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Reference data from EU CLP Annex VI and published regulations — verify against your supplier's SDS before use.

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(4-Phenylbutyl)phosphinic acid

(4-Phenylbutyl)phosphinic acid is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

CAS 86552-32-1 Danger

01 · Identification

What (4-Phenylbutyl)phosphinic acid is

(4-Phenylbutyl)phosphinic acid is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.

02 · Identifiers

(4-Phenylbutyl)phosphinic acid identifiers and molecular data

(4-Phenylbutyl)phosphinic acid CAS number and EC number

CAS number86552-32-1
EC number420-450-5
Index number (CLP Annex VI)015-198-00-4

03 · GHS classification

(4-Phenylbutyl)phosphinic acid hazard classification

Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.

(4-Phenylbutyl)phosphinic acid pictograms and signal word

Signal wordDanger

(4-Phenylbutyl)phosphinic acid hazard class and category

GHS hazard classes (4-Phenylbutyl)phosphinic… falls into
Hazard class Category From code Pictogram
Serious eye damage/eye irritation GHS chapter 3.3 Category 1 H318 GHS05
Carcinogenicity GHS chapter 3.6 Category 2 H351 GHS08

(4-Phenylbutyl)phosphinic acid hazard statements (H-codes)

Hazard statements assigned to (4-Phenylbutyl)phosphinic…
CodeHazard statement
H351 Suspected of causing cancer <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>.
H318 Causes serious eye damage.

This page lists only the codes assigned to (4-Phenylbutyl)phosphinic…. The full reference lives on the hazard statements hub, the precautionary statements hub and the GHS pictograms hub.

Safety Data Sheet

Getting an SDS for (4-Phenylbutyl)phosphinic…

A Safety Data Sheet is written for a product, not for a substance: the supplier of the grade you actually buy issues it, so two suppliers of (4-Phenylbutyl)phosphi… issue two different sheets. That is why there is no single authoritative SDS for a substance to download — what there is, is the job of collecting the sheets for the products you hold and keeping them current as suppliers revise them.

04 · Precautionary statements

(4-Phenylbutyl)phosphinic acid precautionary statements

CLP Annex VI assigns 7 precautionary statements to (4-Phenylbutyl)phosphinic…. They are grouped the way a label groups them: what to do before handling, what to do when something has already happened, how to store it and how to dispose of it.

Reading the notation. is a blank the supplier fills in — not a truncated sentence.· [square brackets] mark a part printed only when it applies.

05 · Names in the regulation

(4-Phenylbutyl)phosphinic acid name in 23 EU languages

CLP Annex VI Part 3 is published in every language edition of the regulation, and the identification column is written out in each of them. Nothing below is translated by us: each line is the name as that edition prints it. Under Art. 18(2) the substance name from Annex VI is a lawful product identifier, so this is the wording to put on a label going to that market — and where the cell lists several designations, any one of them qualifies.

Language Name in CLP Annex VI Part 3
Bulgarian български (4-фенилбутил)фосфинова киселина
Spanish español Ácido (4-fenilbutil)fosfínico
Czech čeština (4-fenylbutyl)fosfinová kyselina
Danish dansk (4-phenylbutyl)phosphinsyre
German Deutsch (4-Phenylbutyl)phosphinsäure
Estonian eesti (4-fenüülbutüül)fosfiinhape
Greek ελληνικά (4-φαινυλοβουτυλο)φωσφινικό οξύ
English English (4-phenylbutyl)phosphinic acid
French français acide (4-phénylbutyl)phosphinique
Croatian hrvatski (4-fenilbutil)fosfinska kiselina
Italian italiano acido (4-fenilbutil)fosfinico
Latvian latviešu (4-fenilbutil)fosfīnskābe
Lithuanian lietuvių (4-fenilbutil)fosfinato rūgštis
Hungarian magyar (4-fenilbutil)foszfinsav
Maltese Malti aċidu (4-fenilbutil)fosfiniku
Dutch Nederlands (4-fenylbutyl)fosfinezuur
Polish polski kwas (4-fenylobutylo)fosfinowy
Portuguese português ácido (4-fenilbutil)fosfínico
Romanian română acid (4-fenilbutil)fosfinic
Slovak slovenčina kyselina (4-fenylbutyl)fosfínová
Slovenian slovenščina (4-fenilbutil)fosfinska kislina
Finnish suomi (4-fenyylibutyyli)fosfiinihappo
Swedish svenska (4-fenylbutyl)fosfinsyra

All 23 language editions of Annex VI carry this entry. Irish is the twenty-fourth official EU language and has no line here for a different reason: no consolidated CLP text has ever been published in Irish, so there is no Irish edition of Annex VI to quote a name from. Source: consolidated CLP, CELEX 02008R1272, language editions. © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu — only the electronic Official Journal of the European Union is authentic.

06 · Label elements

(4-Phenylbutyl)phosphinic acid GHS label elements

Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for (4-Phenylbutyl)phosphinic…, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.

GHS05 Corrosion pictogramGHS08 Health hazard pictogram

Danger

(4-Phenylbutyl)phosphinic acid

  • Suspected of causing cancer <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>.
  • Causes serious eye damage.
  • Obtain special instructions before use.
  • Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/
  • IF IN EYES:
  • IF exposed or concerned:
  • Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor/
  • Get medical advice/attention.
  • Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.

Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity

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07 · Questions

(4-Phenylbutyl)phosphinic acid — frequently asked questions

What is the CAS number of (4-Phenylbutyl)phosphinic acid?

The CAS number of (4-Phenylbutyl)phosphinic acid is 86552-32-1. Its EC number is 420-450-5.

What does a (4-Phenylbutyl)phosphinic acid label have to show?

Under CLP Annex VI the label for (4-Phenylbutyl)phosphinic acid carries the pictograms Corrosion and Health hazard and the signal word is Danger.

Is (4-Phenylbutyl)phosphinic acid flammable?

CLP Annex VI assigns (4-Phenylbutyl)phosphinic acid no flammability hazard class. That is not a statement that it cannot burn: the harmonised list only records the hazards that were assessed for it.

Is (4-Phenylbutyl)phosphinic acid a carcinogen?

CLP Annex VI assigns (4-Phenylbutyl)phosphinic acid H351 — suspected of causing cancer. That is category 2: the evidence points that way but is not conclusive.

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