Substance profile
Bensulide
Bensulide is a colorless solid with a characteristic camphor-like odor.
01 · Identification
What Bensulide is
Bensulide is a colorless solid with a characteristic camphor-like odor. Its molecular formula is C14H24NO4PS3 and its molecular weight is 397.5 g/mol. It melts at 38.4 °C.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Warning.
02 · Identifiers
Bensulide identifiers and molecular data
Bensulide CAS number and EC number
Bensulide molecular formula and molecular weight
Other names for Bensulide
- bensulide (ISO)
- O,O-diisopropyl 2-phenylsulphonylaminoethyl phosphorodithioate
03 · GHS classification
Bensulide hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Bensulide pictograms and signal word
Bensulide hazard class and category
| Hazard class | Category | From code | Pictogram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acute toxicity - oral GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 4 | H302 | GHS07 |
| 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 |
Bensulide hazard statements (H-codes)
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H302 | Harmful if swallowed. |
| H400 | Very toxic to aquatic life. |
| H410 | Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects. |
This page lists only the codes assigned to Bensulide. 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 Bensulide
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 Bensulide 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
Bensulide precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 7 precautionary statements to Bensulide. 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
Bensulide 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 | бенсулид (ISO) O, O -диизопропилов 2-фенилсулфониламиноетилов фосфородитиоат |
| Spanish español | Bensulida (ISO) fosforoditioato de O, O -diisopropilo y 2-fenilsulfonilaminoetilo |
| Czech čeština | bensulid (ISO) O, O -diisopropyl- S -(2-benzensulfonamidoethyl)-fosforodithioát |
| Danish dansk | bensulid (ISO) O, O- diisopropyl-2-phenylsulfonylaminoethyldithiophosphat |
| German Deutsch | Bensulid (ISO) O, O -Diisopropyl- S -2-phenylsulfonylaminoethylphosphorodithioat |
| Estonian eesti | bensuliid (ISO) O , O -diisopropüül-2-fenüülsulfonüülaminoetüülfosforoditioaat |
| Greek ελληνικά | bensulide (βενσουλίδη) (ISO) διθειοφωσφορικό O, O -διισοπροπύλιο 2-φαινυλοσουλφονυλαμινοαιθύλιο |
| English English | bensulide (ISO) O, O -diisopropyl 2-phenylsulphonylaminoethyl phosphorodithioate |
| French français | bensulide (ISO) phosphorodithioate de O, O -diisopropyle et de 2-phénylsulfonylaminoéthyle |
| Croatian hrvatski | benzulid (ISO) O, O -diizopropil-2-fenil-sulfonil-aminoetil-fosforoditioat |
| Italian italiano | bensulide (ISO) ditiofosfato di 2-fenilsolfonilamminoetile e O, O-diisopropile |
| Latvian latviešu | bensulīds (ISO) O, O -diizopropil-2-fenilsulfonilaminoetilfosforditioāts |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | bensulidas (ISO) O, O -diizopropil-2-fenilsulfonilaminoetilditiofosfatas |
| Hungarian magyar | benszulid (ISO) O, O -diizopropil-2-fenilszulfonilaminoetil-ditiofoszfát |
| Maltese Malti | bensulid (ISO) fosforoditijoat ta’ O, O-diisopropil 2-fenilsulfonilamminoetil |
| Dutch Nederlands | bensulide (ISO) 2 -fenylsulfonylaminoëthyl- O , O -diisopropyldithiofosfaat |
| Polish polski | bensulid (ISO) ditiofosforan S-2-(benzenosulfonoamido)etylu-O, O-diizopropylu |
| Portuguese português | bensulida (ISO) ditiofosfato de 2-fenilssulfonilaminoetilo e de O , O -diisopropilo |
| Romanian română | bensulid(ă) (ISO) ditiofosfat de O, O -diizopropil și de 2-fenilsulfonilaminoetil |
| Slovak slovenčina | bensulid (ISO) O, O -diizopropyl- S -[2-(benzénsulfónamido)etyl]-fosforoditioát |
| Slovenian slovenščina | bensulid (ISO) O, O -diizopropil 2-fenilsulfonilaminoetil fosforoditioat |
| Finnish suomi | bensulidi (ISO) O , O -di-isopropyyli-2-fenyylisulfonyyliaminoetyylifosforoditioaatti |
| Swedish svenska | bensulid (ISO) O, O -diisopropyl-2-fenylsulfonylaminoetylfosforditioat |
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
Bensulide GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Bensulide, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Warning
Bensulide
- Harmful if swallowed.
