List of UN Numbers 1001 to 1100
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UN 1001 to UN 1100
| UN Number | Class | Proper Shipping Name |
|---|---|---|
| UN 1001 | 2 | Acetylene Acetylene Acetylene is the chemical compound with the formula C2H2. It is a hydrocarbon and the simplest alkyne. This colorless gas is widely used as a fuel and a chemical building block. It is unstable in pure form and thus is usually handled as a solution.As an alkyne, acetylene is unsaturated because... , dissolved |
| UN 1002 | 2 | Air Compressed air Compressed air is air which is kept under a certain pressure, usually greater than that of the atmosphere. In Europe, 10 percent of all electricity used by industry is used to produce compressed air, amounting to 80 terawatt hours consumption per year.... , compressed |
| UN 1003 | 2 | Air, refrigerated liquid, (cryogenic liquid) or Air, refrigerated liquid (cryogenic liquid) non-pressurized |
| UN 1005 | 2 | Ammonia Ammonia Ammonia is a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen with the formula . It is a colourless gas with a characteristic pungent odour. Ammonia contributes significantly to the nutritional needs of terrestrial organisms by serving as a precursor to food and fertilizers. Ammonia, either directly or... , anhydrous |
| UN 1006 | 2 | Argon Argon Argon is a chemical element represented by the symbol Ar. Argon has atomic number 18 and is the third element in group 18 of the periodic table . Argon is the third most common gas in the Earth's atmosphere, at 0.93%, making it more common than carbon dioxide... , compressed |
| UN 1008 | 2 | Boron trifluoride Boron trifluoride Boron trifluoride is the chemical compound with the formula BF3. This pungent colourless toxic gas forms white fumes in moist air. It is a useful Lewis acid and a versatile building block for other boron compounds.-Structure and bonding:... , compressed |
| UN 1009 | 2 | Bromotrifluoromethane Bromotrifluoromethane Bromotrifluoromethane is an organic halide with the chemical formula CBrF3. Alternative names are Halon 1301, R13B1, Halon 13B1 and BTM.- Table of physical properties :- Uses :... or Refrigerant gas, R 13B1 |
| UN 1010 | 2 | Butadienes, inhibited |
| UN 1011 | 2 | Butane Butane Butane is a gas with the formula C4H10 that is an alkane with four carbon atoms. The term may refer to any of two structural isomers, or to a mixture of them: in the IUPAC nomenclature, however, butane refers only to the unbranched n-butane isomer; the other one being called "methylpropane" or... see also Petroleum gases, liquefied |
| UN 1012 | 2 | Butylene Butylene In chemistry, butylene may be an alternate name for the hydrocarbon butene, . It is also a divalent functional group with formula 2• that can be seen as the result of removing two hydrogen atoms from a butane molecule, leaving two free bonds.... see also Petroleum gases, liquefied |
| UN 1013 | 2 | Carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide is a naturally occurring chemical compound composed of two oxygen atoms covalently bonded to a single carbon atom... |
| UN 1014 | 2 | Carbon dioxide and oxygen mixtures, compressed |
| UN 1015 | 2 | Carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide mixtures |
| UN 1016 | 2 | Carbon monoxide Carbon monoxide Carbon monoxide , also called carbonous oxide, is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas that is slightly lighter than air. It is highly toxic to humans and animals in higher quantities, although it is also produced in normal animal metabolism in low quantities, and is thought to have some normal... , compressed |
| UN 1017 | 2 | Chlorine Chlorine Chlorine is the chemical element with atomic number 17 and symbol Cl. It is the second lightest halogen, found in the periodic table in group 17. The element forms diatomic molecules under standard conditions, called dichlorine... |
| UN 1018 | 2 | Chlorodifluoromethane Chlorodifluoromethane Chlorodifluoromethane or difluoromonochloromethane is a hydrochlorofluorocarbon . This colorless gas is better known as HCFC-22, or R-22. It was once commonly used as a propellant and in air conditioning applications... or Refrigerant gas R 22 |
