Petroleum ether

Merck Life Science spol. s r. o

Revision date : 2025-10-01

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GHS07 GHS08 GHS02
Health risk rating 5
Safety risk rating 3
Environmental risk rating 1

Note: Ingredients listed on restricted chemical lists

EC/CAS

265-151-9/64742-49-0

Name of the chemical

Naphtha (petroleum), hydrotreated light

Concentration

<= 100 %

General Information

Version

7.11

Revision date

2025-10-01

Product name

Petroleum ether

CAS No.

64742-49-0

REACH No

A

1.2.2. Uses advised against

For R&D use only. Not for pharmaceutical, household or other uses

Emergency telephone

+420 228880039, +420 224919293, 224915402

Icons in SDS

GHS02 GHS07 GHS08

Company Information

company name

Merck Life Science spol. s r. o

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)

H225, H304, H315, H340, H350

Hazard statements

Code

Statements

H225

Highly Flammable liquid and vapour

Section 2

SECTION 2: Hazards identification

2.1 Classification of the substance or mixture

Flammable liquids, (Category 2) H225: Highly flammable liquid and vapour. Skin irritation, (Category 2) H315: Causes skin irritation. Germ cell mutagenicity, H340: May cause genetic defects. (Category 1B) Carcinogenicity, (Category 1B) H350: May cause cancer. Aspiration hazard, (Category 1) H304: May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways.

Aspiration hazard

(Category 1) H304 May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways.

Signal word

Danger Danger

Hazard statements

H225 Highly flammable liquid and vapour. H304 May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways. H315 Causes skin irritation. H340 May cause genetic defects. H350 May cause cancer. H340 May cause genetic defects. H350 May cause cancer. H304 May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways.

Precautionary statements

P202 Do not handle until all safety precautions have been read and understood. P210 Keep away from heat, hot surfaces, sparks, open flames and other ignition sources. No smoking. P233 Keep container tightly closed. P301 + P310 IF SWALLOWED: Immediately call a POISON CENTER/ doctor. P303 + P361 + P353 IF ON SKIN (or hair): Take off immediately all contaminated clothing. Rinse skin with water. P331 Do NOT induce vomiting. P202 Do not handle until all safety precautions have been read and understood. P301 + P310 IF SWALLOWED: Immediately call a POISON CENTER/ doctor. P331 Do NOT induce vomiting.

Supplemental label elements

none Reduced Labelling (<= 125 ml) 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

ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION

The substance/mixture does not contain components considered to have endocrine disrupting properties according to REACH Article 57(f) or Commission Delegated regulation (EU) 2017/2100 or Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/605 at levels of 0.1% or higher.

TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION

The substance/mixture does not contain components considered to have endocrine disrupting properties according to REACH Article 57(f) or Commission Delegated regulation (EU) 2017/2100 or Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/605 at levels of 0.1% or higher.

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