Substance profile
Antimony trifluoride
Antimony trifluoride is white orthorhombic crystals.
01 · Identification
What Antimony trifluoride is
Antimony trifluoride is white orthorhombic crystals. Its molecular formula is F3Sb and its molecular weight is 178.755 g/mol. It boils at 376 °C, melts at 287 °C.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger. It is classed as corrosives.
02 · Identifiers
Antimony trifluoride identifiers and molecular data
Antimony trifluoride CAS number and EC number
Antimony trifluoride molecular formula and molecular weight
03 · GHS classification
Antimony trifluoride hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Antimony trifluoride pictograms and signal word
Antimony trifluoride hazard class and category
| Hazard class | Category | From code | Pictogram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acute toxicity - oral GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 3 | H301 | GHS06 |
| Acute toxicity - dermal GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 3 | H311 | GHS06 |
| Acute toxicity - inhalation GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 3 | H331 | GHS06 |
| Hazardous to the aquatic environment - chronic GHS chapter 4.1 | Category 2 | H411 | GHS09 |
Antimony trifluoride hazard statements (H-codes)
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H331 | Toxic if inhaled. |
| H311 | Toxic in contact with skin. |
| H301 | Toxic if swallowed. |
| H411 | Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects. |
This page lists only the codes assigned to Antimony trifluoride. 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 Antimony trifluoride
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 Antimony trifluoride 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
Antimony trifluoride precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 13 precautionary statements to Antimony trifluoride. 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.
Prevention
What to do before and during handling so the hazard never happens.
Response
What to do once exposure, spillage or fire has already happened.
Disposal
What has to happen to the contents and the empty container.
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
Antimony trifluoride 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 | антимонов трифлуорид |
| Spanish español | Trifluoruro de antimonio |
| Czech čeština | fluorid antimonitý |
| Danish dansk | antimontrifluorid |
| German Deutsch | Antimontrifluorid |
| Estonian eesti | antimontrifluoriid |
| Greek ελληνικά | τριφθοριούχο αντιμόνιο |
| English English | antimony trifluoride |
| French français | trifluorure d'antimoine |
| Croatian hrvatski | antimonov trifluorid |
| Italian italiano | trifluoruro di antimonio |
| Latvian latviešu | antimona trifluorīds |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | stibio trifluoridas |
| Hungarian magyar | antimon-trifluorid |
| Maltese Malti | trifluworur tal-antimonju |
| Dutch Nederlands | antimoontrifluoride |
| Polish polski | fluorek antymonu(III) trifluorek antymonufluorek antymonawy |
| Portuguese português | trifluoreto de antimónio |
| Romanian română | trifluorură de antimoniu |
| Slovak slovenčina | fluorid antimonitý |
| Slovenian slovenščina | antimonov trifluorid |
| Finnish suomi | antimonitrifluoridi |
| Swedish svenska | antimontrifluorid |
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
Antimony trifluoride GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Antimony trifluoride, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Danger
Antimony trifluoride
- Toxic if inhaled.
- Toxic in contact with skin.
- Toxic if swallowed.
- Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
- Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
- Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.
- Use only outdoors or in a well-ventilated area.
- Avoid release to the environment.
- Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/…
- IF SWALLOWED:
- IF ON SKIN:
- IF INHALED:
- Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor/…
- Rinse mouth.
- Wash with plenty of water/…
- Collect spillage.
- Dispose of contents/container to …
Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity
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07 · Health hazards
Antimony trifluoride health hazards and exposure limits
Antimony trifluoride hazard summary
Corrosive to the skin, eyes, and respiratory tract; Antimony compounds can cause injury to the liver, heart, and lungs; [HSDB] A corrosive substance that can cause injury to the skin, eyes, and respiratory tract; Inhalation may cause chemical pneumonitis; Effects in high-dose animal studies include acute tubular necrosis; [MSDSonline] See Antimony and linked occupational diseases.
Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
Antimony trifluoride occupational exposure limits
| Limit | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PEL | 0.5 [mg/m3], as Sb (2.5 mg/m3, as F) | Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases |
| IDLH | 50.0 [mg/m3], as Sb | Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases |
| IDLH | 50 mg/cu m, as Sb /Antimony/ | Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) |
These are United States values. The European Union sets its own indicative and binding limits, and the figure that applies at a given workplace is the one in the local regulation — not the one shown here.
08 · Physical and chemical properties
Antimony trifluoride properties
Every value is shown with the conditions it was measured under and the source it came from. Where sources disagree, all values are listed rather than one being picked — the difference is usually a different form of the substance, not an error.
Antimony trifluoride boiling point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boiling point | 376 °C (708.8 °F) | HSDB | |
| 376 °C (708.8 °F) | at 760 mmHg | DOE PAC |
Antimony trifluoride melting point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melting point | 287 °C (548.6 °F) | HSDB | |
| 292.22 °C (558 °F) | CAMEO | ||
| 292 °C (557.6 °F) | DOE PAC |
Antimony trifluoride density
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Density | 4.38 g/cm³ | HSDB | |
| 4.38 g/cm³ | at 21 °C | CAMEO | |
| 4.379 g/cm³ | at 20 °C | DOE PAC |
Antimony trifluoride solubility
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solubility | Soluble in water | HSDB | |
| In water, 443 g/100 mL at 20 °C; 562 g/100 mL water at 30 °C | at 20 °C | HSDB | |
| In water, 492 g/100 g water at 25 °C | at 25 °C | HSDB |
Antimony trifluoride vapor pressure
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vapor pressure | 197.566 mmHg | HSDB | |
| 200 mmHg | at 292 °C | DOE PAC |
Antimony trifluoride autoignition temperature
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autoignition temperature | Not flammable (USCG, 1999) | CAMEO |
Values compiled from PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary. Temperatures converted to Fahrenheit for reference.
09 · Handling and storage
Antimony trifluoride storage and handling
Antimony trifluoride storage conditions
Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place. Store under inert gas. Keep in a dry place. Do not store in glass.
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Antimony trifluoride incompatible materials
Trivalent antimony cmpd tend to form explosive mixtures with perchloric acid when hot. /Trivalent antimony cmpd/
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Antimony trifluoride reactivity
A colorless, solid compound, toxic and corrosive. When heated to decomposition, it emits very toxic fumes of fluoride and metallic antimony [Lewis, 3rd ed., 1993, p. 83].
Source: CAMEO Chemicals
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10 · Questions
Antimony trifluoride — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Antimony trifluoride?
The CAS number of Antimony trifluoride is 7783-56-4. Its EC number is 232-009-2.
What is the chemical formula of Antimony trifluoride?
The molecular formula of Antimony trifluoride is F3Sb and its molecular weight is 178.755 g/mol.
What does a Antimony trifluoride label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Antimony trifluoride carries the pictograms Skull and crossbones and Environment and the signal word is Danger.
Is Antimony trifluoride flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Antimony trifluoride 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 Antimony trifluoride a carcinogen?
CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Antimony trifluoride. Annex VI is a list of agreed classifications, not a list of substances found safe, so this is an absence of a classification rather than a clean bill of health.
What is the exposure limit for Antimony trifluoride?
The US occupational exposure limit reported for Antimony trifluoride is 0.5 [mg/m3], as Sb (2.5 mg/m3, as F) (Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases). Limits differ by country: the EU sets its own indicative and binding values, and the figure that applies at a given workplace is the one in the local regulation.
What is the boiling point of Antimony trifluoride?
The boiling point reported for Antimony trifluoride is 376 °C (708.8 °F) (HSDB).
What is the melting point of Antimony trifluoride?
The melting point reported for Antimony trifluoride is 287 °C (548.6 °F) (HSDB).
How should Antimony trifluoride be stored?
Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place. Store under inert gas. Keep in a dry place. Do not store in glass. (Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB))
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