| UN 1020 | 2 | Chloropentafluoroethane Chloropentafluoroethane Chloropentafluoroethane is a chlorofluorocarbon once used as a refrigerant. Its production and consumption has been banned since 1 January 1996 under the Montreal Protocol because of its ozone-depleting potential.... or Refrigerant gas R 115 |
| UN 1021 | 2 | 1-Chloro-1,2,2,2-tetrafluoroethane or Refrigerant gas R 124 |
| UN 1022 | 2 | Chlorotrifluoromethane Chlorotrifluoromethane Chlorotrifluoromethane, R-13, CFC-13, or Freon 13, is a non-flammable, non-corrosive chlorofluorocarbon and also a mixed halomethane. It is used as a refrigerant, however, due to concerns about its ozone-depleting potential, its use has been phased out due to the Montreal Protocol.-Physical... or Refrigerant gas R 13 |
| UN 1023 | 2 | Coal gas Coal gas Coal gas is a flammable gaseous fuel made by the destructive distillation of coal containing a variety of calorific gases including hydrogen, carbon monoxide, methane and volatile hydrocarbons together with small quantities of non-calorific gases such as carbon dioxide and nitrogen... , compressed |
| UN 1026 | 2 | Cyanogen Cyanogen Cyanogen is the chemical compound with the formula 2. It is a colorless, toxic gas with a pungent odor.The molecule is a pseudohalogen. Cyanogen molecules consist of two CN groups — analogous to diatomic halogen molecules, such as Cl2, but far less oxidizing... |
| UN 1027 | 2 | Cyclopropane Cyclopropane Cyclopropane is a cycloalkane molecule with the molecular formula C3H6, consisting of three carbon atoms linked to each other to form a ring, with each carbon atom bearing two hydrogen atoms... |
| UN 1028 | 2 | Dichlorodifluoromethane Dichlorodifluoromethane Dichlorodifluoromethane , is a colorless gas, and usually sold under the brand name Freon-12, is a chlorofluorocarbon halomethane , used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant. Complying with the Montreal Protocol, its manufacture was banned in the United States along with many other... or Refrigerant gas R 12 |
| UN 1029 | 2 | Dichlorofluoromethane Dichlorofluoromethane Dichlorofluoromethane or Freon 21 or R 21 is a halomethane or hydrochlorofluorocarbon. It is a colorless and odorless gas.Its critical point is at 178.5 °C and 517 MPa... or Refrigerant gas R 21 |
| UN 1030 | 2 | 1,1-Difluoroethane or Refrigerant gas R 152a |
| UN 1032 | 2 | Dimethylamine Dimethylamine Dimethylamine is an organic compound with the formula 2NH. This secondary amine is a colorless, flammable liquified gas with an ammonia-like odor. Dimethylamine is generally encountered as a solution in water at concentrations up to around 40%... , anhydrous |
| UN 1033 | 2 | Dimethyl ether Dimethyl ether Dimethyl ether , also known as methoxymethane, is the organic compound with the formula . The simplest ether, it is a colourless gas that is a useful precursor to other organic compounds and an aerosol propellant. When combusted, DME produces minimal soot and CO, though HC and NOx formation is... |
| UN 1035 | 2 | Ethane Ethane Ethane is a chemical compound with chemical formula C2H6. It is the only two-carbon alkane that is an aliphatic hydrocarbon. At standard temperature and pressure, ethane is a colorless, odorless gas.... |
| UN 1036 | 2 | Ethylamine Ethylamine Ethylamine is an organic compound with the formula CH3CH2NH2. This colourless gas has a strong ammonia-like odor. It is miscible with virtually all solvents and is considered to be a weak base, as is typical for amines. Ethylamine is widely used in chemical industry and organic... |
| UN 1037 | 2 | Ethyl chloride |
| UN 1038 | 2 | Ethylene Ethylene Ethylene is a gaseous organic compound with the formula . It is the simplest alkene . Because it contains a carbon-carbon double bond, ethylene is classified as an unsaturated hydrocarbon. Ethylene is widely used in industry and is also a plant hormone... , refrigerated liquid (cryogenic liquid) |
| UN 1039 | 2 | Ethyl methyl ether |
| UN 1040 | 2 | Ethylene oxide Ethylene oxide Ethylene oxide, also called oxirane, is the organic compound with the formula . It is a cyclic ether. This means that it is composed of two alkyl groups attached to an oxygen atom in a cyclic shape . This colorless flammable gas with a faintly sweet odor is the simplest epoxide, a three-membered... or Ethylene oxide with nitrogen up to a total pressure of 1MPa (10 bar) at 50° C |
