GHS Classification Result
GENERAL INFORMATION
REFERENCE INFORMATION
PHYSICAL HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS
NOTE:
GENERAL INFORMATION
| Item | Information |
|---|---|
| CAS RN | 111-91-1 |
| Chemical Name | Bis(2-chloroethoxy) methane |
| Substance ID | H27-A-034/C-064A_P |
| Classification year (FY) | FY2015 |
| Ministry who conducted the classification | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)/Ministry of the Environment (MOE) |
| New/Revised | New |
| Classification result in other fiscal year | |
| Download of Excel format | Excel file |
REFERENCE INFORMATION
| Item | Information |
|---|---|
| Guidance used for the classification (External link) | GHS Classification Guidance for the Japanese Government (FY2013 revised edition (Ver. 1.1)) |
| UN GHS document (External link) | UN GHS document |
| Definitions/Abbreviations (Excel file) | Definitions/Abbreviations |
| Model Label by MHLW (External link) | MHLW Website (in Japanese Only) |
| Model SDS by MHLW (External link) | MHLW Website (in Japanese Only) |
| OECD/eChemPortal (External link) | eChemPortal |
| Hazard class | Classification | Pictogram Signal word |
Hazard statement (code) |
Precautionary statement (code) |
Rationale for the classification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Explosives | Not applicable |
- |
- | - | There are no chemical groups present in the molecule associated with explosive properties. |
| 2 | Flammable gases (including chemically unstable gases) | Not applicable |
- |
- | - | "Liquids" according to GHS definition. |
| 3 | Aerosols | Not applicable |
- |
- | - | Not an aerosol product. |
| 4 | Oxidizing gases | Not applicable |
- |
- | - | "Liquids" according to GHS definition. |
| 5 | Gases under pressure | Not applicable |
- |
- | - | "Liquids" according to GHS definition. |
| 6 | Flammable liquids | Not classified |
- |
- | - | A flash point is 103 degrees C (closed cup) (GESTIS (Access on July 2015)). |
| 7 | Flammable solids | Not applicable |
- |
- | - | "Liquids" according to GHS definition. |
| 8 | Self-reactive substances and mixtures | Not applicable |
- |
- | - | There are no chemical groups present in the molecule associated with explosive or self-reactive properties. |
| 9 | Pyrophoric liquids | Not classified |
- |
- | - | It is estimated that it does not ignite at normal temperatures from an ignition point of 395 degrees C (GESTIS (Access on July 2015)). |
| 10 | Pyrophoric solids | Not applicable |
- |
- | - | "Liquids" according to GHS definition. |
| 11 | Self-heating substances and mixtures | Classification not possible |
- |
- | - | No established test method suitable for liquid substances. |
| 12 | Substances and mixtures which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases | Not applicable |
- |
- | - | Not containing metals or metalloids (B, Si, P, Ge, As, Se, Sn, Sb, Te, Bi, Po, At). |
| 13 | Oxidizing liquids | Not applicable |
- |
- | - | It is an organic compound which does not contain fluorine but contains oxygen and chlorine, and the oxygen and chlorine are not chemically bonded to the elements other than carbon or hydrogen. |
| 14 | Oxidizing solids | Not applicable |
- |
- | - | "Liquids" according to GHS definition. |
| 15 | Organic peroxides | Not applicable |
- |
- | - | It is an organic compound that does not contain bivalent -O-O- structure in the molecule. |
| 16 | Corrosive to metals | Classification not possible |
- |
- | - | Due to no data, the classification is not possible. |
| Hazard class | Classification | Pictogram Signal word |
Hazard statement (code) |
Precautionary statement (code) |
Rationale for the classification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acute toxicity (Oral) | Category 3 |
 Danger |
H301 | P301+P310 P264 P270 P321 P330 P405 P501 |
From an LD50 value of 65 mg/kg for rats (NTP TR536 (2011)), it was classified in Category 3. |
| 1 | Acute toxicity (Dermal) | Category 2 |
Danger |
H310 | P302+P352 P361+P364 P262 P264 P270 P280 P310 P321 P405 P501 |
From an LD50 value of 170 mg/kg for guinea pigs (NTP TR536 (2011)), it was classified in Category 2. |
| 1 | Acute toxicity (Inhalation: Gases) | Not applicable |
- |
- | - | "Liquids" according to GHS definition. |
| 1 | Acute toxicity (Inhalation: Vapours) | Category 1 |
Danger |
H330 | P304+P340 P403+P233 P260 P271 P284 P310 P320 P405 P501 |
From a reported LCLo value (4 hours) of 62 ppm for rats (Result of the initial environmental risk assessment of chemicals, Vol. 6, Ministry of the Environment in Japan: Tentative hazard assessment sheet (2008)) and an LC50 value (4 hours) within a range of 60 to 120 ppm from no deaths at 60 ppm and all deaths at 120 ppm reported in a 4-hour inhalation test in rats (NTP TR536 (2011)), it is estimated to be Category 1 or Category 2. Because deaths were found at 62 ppm, the substance was classified in Category 1 by adopting the Category with the higher hazard. |
| 1 | Acute toxicity (Inhalation: Dusts and mists) | Classification not possible |
- |
- | - | Due to lack of data, the classification is not possible. |
| 2 | Skin corrosion/irritation | Category 2 |
 Warning |
H315 | P302+P352 P332+P313 P362+P364 P264 P280 P321 |
Though there is no specific information, from the information that this substance is irritating to skin, it was classified in Category 2 (Result of the initial environmental risk assessment of chemicals, Vol. 6, Ministry of the Environment in Japan: Tentative hazard assessment sheet (2008); HSDB (Access on July 2015)). |
| 3 | Serious eye damage/eye irritation | Category 2 |
Warning |
H319 | P305+P351+P338 P337+P313 P264 P280 |
