Hazardous Chemical Information System (HCIS)



Hazardous Chemical Details

Cas Number 7397-46-8
Chemical Name diethylmethoxyborane
Chemical Synonym
Hazard Category Pyrophoric liquid – category 1
Acute toxicity – category 4
Acute toxicity – category 4
Acute toxicity – category 4
Skin corrosion – category 1B
Skin sensitisation – category 1
Hazardous to the aquatic environment (chronic) – category 4
Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2
Hazard Statement H250 (Catches fire spontaneously if exposed to air)
H332 (Harmful if inhaled)
H312 (Harmful in contact with skin)
H302 (Harmful if swallowed)
H373 (May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure)
H314 (Causes severe skin burns and eye damage)
H317 (May cause an allergic skin reaction)
H413 (May cause long-lasting harmful effects to aquatic life)
Pictogram Pictogram of 
Flame
GHS02 ( Flame )
Pictogram of Corrosion GHS05 (Corrosion)
Pictogram of Health Hazard GHS08 (Health Hazard)
Pictogram of Exclamation Mark GHS07 (Exclamation Mark)
Signal Word Danger
Cut-offs
Notes 8 (The tables in schedule 6 of the WHS regulations replace some tables in the GHS, this may affect the cut off concentrations for this chemical.)
Sources EU (Classification information for chemical is taken from the European Union’s Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation.)

Hazardous Chemical History

Date Description
25/11/2016 Hazard Category modified from
[HC034:Pyrophoric liquid – category 1,
HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4,
HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4,
HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4,
HC081:Skin corrosion – category 1B,
HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1,
HC121:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (chronic) – category 4]

to
[HC034:Pyrophoric liquid – category 1,
HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4,
HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4,
HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4,
HC081:Skin corrosion – category 1B,
HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1,
HC121:Hazardous to the aquatic environment (chronic) – category 4,
HC112:Specific target organ toxicity (repeated exposure) – category 2]
23/06/2016 Chemical Added