Note: Ingredients listed on restricted chemical lists
EC/CAS
200-830-5/75-00-3
Name of the chemical
Chlorethan
Concentration
<=100%
General Information
Version
6.9
Revision date
2024-09-07
Product name
Chloroethane
CAS No.
75-00-3
1.2.1 Relevant identified uses
Laboratory chemicals, Synthesis of substances
1.2.2. Uses advised against
The product is being supplied under the TSCA R&D Exemption
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Company Information
company name
Sigma-Aldrich Inc
GHS Information
Signal word
Danger
Hazard Codes
Hazard statements (CLP)
H220, H280, H351, H360, H402, H412
Hazard statements
Code
Statements
H220
Extremely flammable gas
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
Classification of the substance or mixture
Signal word
Danger
Hazard statements
H220 Extremely flammable gas. H280 Contains gas under pressure; may explode if heated. H351 Suspected of causing cancer. H360 May damage fertility or the unborn child. May displace oxygen and cause rapid suffocation. H412 Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
Precautionary statements
P201 Obtain special instructions before use. P202 Do not handle until all safety precautions have been read and understood. P210 Keep away from heat/ sparks/ open flames/ hot surfaces. No smoking. P273 Avoid release to the environment. P280 Wear protective gloves/ protective clothing/ eye protection/ face protection. P308 + P313 IF exposed or concerned: Get medical advice/ attention. P377 Leaking gas fire: Do not extinguish, unless leak can be stopped safely. P381 Eliminate all ignition sources if safe to do so. P405 Store locked up. P410 + P403 Protect from sunlight. Store in a well-ventilated place. P501 Dispose of contents/ container to an approved waste disposal plant.
2.3 Other hazards
May displace oxygen and cause rapid suffocation.
2.1 Classification of the substance or mixture
GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS) Flammable gases (Category 1), H220 Gases under pressure (Liquefied gas), H280 Carcinogenicity (Category 2), H351 Reproductive toxicity (Category 1B), H360 Simple Asphyxiant, Short-term (acute) aquatic hazard (Category 3), H402 Long-term (chronic) aquatic hazard (Category 3), H412 For the full text of the H-Statements mentioned in this Section, see Section 16.
