Registration Dossier

Data platform availability banner - registered substances factsheets

Please be aware that this old REACH registration data factsheet is no longer maintained; it remains frozen as of 19th May 2023.

The new ECHA CHEM database has been released by ECHA, and it now contains all REACH registration data. There are more details on the transition of ECHA's published data to ECHA CHEM here.

Diss Factsheets

Physical & Chemical properties

Flammability

Currently viewing:

Administrative data

Endpoint:
substances / mixtures which in contact with water emit flammable gases
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Study period:
17.11.2014 to 28.02.2015
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: GLP-Study

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
2015
Report date:
2015

Materials and methods

Test guidelineopen allclose all
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
EU Method A.12 (Flammability (Contact with Water))
Deviations:
no
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
other: UN N.5
GLP compliance:
yes (incl. QA statement)

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Sodium 2-methylbutan-2-olate
EC Number:
238-639-4
EC Name:
Sodium 2-methylbutan-2-olate
Cas Number:
14593-46-5
Molecular formula:
C5H12O.Na
IUPAC Name:
sodium 2-methylbutan-2-olate
Test material form:
solid: particulate/powder
Remarks:
migrated information: powder

Results and discussion

Substances / mixtures which in contact with water emit flammable gases
Remarks on result:
no reaction with water observed
Remarks:
corresponding to 'no' in migrated source record.| Remarks: | Additional remarks: see conclusion

Any other information on results incl. tables

No spontaneous ignigtion was observed. In step 4 a gas formation was observed in all three tests. The gases could not be ignited.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
non flammable
Remarks:
Migrated information
Conclusions:
The test item is not regarded as hazardous in the sense of the European Commission Regulation (EC) No. 440/2008, Method A.12.
Due to the test results the test item has not to be classified as "substances which in contact with water emit flammable gases" of class 4.3
of the Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods - Manual of Tests and Criteria.
Due to the test results the test item has not to be classified as "substances which in contact with water emit flammable gases" according to chapter 2.12 of theGHS (CLP) regulations.