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1,2-Dibromobutan-3-one

HMT 15 June 2026

UN / ID: UN 2648
Hazard class: 6.1
Packing group: II
ERG guide: ERG 154
Special provisions: SP IB2
Source: 49 CFR §172 (15 June 2026)

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1,2-Dibromobutan-3-one

Emergency Response Guide No. 154

Hazardous Materials Table

Source: 49 CFR §172 (15 June 2026)

(3) Hazard Class

6.1
Poisonous Material

(7) Special Provisions (§172.102)

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Special provisions may be very complex. The extracts are taken from 49 CFR §172.102. Please be careful with the information, as necessary, additional conditions may be applied that are not written here. Please check the original source and report bugs.

IB2	_{Authorized IBCs:} Metal (31A, 31B and 31N); Rigid plastics (31H1 and 31H2); Composite (31HZ1). _{Additional Requirement:} Only liquids with a vapor pressure less than or equal to 110 kPa at 50 °C (1.1 bar at 122 °F), or 130 kPa at 55 °C (1.3 bar at 131 °F) are authorized. Browse special provision IB2

(8) Packing Authorizations (§173.***)

(8A) Exceptions	153	see 49 CFR §173.153
(8B) Non-bulk	202	see 49 CFR §173.202
(8C) Bulk	243	see 49 CFR §173.243

(9) Quantity Limits

(9A) Passenger aircraft/rail	5 L
(9B) Cargo aircraft only	60 L

(10) Vessel stowage

(10A) Location

Stowage category “B” means

(i) The material may be stowed “on deck” or “under deck” on a cargo vessel and on a passenger vessel carrying a number of passengers limited to not more than the larger of 25 passengers, or one passenger per each 3 m of overall vessel length; and
(ii) “On deck only” on passenger vessels in which the number of passengers specified in paragraph (k)(2)(i) of this section is exceeded.

Source: 49 CFR §172.101(k)

(10B) Other

40	see 49 CFR §176.84

Source: 49 CFR §176.84

Segregation chart for load, transport, and storage

This chart shows whether loading, transport, or storage with other hazard classes is permitted, prohibited, or restricted. Based on 49 CFR §177.848.

Note: The HMR prohibit only those Division 6.1 liquids that meet the definition of a Packing Group (PG) I and Hazard Zone A. See special provision 1 and PHMSA Interpretation #09-0252.

Packages with POISON or POISON INHALATION HAZARD labels, or a POISON label displaying “PG III,” or “PG III” marked next to a POISON label may not be transported with foodstuffs, feed or any other edible material, intended for humans or animals. For exceptions see 49 CFR §177.841(e).

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This check evaluates segregation per 49 CFR §177.848. Additional loading/unloading and handling requirements may still apply; see 49 CFR §177 Subpart B (Loading and Unloading):

§177.834 - General requirements
§177.835 - Class 1 materials
§177.837 - Class 3 materials
§177.838 - Class 4 (flammable solid) materials, Class 5 (oxidizing) materials, and Division 4.2 (pyroforic liquid) materials
§177.839 - Class 8 (corrosive) materials
§177.840 - Class 2 (gases) materials
§177.841 - Division 6.1 and Division 2.3 materials
§177.842 - Class 7 (radioactive) material
§177.843 - Contamination of vehicles

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