1-Chloro-1,1-difluoroethane

Merck Life Science UK Limited

Revision date : 2021-08-04

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GHS07 GHS04 GHS02
Health risk rating 1
Safety risk rating 4
Environmental risk rating 5

Note: Ingredients listed on restricted chemical lists

EC/CAS

200-891-8/75-68-3

Name of the chemical

1-Chloro-1,1-difluoroethane

Concentration

2C2

Listed in

General Information

Version

9.0

Revision date

2021-08-04

Product name

1-Chloro-1,1-difluoroethane

CAS No.

75-68-3

REACH No

A

Emergency telephone

+44 (0)870 8200418

Icons in SDS

GHS02 GHS04 GHS07 M004 M010 M011 M017

Company Information

company name

Merck Life Science UK Limited

e-mail address of the competent person responsible for the Safety Data Sheet

TechnicalService@merckgroup.com

GHS Information

Signal word

Danger

Hazard Codes

Hazard statements (CLP)

H221, H280, H412, H420

Hazard statements

Code

Statements

H221

Flammable gas

Section 2

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 Classification of the substance or mixture

Signal word

Danger Danger

Hazard statements

H221 Flammable gas. H280 Contains gas under pressure; may explode if heated. H412 Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects. H420 Harms public health and the environment by destroying ozone in the upper atmosphere. H221 Flammable gas. H420 Harms public health and the environment by destroying ozone in the upper atmosphere. H412 Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects.

Precautionary statements

P210 Keep away from heat, hot surfaces, sparks, open flames and other ignition sources. No smoking. P273 Avoid release to the environment. P377 Leaking gas fire: Do not extinguish, unless leak can be stopped safely. P381 In case of leakage, eliminate all ignition sources. P410 + P403 Protect from sunlight. Store in a well-ventilated place. P502 Refer to manufacturer or supplier for information on recovery or recycling. Supplemental Hazard none Statements Reduced Labeling (<= 125 ml) P210 Keep away from heat, hot surfaces, sparks, open flames and other ignition sources. No smoking. P377 Leaking gas fire: Do not extinguish, unless leak can be stopped safely. P381 In case of leakage, eliminate all ignition sources. P502 Refer to manufacturer or supplier for information on recovery or recycling.

Supplemental label elements

none

Other hazards

This substance/mixture contains no components considered to be either persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT), or very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB) at levels of 0.1% or higher. Contact with liquid or refrigerated gas can cause cold burns and frostbite May displace oxygen and cause rapid suffocation.

2.1 Classification of the substance or mixture

Classification according to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 Flammable gases (Category 1B), H221 Gases under pressure (Liquefied gas), H280 Long-term (chronic) aquatic hazard (Category 3), H412 Hazardous to the ozone layer (Category 1), H420 For the full text of the H-Statements mentioned in this Section, see Section 16.

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