Note: Ingredients listed on restricted chemical lists
EC/CAS
200-262-8/56-23-5
Name of the chemical
Carbon tetrachloride
Concentration
<=100%
General Information
Revision date
2025-10-31
Product name
Carbon tetrachloride
CAS No.
56-23-5
REACH No
A
Emergency telephone
+49 (0)696 43508409
Icons in SDS
Company Information
company name
Sigma-Aldrich Chemie GmbH
e-mail address of the competent person responsible for the Safety Data Sheet
technischerservice@merckgroup.com
GHS Information
Signal word
Danger
Hazard Codes
Hazard statements (CLP)
H301+H311+H331, H317, H351, H372, H412, H420
Hazard statements
Code
Statements
H301+H311+H331
Toxic if swallowed, in contact with skin or if inhaled
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008] Classification of the substance or mixture
Signal word
Danger
Hazard statements
H301 + H311 + H331 Toxic if swallowed, in contact with skin or if inhaled H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction. H351 Suspected of causing cancer. H372 Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure. H412 Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects. H420 Harms public health and the environment by destroying ozone in the upper atmosphere.
Precautionary statements
P261 Avoid breathing dust/ fume/ gas/ mist/ vapours/ spray. P273 Avoid release to the environment. P280 Wear protective gloves/ protective clothing/ eye protection/ face protection. P301 + P310 + P330 IF SWALLOWED: Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor. Rinse mouth. P403 + P233 Store in a well-ventilated place. Keep container tightly closed. P502 Refer to manufacturer/ supplier for information on recovery/ 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. Rapidly absorbed through skin
2.1 Classification of the substance or mixture
Classification according to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 Acute toxicity, Oral (Category 3), H301 Acute toxicity, Inhalation (Category 3), H331 Acute toxicity, Dermal (Category 3), H311 Skin sensitisation (Sub-category 1B), H317 Carcinogenicity (Category 2), H351 Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure (Category 1), H372 Chronic aquatic toxicity (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.