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Vinylene carbonate

EC / List no.: 212-825-5

CAS no.: 872-36-6

Mol. formula: C3H2O3

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GHS05: Corrosive GHS08: Serious Health Hazard GHS06: Acute Toxicity GHS09: Hazardous to the Environment

Danger! According to the classification provided by companies to ECHA in REACH registrations this substance is toxic in contact with skin, is toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects, is harmful if swallowed, causes serious eye damage, is suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child, may cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure, causes skin irritation and may cause an allergic skin reaction.

  • Ss

Some data submitters indicate they consider this substance as Skin sensitising

This substance is registered under the REACH Regulation and is manufactured in and / or imported to the European Economic Area, at ≥ 1 000 to < 10 000 tonnes per annum.

This substance is used in articles, in formulation or re-packing and at industrial sites.

This substance is used in articles, in formulation or re-packing and at industrial sites.

Consumer Uses

ECHA has no public registered data indicating whether or in which chemical products the substance might be used. ECHA has no public registered data on the routes by which this substance is most likely to be released to the environment.

Article service life

Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use: of articles where the substances are not intended to be released and where the conditions of use do not promote release and industrial abrasion processing with low release rate (e.g. cutting of textile, cutting, machining or grinding of metal).
This substance can be found in complex articles, with no release intended: electrical batteries and accumulators.

Widespread uses by professional workers

ECHA has no public registered data indicating whether or in which chemical products the substance might be used. ECHA has no public registered data on the types of manufacture using this substance. ECHA has no public registered data on the routes by which this substance is most likely to be released to the environment.

Formulation or re-packing

This substance is used in the following products: electrolytes for batteries.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use: formulation of mixtures.

Uses at industrial sites

This substance is used in the following products: electrolytes for batteries.
This substance is used for the manufacture of: electrical, electronic and optical equipment and .
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use: of substances in closed systems with minimal release and in the production of articles.

Manufacture

ECHA has no public registered data on the routes by which this substance is most likely to be released to the environment.

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