- 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.
- IF SWALLOWED:
- Call a POISON CENTER/doctor/… if you feel unwell.
- Rinse mouth.
- Collect spillage.
- Dispose of contents/container to …
Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity
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07 · Health hazards
Bensulide health hazards and exposure limits
Bensulide hazard summary
A cholinesterase inhibitor; [ICSC] Caused mild skin and eye irritation in rabbits; Effects observed in chronic feeding studies with rats include inhibition of cholinesterase activity and minor histopathological changes of liver; [HSDB] 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
Bensulide carcinogenicity classification
Cancer Classification: Not Likely to be Carcinogenic to Humans
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
An IARC group and a CLP classification answer different questions. IARC judges whether the evidence for cancer in humans is strong enough; CLP Annex VI is the legally binding EU classification. A substance can carry one and not the other.
08 · Physical and chemical properties
Bensulide 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.
Bensulide melting point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melting point | 38.4 °C (101.1 °F) | HSDB | |
| 34 °C (93.2 °F) | ICSC |
Bensulide density
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Density | 1.2 g/cm³ | ICSC | |
| 1.224 g/cm³ | at 20 °C | HSDB |
Bensulide solubility
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solubility | Solubility at 20 °C: 300 mg/L kerosene; miscible with acetone, ethanol, methyl isobutyl ketone, xylene. | at 20 °C | HSDB |
| Solubility in water, g/100ml at 20 °C: 0.0025 (practically insoluble) | at 20 °C | ICSC | |
| In water, 25 mg/L at 25 °C | at 25 °C | HSDB |
Bensulide vapor pressure
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vapor pressure | 8e-7 mmHg | at 25 °C | HSDB |
| 8e-7 mmHg | Haz-Map | ||
| Vapor pressure, Pa at 20 °C: | at 20 °C | ICSC |
Bensulide flash point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flash point | 157.22 °C (315 °F) | HSDB | |
| 157 °C (314.6 °F) | ICSC |
Bensulide corrosivity
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corrosivity | Corrosive to copper, but not to mild iron, steel, tin, or brass. | HSDB |
Values compiled from PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary. Temperatures converted to Fahrenheit for reference.
09 · Fire and explosion
Bensulide fire and explosion behaviour
These are descriptions rather than measured values, so they are kept out of the table above and quoted here with the source that reported them.
Bensulide fire potential
Fire point: 171 °C
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
10 · Handling and storage
Bensulide storage and handling
Bensulide safe storage
Provision to contain effluent from fire extinguishing. Separated from food and feedstuffs.
Source: ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)
Bensulide storage conditions
Store above 42 °F depending on emulsifiable formulation. Do not store or use near heat or flame. Warm and agitate until crystals dissolve, or do not use.
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
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11 · Questions
Bensulide — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Bensulide?
The CAS number of Bensulide is 741-58-2. Its EC number is 212-010-4.
What is the chemical formula of Bensulide?
The molecular formula of Bensulide is C14H24NO4PS3 and its molecular weight is 397.5 g/mol.
What does a Bensulide label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Bensulide carries the pictograms Exclamation mark and Environment and the signal word is Warning.
Is Bensulide flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Bensulide 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. The flash point reported for it is 157.22 °C (315 °F) (HSDB).
Is Bensulide a carcinogen?
CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Bensulide. 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 melting point of Bensulide?
The melting point reported for Bensulide is 38.4 °C (101.1 °F) (HSDB).
How should Bensulide be stored?
Store above 42 °F depending on emulsifiable formulation. Do not store or use near heat or flame. Warm and agitate until crystals dissolve, or do not use. (Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB))
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