -butyl-2-ethylperoxyhexanoát |
| Danish dansk | tert -butyl 2-ethylperoxyhexanoat |
| German Deutsch | tert -Butyl-2-ethylperoxyhexanoat |
| Estonian eesti | tert -butüül-2-etüülperoksüheksanaat |
| Greek ελληνικά | 2-αιθυλυπεροξυεξανοϊκό tert -βουτύλιο |
| English English | tert -butyl 2-ethylperoxyhexanoate |
| French français | 2-éthylperoxyhexanoate de tert -butyle |
| Croatian hrvatski | tert -butil 2-etilperoksiheksanoat |
| Italian italiano | 2-etilperossiesanoato di terz -butile |
| Latvian latviešu | terc -butil-2-etilperoksiheksanoāts |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | tret -butilo 2-etilperoksiheksanoatas |
| Hungarian magyar | terc -butil 2-etil-peroxihexanoát |
| Maltese Malti | terz -butil 2-etilperossieżanoat |
| Dutch Nederlands | tert -butyl-2-ethylperoxyhexanoaat |
| Polish polski | 2-etyloperoksyheksanian tert -butylu |
| Portuguese português | 2-etilperoxi-hexanoato de terc -butilo |
| Romanian română | 2-etilperoxihexanoat de terț-butil |
| Slovak slovenčina | terc -butyl-2-etylperoxyhexanoát |
| Slovenian slovenščina | terc -butil 2-etilperoksiheksanoat |
| Finnish suomi | tert -butyyli-2-etyyliperoksiheksanoaatti |
| Swedish svenska | tert -butyl 2-etylperoxihexanoat |
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
tert-Butyl peroxy-2-ethylhexan… GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for tert-Butyl peroxy-2-ethylh…, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Danger
tert-Butyl peroxy-2-ethylhexan…
- May damage fertility. May damage the unborn child.
- May cause an allergic skin reaction.
- Avoid breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
- Contaminated work clothing should not be allowed out of the workplace.
- Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/…
- Get medical advice/attention.
- If skin irritation or rash occurs:
Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity
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07 · Handling and storage
tert-Butyl peroxy-2-ethylhexan… storage and handling
tert-Butyl peroxy-2-ethylhexan… reactivity
TERT-BUTYL PEROXY-2-ETHYLHEXANOATE explodes with great violence when rapidly heated to a critical temperature; pure form is shock sensitive and detonable [Bretherick 1979 p. 602]. Decomposes violently or explosively at temperatures 0-10 °C owing to self- accelerating exothermic decomposition; Several explosions were due to shock, heat or friction; amines and certain metals can cause accelerated decomposition [Bretherick 1979 p. 156]. Danger of explosion when dry
Source: CAMEO Chemicals
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08 · Questions
tert-Butyl peroxy-2-ethylhexan… — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of tert-Butyl peroxy-2-ethylhexan…?
The CAS number of tert-Butyl peroxy-2-ethylhexan… is 3006-82-4. Its EC number is 221-110-7.
What is the chemical formula of tert-Butyl peroxy-2-ethylhexan…?
The molecular formula of tert-Butyl peroxy-2-ethylhexan… is C12H24O3 and its molecular weight is 216.32 g/mol.
What does a tert-Butyl peroxy-2-ethylhexan… label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for tert-Butyl peroxy-2-ethylhexan… carries the pictograms Health hazard and Exclamation mark and the signal word is Danger.
Is tert-Butyl peroxy-2-ethylhexan… flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns tert-Butyl peroxy-2-ethylhexan… 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 tert-Butyl peroxy-2-ethylhexan… a carcinogen?
CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for tert-Butyl peroxy-2-ethylhexan…. 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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