| UN 1041 | 2 | Ethylene oxide and carbon dioxide mixtures with more than 9 percent but not more than 87 percent ethylene oxide |
| UN 1043 | 2 | Fertilizer Fertilizer Fertilizer is any organic or inorganic material of natural or synthetic origin that is added to a soil to supply one or more plant nutrients essential to the growth of plants. A recent assessment found that about 40 to 60% of crop yields are attributable to commercial fertilizer use... ammoniating solution with free ammonia |
| UN 1044 | 2 | Fire extinguisher Fire extinguisher A fire extinguisher or extinguisher, flame entinguisher is an active fire protection device used to extinguish or control small fires, often in emergency situations... s containing compressed or liquefied gas |
| UN 1045 | 2 | Fluorine Fluorine Fluorine is the chemical element with atomic number 9, represented by the symbol F. It is the lightest element of the halogen column of the periodic table and has a single stable isotope, fluorine-19. At standard pressure and temperature, fluorine is a pale yellow gas composed of diatomic... , compressed |
| UN 1046 | 2 | Helium Helium Helium is the chemical element with atomic number 2 and an atomic weight of 4.002602, which is represented by the symbol He. It is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, non-toxic, inert, monatomic gas that heads the noble gas group in the periodic table... , compressed |
| UN 1048 | 2 | Hydrogen bromide Hydrogen bromide Hydrogen bromide is the diatomic molecule HBr. HBr is a gas at standard conditions. Hydrobromic acid forms upon dissolving HBr in water. Conversely, HBr can be liberated from hydrobromic acid solutions with the addition of a dehydration agent, but not by distillation. Hydrogen bromide and... , anhydrous |
| UN 1049 | 2 | Hydrogen, compressed Compressed hydrogen Compressed hydrogen is the gaseous state of the element hydrogen kept under pressure. Compressed hydrogen in hydrogen tanks at 350 bar and 700 bar is used for mobile hydrogen storage in hydrogen vehicles... |
| UN 1050 | 2 | Hydrogen chloride Hydrogen chloride The compound hydrogen chloride has the formula HCl. At room temperature, it is a colorless gas, which forms white fumes of hydrochloric acid upon contact with atmospheric humidity. Hydrogen chloride gas and hydrochloric acid are important in technology and industry... , anhydrous |
| UN 1051 | 6.1 | Hydrogen cyanide, stabilized with less than 3 percent water |
| UN 1052 | 8 | Hydrogen fluoride Hydrogen fluoride Hydrogen fluoride is a chemical compound with the formula HF. This colorless gas is the principal industrial source of fluorine, often in the aqueous form as hydrofluoric acid, and thus is the precursor to many important compounds including pharmaceuticals and polymers . HF is widely used in the... , anhydrous |
| UN 1053 | 2 | Hydrogen sulfide Hydrogen sulfide Hydrogen sulfide is the chemical compound with the formula . It is a colorless, very poisonous, flammable gas with the characteristic foul odor of expired eggs perceptible at concentrations as low as 0.00047 parts per million... |
| UN 1055 | 2 | Isobutylene Isobutylene Isobutylene is a hydrocarbon of significant industrial importance. It is a four-carbon branched alkene , one of the four isomers of butylene. At standard temperature and pressure it is a colorless flammable gas.-Uses:... see also Petroleum gases, liquefied |
| UN 1056 | 2 | Krypton Krypton Krypton is a chemical element with the symbol Kr and atomic number 36. It is a member of Group 18 and Period 4 elements. A colorless, odorless, tasteless noble gas, krypton occurs in trace amounts in the atmosphere, is isolated by fractionally distilling liquified air, and is often used with other... , compressed |
| UN 1057 | 2 | Lighter Lighter A lighter is a portable device used to generate a flame. It consists of a metal or plastic container filled with a flammable fluid or pressurized liquid gas, a means of ignition, and some provision for extinguishing the flame.- History :... s or Lighter refills cigarettes, containing flammable gas |
