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Tar bases, coal, light oil fraction

EC / List no.: 310-244-2

CAS no.: 140203-33-4

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  • Substances indicated, in 2009, as being intended to be registered by at least one company in the EEA.
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Substance names and other identifiers

Regulatory process names
Tar bases, coal, light oil fraction
EC Inventory
tar bases, coal, light oil fraction
The light oil obtained by the distillation of coal tar is dephenolated with caustic soda, and debased with sulfuric acid. The crude base is obtained on subsequent neutralization. It boils in the approximate range of 110°C to 240°C (230°F to 464°F), and consists primarily of pyridine, picoline, lutidine, collidine, aniline, xylidine, quinoline, isoquinoline, and quinaldine.
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Other identifiers
140203-33-4
EC Inventory, Pre-Registration process
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