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Diborane

HMT 15 June 2026

UN / ID: UN 1911
Hazard class: 2.3
Packing group: —
ERG guide: ERG 119
Special provisions: SP 1, SP N89
Source: 49 CFR §172 (15 June 2026)

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Diborane

Diborane(6), commonly known as diborane, is the inorganic compound with the formula B2H6. It is a highly toxic, colorless, and pyrophoric gas with a repulsively sweet odor. Given its simple formula, diborane is a fundamental boron compound. It has attracted wide attention for its unique electronic structure Wikipedia

Substance Data

Source: PubChem (HSDB, 04.12.2019)

CAS-Number

19287-45-7

Flash Point

n/a

Boiling Point

n/a

Emergency Response Guide No. 119

Hazardous Materials Table

Source: 49 CFR §172 (15 June 2026)

(3) Hazard Class

2.3
Poisonous gas

(4) Identification number

UN 1911

(5) Packing Group

n/a

(6) Labels

(7) Special Provisions (§172.102)

×Note:
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.

1	This material is poisonous by inhalation (see § 171.8 of this subchapter) in Hazard Zone A (see § 173.116(a) or § 173.133(a) of this subchapter), and must be described as an inhalation hazard under the provisions of this subchapter. Browse special provision 1
N89	When steel UN pressure receptacles are used, only those bearing the “H” mark are authorized. Browse special provision N89

(8) Packing Authorizations (§173.***)

(8A) Exceptions	None
(8B) Non-bulk	302	see 49 CFR §173.302
(8C) Bulk	None

(9) Quantity Limits

(9A) Passenger aircraft/rail	Forbidden
(9B) Cargo aircraft only	Forbidden

(10) Vessel stowage

(10A) Location

Stowage category “D” means the material must be stowed “on deck only” on a cargo vessel or 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, but the material is prohibited on a passenger vessel in which the limiting number of passengers is exceeded.

Source: 49 CFR §172.101(k)

(10B) Other

40	see 49 CFR §176.84
57	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: In this segregation and separation chart are HazMat of hazard class 2.3 considered depending on their poisonousness by inhalation (Hazard zone A). See special provision 1 and PHMSA Interpretation #09-0252.

Hazard class	8	7	6.1	5.2	5.1	4.3	4.2	4.1	3	2.3B	2.3A	2.2	2.1	1.6	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.1/1.2
1.1/1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
2.1
2.2
2.3A
2.3B
3
4.1
4.2
4.3
5.1
5.2
6.1
7
8

	Must not be loaded, transported, or stored together in the same vehicle or facility.
	May be loaded, transported, or stored together.
	May be loaded, transported, or stored together only with restrictions.

Similar substances

UN / ID	Proper shipping name	Hazard class
NA 1911	Diborane mixtures	2.1