It is written that this substance is irritating to eyes (Result of the initial environmental risk assessment of chemicals, Vol. 6, Ministry of the Environment in Japan: Tentative hazard assessment sheet (2008); HSDB (Access on July 2015)). Besides, it is reported that irritation was not observed after application of 0.5 mL undiluted this substance to the conjunctival sac of rabbits (NTP TR (2011)). From the above, the substance was classified in Category 2 by adopting the information with the higher hazard. |
| 4 | Respiratory sensitization | Classification not possible |
- |
- | - | Due to lack of data, the classification is not possible. |
| 4 | Skin sensitization | Classification not possible |
- |
- | - | Due to lack of data, the classification is not possible. |
| 5 | Germ cell mutagenicity | Classification not possible |
- |
- | - | It was classified as "Classification not possible" in accordance with the GHS classification guidance for the Japanese government. As for in vivo, it is reported that a micronucleus test in rat bone marrow cells in gavage administration and a micronucleus test in mouse peripheral erythrocytes were negative (NTP TR536 (2011)), but a bacterial reverse mutation test was positive (NTP TR536 (2011)). |
| 6 | Carcinogenicity | Classification not possible |
- |
- | - | In a carcinogenicity test in which this substance dissolved in ethanol was dermally applied for 2 years (5 days/week) in rats or mice, increased incidences of tumors were not observed after administration up to the doses where inflammations and ulcers in forestomach and degeneration in liver in male rats and deaths and so on in female rats occurred and to the doses where deaths, ulcer in forestomach, and epidermal hyperplasia at application sites in male mice and degeneration, necrosis, and fibrosis of cardiac muscles and so on in male and female mice occurred. There is the comment that there is no evidence of carcinogenicity in either males or females of rats and mice under the conditions of this test (NTP TR536 (2011)). Therefore, it is conceivable that it corresponds to "Not classified" in a dermal route, but information on carcinogenicity in other routes and an epidemiological survey in humans is lacking. As to classification by other organizations, there is only the classification result of D (not classifiable as to human carcinogenicity) by US EPA (IRIS Summary (Access on July 2015)). From the above, the substance was classified as "Classification not possible" in accordance with the GHS classification guidance for the Japanese government. |
| 7 | Reproductive toxicity | Classification not possible |
- |
- | - | Due to lack of data, the classification is not possible. |
| 8 | Specific target organ toxicity - Single exposure | Classification not possible |
- |
- | - | Due to lack of data, the classification is not possible. |
| 9 | Specific target organ toxicity - Repeated exposure | Category 2 (heart, respiratory organs) |
 Warning |
H373 | P260 P314 P501 |
There is no human information. As for experimental animals, in a 14-week (70 days) dermal administration toxicity test using rats, at 200 mg/kg/day (converted to a 90-day equivalent: 156 mg/kg/day) that is within a range of Category 2, vacuolization of muscle fiber cells and interstitial mononuclear cell infiltration in the heart, and necrosis of muscle fiber in the heart were observed (NTP TR536 (2011)). Moreover, in a 105-week dermal administration toxicity test using rats, at 150 mg/kg/day that is within a range of Category 2, degeneration of olfactory epithelium and inflammation of forestomach were found (NTP TR536 (2011)). As above, effects on the heart, respiratory organs, and digestive tract were observed, but forestomach was not included in target organs because human does not have one. Therefore, the substance was classified in Category 2 (heart, respiratory organs). |
| 10 | Aspiration hazard | Classification not possible |
- |
- | - | Due to lack of data, the classification is not possible. |
| Hazard class | Classification | Pictogram Signal word |
Hazard statement (code) |
Precautionary statement (code) |
Rationale for the classification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Hazardous to the aquatic environment (Acute) | Not classified |
- |
- | - | From 48-hour LC50 = 201 mg/L for crustacea (Daphnia magna) (HSDB, 2003; AQUIRE, 2016), and 96-hour LC50 = 184 mg/L for fish (Pimephales promelas) (HSDB, 2003; AQUIRE, 2016), it was classified as "Not classified." |
| 11 | Hazardous to the aquatic environment (Long-term) | Not classified |
- |
- | - | Reliable chronic toxicity data were not obtained. Due to being not insoluble in water (water solubility = 7800 mg/L, PHYSPROP Database, 2009), and "Not classified" in acute toxicity, it was classified as "Not classified." |
| 12 | Hazardous to the ozone layer | Classification not possible |
- |
- | - | No data. |
NOTE:
| * A blank or "-" in a cell of classification denotes that the classification of the hazard class was not conducted. * Hazard_statement_and/or_Precautionary_statement will show when hovering the mouse over a code of Hazard_statement_and/or_Precautionary_statement. Hazard_statement_and/or_Precautionary_statement are also provided in the Excel file. * Classification was conducted by relevant Japanese Ministries in accordance with GHS Classification Guidance for the Japanese Government, and is intended to provide a reference for preparing GHS labelling and SDS for users. * This is a provisional English translation of classification results and is subject to revision without notice. * The responsibility for any resulting GHS labelling and SDS referenced from this site is with users. * Codes assigned to each of the hazard statements and codes for each of the precautionary statement are based on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) in United Nations. |