HCIS Home
FeedbackHazardous Chemical Details
| Cas Number | 81-15-2 |
| Chemical Name | musk xylene |
| Chemical Synonym |
5-5-tert-butyl-2,4,6-trinitro-m-xylene Benzene, 1-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-3,5-dimethyl-2,4,6-trinitro- |
| Hazard Category |
Explosive – division 1.1 Carcinogenicity – category 2 Hazardous to the aquatic environment (acute) – category 1 Hazardous to the aquatic environment (chronic) – category 1 |
| Hazard Statement |
H201 (Explosive; mass explosion hazard) H351 (Suspected of causing cancer) H410 (Very toxic to aquatic life with long-lasting effects) |
| Pictogram |
GHS01 (
Exploding Bomb
) 
GHS08 (Health Hazard) 
GHS09 (Environment) |
| 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 |
N (The classification information for this entry was provided by the National Industrial Chemical Notification and Assessment Scheme) EU (Classification information for chemical is taken from the European Union’s Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation.) |
Hazardous Chemical History
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 09/05/2018 |
Synonym modified from [ 5-tert-butyl-2,4,6-trinitro-m-xylene] to [5-5-tert-butyl-2,4,6-trinitro-m-xylene; Benzene, 1-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-3,5-dimethyl-2,4,6-trinitro-] Hazard Statement modified from [H201 Explosive; mass explosion hazard; H351 Suspected of causing cancer; H410 Very toxic to aquatic life with long-lasting effects] to [H201 ; H351 ; H410 ] Notes modified from [T,8] to [8] Sources modified from [EU] to [N,EU] |
| 21/07/2016 |
Signal Word modified from [Warning] to [Danger] |
| 23/06/2016 | Chemical Added |