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Azinphos-Ethyl

Azinphos-Ethyl is colorless needles.

CAS 2642-71-9 C12H16N3O3PS2 345.4 g/mol Danger

01 · Identification

What Azinphos-Ethyl is

Azinphos-Ethyl is colorless needles. Its molecular formula is C12H16N3O3PS2 and its molecular weight is 345.4 g/mol. It melts at 53 °C, is soluble in water.

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.

02 · Identifiers

Azinphos-Ethyl identifiers and molecular data

Azinphos-Ethyl CAS number and EC number

CAS number2642-71-9
EC number220-147-6
Index number (CLP Annex VI)015-056-00-1

Azinphos-Ethyl molecular formula and molecular weight

Molecular formulaC12H16N3O3PS2
Molecular weight345.4 g/mol

Other names for Azinphos-Ethyl

  • azinphos-ethyl (ISO)
  • O,O-diethyl 4-oxobenzotriazin-3-ylmethyl phosphorodithioate

03 · GHS classification

Azinphos-Ethyl hazard classification

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

Azinphos-Ethyl pictograms and signal word

Signal wordDanger

Azinphos-Ethyl hazard class and category

GHS hazard classes Azinphos-Ethyl falls into
Hazard class Category From code Pictogram
Acute toxicity - oral GHS chapter 3.1 Category 1 or 2 H300 GHS06
Acute toxicity - dermal GHS chapter 3.1 Category 3 H311 GHS06
Hazardous to the aquatic environment - acute GHS chapter 4.1 Category 1 H400 GHS09
Hazardous to the aquatic environment - chronic GHS chapter 4.1 Category 1 H410 GHS09

Where two values are shown with “or”, the hazard statement is shared by more than one category or by more than one class, and the code alone does not say which. H272, for example, belongs to oxidising liquids and to oxidising solids — the physical state decides. The binding answer for a specific entry is in the CLP Annex VI table itself.

Azinphos-Ethyl hazard statements (H-codes)

Hazard statements assigned to Azinphos-Ethyl
CodeHazard statement
H300 Fatal if swallowed.
H311 Toxic in contact with skin.
H400 Very toxic to aquatic life.
H410 Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.

This page lists only the codes assigned to Azinphos-Ethyl. 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 Azinphos-Ethyl

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 Azinphos-Ethyl 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

Azinphos-Ethyl precautionary statements

CLP Annex VI assigns 10 precautionary statements to Azinphos-Ethyl. 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.

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

Azinphos-Ethyl 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 азинфос-етил (ISO) O , O -диетилов 4-оксобензотриазин-3-илметилов фосфородитиоат
Spanish español Azinfós-etilo (ISO) fosforoditioato de O , O -dietilo y 4-oxobenzotriazin-3-ilmetilo
Czech čeština azinfos-ethyl (ISO) O, O -diethyl- S -[(4(3 H )-oxo-1,2,3-benzotriazin-3-yl)methyl]-fosforodithioát
Danish dansk azinphos-ethyl (ISO) O, O- diethyl-4-oxobenzotriazin-3-ylmethyldithiophosphat
German Deutsch Azinphos-ethyl (ISO) O , O -Diethyl-4-oxobenzotriazin-3-ylmethylphosphorodithioat
Estonian eesti asiinfoss-etüül O , O -dietüül-4-oksobensotriasiin-3-üülmetüülfosforoditioaat
Greek ελληνικά azinphos-ethyl (αιθυλικό αζινφός) (ISO) διθειοφωσφορικό O , O -διαιθύλιο 4-οξοβενζοτριαζιν-3-υλομεθύλιο
English English azinphos-ethyl (ISO) O , O -diethyl 4-oxobenzotriazin-3-ylmethyl phosphorodithioate
French français azinphos-éthyl (ISO) phosphorodithioate de O , O -diéthyle et de 4-oxobenzotriazin-3-ylméthyle
Croatian hrvatski azinfos-etil (ISO) O , O -dietil-4-oksobenzotriazin-3-il-metil-fosforoditioat
Italian italiano azinfos-etile (ISO) ditiofosfato di O, O-dietile e 4-ossobenzotriazin-3-ilmetile
Latvian latviešu azīnfosetils (ISO) O , O -dietil-4-oksobenzotriazīn-3-ilmetilfosforditioāts
Lithuanian lietuvių etilazinfosas (ISO) O , O -dietil-4-oksobenzotriazin-3-ilmetilditiofosfatas
Hungarian magyar azinfosz-etil (ISO) O, O -dietil-4-oxobenzotriazin-3-ilmetil-ditiofoszfát
Maltese Malti ażinfos-etil (ISO) fosforoditijoat ta’ O , O -dietil 4-ossobenzotriażin-3-ilmetil
Dutch Nederlands azinfos-ethyl (ISO) O , O -diëthyl-4-oxobenzotriazine-3-ylmethyldithiofosfaat
Polish polski azynofos etylowy (ISO) ditiofosforan O , O -dietylu- S -(4-okso-3,4-dihydrobenzo[d]-1,2,3-triazyn-3-ylo)metylu
Portuguese português azinfos-etilo (ISO) fosforoditioato de O , O -dietilo e de 4-oxobenzotriazin-3-ilmetilo
Romanian română azinfos-etil (ISO) ditiofosfat de O, O -dietil și de 4-oxobenzotriazin-3-ilmetil
Slovak slovenčina azínfos-etyl (ISO) O, O -dietyl- S -[(4-oxobenzotriazín-3- yl)metyl]-fosforoditioát
Slovenian slovenščina azinfos-etil (ISO) O , O -dietil 4-oksobenzotriazin-3-ilmetil fosforoditioat
Finnish suomi atsinfossietyyli (ISO) O , O -dietyyli-4-oksobentsotriatsin-3-yylimetyyli)- O , O -fosforoditioaatti
Swedish svenska azinfosetyl (ISO) O , O -dietyl-4-oxobensotriazin-3-ylmetylfosforditioat

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

Azinphos-Ethyl GHS label elements

Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Azinphos-Ethyl, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.