| UN 1058 | 2 | Liquified gases, nonflammable charged with nitrogen, carbon dioxide, or air |
| UN 1060 | 2 | Methyl acetylene and propadiene mixtures, stabilized |
| UN 1061 | 2 | Methylamine Methylamine Methylamine is the organic compound with a formula of CH3NH2. This colourless gas is a derivative of ammonia, but with one H atom replaced by a methyl group. It is the simplest primary amine. It is sold as a solution in methanol, ethanol, THF, and water, or as the anhydrous gas in pressurized... , anhydrous |
| UN 1062 | 2 | Methyl bromide |
| UN 1063 | 2 | Methyl chloride, or Refrigerant gas R 40 |
| UN 1064 | 2 | Methyl mercaptan |
| UN 1065 | 2 | Neon Neon Neon is the chemical element that has the symbol Ne and an atomic number of 10. Although a very common element in the universe, it is rare on Earth. A colorless, inert noble gas under standard conditions, neon gives a distinct reddish-orange glow when used in either low-voltage neon glow lamps or... , compressed |
| UN 1066 | 2 | Nitrogen Nitrogen Nitrogen is a chemical element that has the symbol N, atomic number of 7 and atomic mass 14.00674 u. Elemental nitrogen is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, and mostly inert diatomic gas at standard conditions, constituting 78.08% by volume of Earth's atmosphere... , compressed |
| UN 1067 | 2 | Dinitrogen tetroxide Dinitrogen tetroxide Dinitrogen tetroxide is the chemical compound N2O4. It is a useful reagent in chemical synthesis. It forms an equilibrium mixture with nitrogen dioxide; some call this mixture dinitrogen tetroxide, while some call it nitrogen dioxide.Dinitrogen tetroxide is a powerful oxidizer, making it highly... |
| UN 1069 | 2 | Nitrosyl chloride Nitrosyl chloride Nitrosyl chloride is the chemical compound NOCl. It is a yellow gas that is most commonly encountered as a decomposition product of aqua regia, a mixture of hydrochloric acid and nitric acid... |
| UN 1070 | 2 | Nitrous oxide Nitrous oxide Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas or sweet air, is a chemical compound with the formula . It is an oxide of nitrogen. At room temperature, it is a colorless non-flammable gas, with a slightly sweet odor and taste. It is used in surgery and dentistry for its anesthetic and analgesic... |
| UN 1071 | 2 | Oil gas, compressed |
| UN 1072 | 2 | Oxygen Oxygen Oxygen is the element with atomic number 8 and represented by the symbol O. Its name derives from the Greek roots ὀξύς and -γενής , because at the time of naming, it was mistakenly thought that all acids required oxygen in their composition... , compressed |
| UN 1073 | 2 | Oxygen, refrigerated liquid (cryogenic liquid) |
| UN 1075 | 2 | Petroleum gases, liquefied or Liquefied petroleum gas |
| UN 1076 | 2 | Phosgene Phosgene Phosgene is the chemical compound with the formula COCl2. This colorless gas gained infamy as a chemical weapon during World War I. It is also a valued industrial reagent and building block in synthesis of pharmaceuticals and other organic compounds. In low concentrations, its odor resembles... |
| UN 1077 | 2 | Propylene Propylene Propene, also known as propylene or methylethylene, is an unsaturated organic compound having the chemical formula C3H6. It has one double bond, and is the second simplest member of the alkene class of hydrocarbons, and it is also second in natural abundance.-Properties:At room temperature and... see also Petroleum gases, liquefied |
| UN 1078 | 2 | Refrigerant Refrigerant A refrigerant is a substance used in a heat cycle usually including, for enhanced efficiency, a reversible phase change from a liquid to a gas. Traditionally, fluorocarbons, especially chlorofluorocarbons, were used as refrigerants, but they are being phased out because of their ozone depletion... gases, n.o.s. |
| UN 1079 | 2 | Sulfur dioxide Sulfur dioxide Sulfur dioxide is the chemical compound with the formula . It is released by volcanoes and in various industrial processes. Since coal and petroleum often contain sulfur compounds, their combustion generates sulfur dioxide unless the sulfur compounds are removed before burning the fuel... |
