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| Cas Number | 110-71-4 |
| Chemical Name | 1,2-dimethoxyethane |
| Chemical Synonym |
ethylene glycol dimethyl ether EGDME Ethane, 1,2-dimethoxy- |
| Hazard Category |
Acute toxicity – category 4 Skin irritation – category 2 Reproductive toxicity – category 1B Flammable liquid – category 2 |
| Hazard Statement |
H332 (Harmful if inhaled) H315 (Causes skin irritation) H360FD (May damage fertility. May damage the unborn child) H225 (Highly flammable liquid and vapour) |
| Pictogram |
GHS02 (
Flame
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GHS07 (Exclamation Mark) 
GHS08 (Health Hazard) |
| 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 [ ethylene glycol dimethyl ether; EGDME] to [ethylene glycol dimethyl ether; EGDME; Ethane, 1,2-dimethoxy-] Hazard Category modified from [HC022:Flammable liquid – category 2, HC105:Reproductive toxicity – category 1B, HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4] to [HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC083:Skin irritation – category 2, HC105:Reproductive toxicity – category 1B, HC022:Flammable liquid – category 2] Pictogram modified from [GHS02,GHS08,GHS07] to [GHS02,GHS07,GHS08] Hazard Statement modified from [H225 Highly flammable liquid and vapour; H360FD May damage fertility. May damage the unborn child; H332 Harmful if inhaled] to [H332 ; H315 ; H360FD ; H225 ] Sources modified from [EU] to [N,EU] |
| 23/06/2016 | Chemical Added |