GHS06 Skull and crossbones pictogramGHS09 Environment pictogram

Danger

Azinphos-Ethyl

  • Fatal if swallowed.
  • Toxic in contact with skin.
  • Very toxic to aquatic life.
  • Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
  • Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.
  • Avoid release to the environment.
  • Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/
  • IF SWALLOWED:
  • IF ON SKIN:
  • 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

Azinphos-Ethyl health hazards and exposure limits

Azinphos-Ethyl hazard summary

Effects in high dose animal studies include depression of cholinesterase activity; [HSDB] Extremely toxic cholinesterase inhibitor that may cause death as a result of minor exposure to small amounts; [CAMEO] Toxic by ingestion, skin absorption, or inhalation; [INCHEM PDS: Azinphos-ethyl - 1994] May cause irritation; Effects in high dose animal studies include convulsions; [MSDSonline] The average of two baseline respective cholinesterase activity determinations three days apart, with no exposures to enzyme inhibiting pesticides for at least 30 days, is recommended for each worker prior to exposure to cholinesterase inhibitors because of large inter-individual differences in published baseline values. To be established at least once a year. Removal from workplace exposures is recommended until the cholinesterase activity returns to within 20% of baseline. [TLVs and BEIs]

Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases

08 · Physical and chemical properties

Azinphos-Ethyl 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.

Azinphos-Ethyl boiling point

Property Value Conditions Source
Boiling point 111 °C (231.8 °F) at 0.001 mmHg (reduced pressure) HSDB
111.11 °C (232 °F) at 0.001 mmHg (reduced pressure) CAMEO

Azinphos-Ethyl melting point

Property Value Conditions Source
Melting point 53 °C (127.4 °F) HSDB
52.78 °C (127 °F) CAMEO

Azinphos-Ethyl density

Property Value Conditions Source
Density 1.284 g/cm³ at 20 °C HSDB

Azinphos-Ethyl solubility

Property Value Conditions Source
Solubility SOL IN ORG SOLVENTS EXCEPT PETROLEUM ETHER AND ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS HSDB
Soluble in 2-propanol. HSDB
At 20 °C: n-hexane, 2-5 g/L; isopropanol, 20-50 g/L; dichloromethane, >1,000 g/L; toluene, >1,000 g/L at 20 °C HSDB

Azinphos-Ethyl vapor pressure

Property Value Conditions Source
Vapor pressure 2400 mmHg at 20 °C HSDB
2.2e-7 mmHg at 20 °C CAMEO
0.0000032 mmHg at 20 °C DOE PAC

Azinphos-Ethyl corrosivity

Property Value Conditions Source
Corrosivity Non-corrosive HSDB

Values compiled from PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary. Temperatures converted to Fahrenheit for reference.

09 · Handling and storage

Azinphos-Ethyl storage and handling

Azinphos-Ethyl storage conditions

Store in original container, preferably in locked storage, away from children, food, or feed.

Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)

Azinphos-Ethyl incompatible materials

Contact with oxidizers may cause the release of phosphorous oxides. Contact with strong reducing agents, such as hydrides, may cause the formation of flammable and toxic phosphine gas.

Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)

Azinphos-Ethyl reactivity

The BPS Pesticide incident in Helena resulted in an explosion and death of three firemen. The burning of a 1,000 pound sack of Azinphos Methyl or the flashing of Maneb which was present on the facility may have caused the explosion. Azinphos Ethyl may behave similarly. At elevated temperatures, it will decompose generating toxic gases.

Source: CAMEO Chemicals

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10 · Questions

Azinphos-Ethyl — frequently asked questions

What is the CAS number of Azinphos-Ethyl?

The CAS number of Azinphos-Ethyl is 2642-71-9. Its EC number is 220-147-6.

What is the chemical formula of Azinphos-Ethyl?

The molecular formula of Azinphos-Ethyl is C12H16N3O3PS2 and its molecular weight is 345.4 g/mol.

What does a Azinphos-Ethyl label have to show?

Under CLP Annex VI the label for Azinphos-Ethyl carries the pictograms Skull and crossbones and Environment and the signal word is Danger.

Is Azinphos-Ethyl flammable?

CLP Annex VI assigns Azinphos-Ethyl 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 Azinphos-Ethyl a carcinogen?

CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Azinphos-Ethyl. 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 boiling point of Azinphos-Ethyl?

The boiling point reported for Azinphos-Ethyl is 111 °C (231.8 °F), at 0.001 mmHg (reduced pressure) (HSDB).

What is the melting point of Azinphos-Ethyl?

The melting point reported for Azinphos-Ethyl is 53 °C (127.4 °F) (HSDB).

How should Azinphos-Ethyl be stored?

Store in original container, preferably in locked storage, away from children, food, or feed. (Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB))

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