| UN 1080 | 2 | Sulfur hexafluoride Sulfur hexafluoride Sulfur hexafluoride is an inorganic, colorless, odorless, and non-flammable greenhouse gas. has an octahedral geometry, consisting of six fluorine atoms attached to a central sulfur atom. It is a hypervalent molecule. Typical for a nonpolar gas, it is poorly soluble in water but soluble in... |
| UN 1081 | 2 | Tetrafluoroethylene Tetrafluoroethylene Tetrafluoroethylene is a chemical compound with the formula C2F4. It is the simplest alkene fluorocarbon. This gaseous species is used primarily in the industrial preparation of polymers.-Properties:... , inhibited |
| UN 1082 | 2 | Trifluorochloroethylene, inhibited |
| UN 1083 | 2 | Trimethylamine Trimethylamine Trimethylamine is an organic compound with the formula N3. This colorless, hygroscopic, and flammable tertiary amine has a strong "fishy" odor in low concentrations and an ammonia-like odor at higher concentrations... , anhydrous |
| UN 1085 | 2 | Vinyl bromide Vinyl bromide Vinyl bromide is a simple vinyl halide. It is soluble in chloroform, ethanol, diethyl ether, acetone and benzene.- Uses :Vinyl bromide is used to manufacture bromopolymers and mainly polyvinyl bromide... , inhibited |
| UN 1086 | 2 | Vinyl chloride Vinyl chloride Vinyl chloride is the organochloride with the formula H2C:CHCl. It is also called vinyl chloride monomer, VCM or chloroethene. This colorless compound is an important industrial chemical chiefly used to produce the polymer polyvinyl chloride . At ambient pressure and temperature, vinyl chloride... , inhibited or Vinyl chloride, stabilized |
| UN 1087 | 2 | Vinyl methyl ether, inhibited |
| UN 1088 | 3 | Acetal Acetal An acetal is a molecule with two single-bonded oxygen atoms attached to the same carbon atom.Traditional usages distinguish ketals from acetals... |
| UN 1089 | 3 | Acetaldehyde Acetaldehyde Acetaldehyde is an organic chemical compound with the formula CH3CHO or MeCHO. It is one of the most important aldehydes, occurring widely in nature and being produced on a large scale industrially. Acetaldehyde occurs naturally in coffee, bread, and ripe fruit, and is produced by plants as part... |
| UN 1090 | 3 | Acetone Acetone Acetone is the organic compound with the formula 2CO, a colorless, mobile, flammable liquid, the simplest example of the ketones.Acetone is miscible with water and serves as an important solvent in its own right, typically as the solvent of choice for cleaning purposes in the laboratory... |
| UN 1091 | 3 | Acetone oils |
| UN 1092 | 6.1 | Acrolein Acrolein Acrolein is the simplest unsaturated aldehyde. It is produced widely but is most often immediately reacted with other products due to its instability and toxicity... , inhibited |
| UN 1093 | 3 | Acrylonitrile Acrylonitrile Acrylonitrile is the chemical compound with the formula C3H3N. This pungent-smelling colorless liquid often appears yellow due to impurities. It is an important monomer for the manufacture of useful plastics. In terms of its molecular structure, it consists of a vinyl group linked to a nitrile... , inhibited |
| UN 1098 | 6.1 | Allyl alcohol Allyl alcohol Allyl alcohol is an organic compound with the structural formula CH2=CHCH2OH. Like many alcohols,it is a water soluble, colourless liquid, but it is more toxic than typical small alcohols. Allyl alcohol is used as a raw material for the production of glycerol, but is used as a precursor to many... |
| UN 1099 | Allyl bromide Allyl bromide Allyl bromide is an organic halide. Its refractive index is 1.4697 . Allyl bromide is an alkylating agent used in synthesis of polymers, pharmaceuticals, allyls and other organic compounds. Physically, allyl bromide is a clear liquid with an intense, acrid, and persistent smell... |
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| UN 1100 | 3 | Allyl chloride Allyl chloride Allyl chloride is the organic compound with the formula CH2=CHCH2Cl. This colorless liquid is insoluble in water but soluble in common organic solvents. It is mainly converted to epichlorohydrin, used in the production of plastics. It is a chlorinated derivative of propylene.-Production:Allyl... |