Substance profile
Bifenthrin
Bifenthrin is a light brown viscous oil with a very faint, slightly sweet odor.
01 · Identification
What Bifenthrin is
Bifenthrin is a light brown viscous oil with a very faint, slightly sweet odor. Its molecular formula is C23H22ClF3O2 and its molecular weight is 422.9 g/mol. It melts at 69 °C.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger. It is classed as flammable agents - 2nd degree.
02 · Identifiers
Bifenthrin identifiers and molecular data
Bifenthrin CAS number and EC number
Bifenthrin molecular formula and molecular weight
Other names for Bifenthrin
- bifenthrin (ISO)
- (2-methylbiphenyl-3-yl)methyl rel-(1R,3R)-3-[(1Z)-2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-en-1-yl]-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate
03 · GHS classification
Bifenthrin hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Bifenthrin pictograms and signal word
Bifenthrin hazard class and category
| Hazard class | Category | From code | Pictogram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acute toxicity - oral GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 1 or 2 | H300 | GHS06 |
| Acute toxicity - inhalation GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 3 | H331 | GHS06 |
| Skin sensitisation GHS chapter 3.4 | Category 1 or 1A or 1B | H317 | GHS07 |
| Carcinogenicity GHS chapter 3.6 | Category 2 | H351 | GHS08 |
| Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure GHS chapter 3.9 | Category 1 | H372 | GHS08 |
| 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.
Bifenthrin hazard statements (H-codes)
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H351 | Suspected of causing cancer <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>. |
| H300 | Fatal if swallowed. |
| H331 | Toxic if inhaled. |
| H372 | Causes damage to organs <or state all organs affected, if known> through prolonged or repeated exposure <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>. |
| H317 | May cause an allergic skin reaction. |
| H400 | Very toxic to aquatic life. |
| H410 | Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects. |
This page lists only the codes assigned to Bifenthrin. 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 Bifenthrin
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 Bifenthrin 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
Bifenthrin precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 18 precautionary statements to Bifenthrin. 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
Bifenthrin 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 | бифентрин (ISO) (2-метилбифенил-3-ил)метилов отн -(1 R ,3 R )-3-[(1 Z )-3,3,3-трифлуоро-2-хлоропроп-1-ен-1-ил]-2,2-диметилциклопропанкарбоксилат |
| Spanish español | Bifentrina (ISO) rel-(1 R ,3 R )-3-[(1Z)-2-cloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-en-1-il]-2,2-dimetilciclopropanocarboxilato de (2-metilbifenil-3-il)metilo |
| Czech čeština | bifenthrin (ISO) (2-methylbifenyl-3-yl)methyl- rel -(1 R ,3 R )-3-[(1 Z )-2-chlor-3,3,3-trifluorprop-1-en-1-yl]-2,2-dimethylcyklopropankarboxylát |
| Danish dansk | bifenthrin (ISO) (2-methylbiphenyl-3-yl)methylrel-(1 R ,3 R )-3-[(1 Z )-2-chlor-3,3,3-trifluorprop-1-en-1-yl]-2,2-dimethylcyclopropancarboxylat |
| German Deutsch | Bifenthrin (ISO) (2-Methylbiphenyl-3-yl)methylrel-(1 R ,3 R )-3-[(1 Z )-2-chlor-3,3,3-trifluorprop-1-en-1-yl]-2,2-dimethylcyclopropancarboxylat |
| Estonian eesti | bifentriin (ISO) (2-metüülbifenüül-3-üül)metüülrel-(1 R ,3 R )-3-[(1 Z )-2-kloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-een-1-üül]-2,2-dimetüültsüklopropaankarboksülaat |
| Greek ελληνικά | bifenthrin (διφαινθρίνη) (ISO) rel-(1 R ,3 R )-3-[(1 Z )-2-χλωρο-3,3,3-τριφθοροπροπ-1-εν-1-υλο]-2,2-διμεθυλοκυκλοπροπανοκαρβοξυλικός (2-μεθυλοδιφαινυλ-3-υλο)μεθυλεστέρας |
| English English | bifenthrin (ISO) (2-methylbiphenyl-3-yl)methylrel-(1 R ,3 R )-3-[(1 Z )-2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-en-1-yl]-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate |
| French français | bifenthrine (ISO) rel -(1 R ,3 R )-3-[(1 Z )-2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-én-1-yl]-2,2-diméthylcyclopropanecarboxylate de (2-méthylbiphényl-3-yl)méthyle |
| Croatian hrvatski | bifentrin (ISO) (2-metilbifenil-3-il)metil-rel-(1 R ,3 R )-3-[(1 Z )-2-klor-3,3,3-trifluorprop-1-en-1-il]-2,2-dimetilciklopropankarboksilat |
| Italian italiano | bifentrin (ISO) (2-metilbifenil-3-il)metilrel-(1 R ,3 R )-3-[(1 Z )-2-cloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-en-1-il]-2,2-dimetilciclopropanocarbossilato |
| Latvian latviešu | bifentrīns (ISO) (2-metilbifenil-3-il)metila rel-(1 R ,3 R )-3-[(1 Z )-2-hlor-3,3,3-trifluorprop-1-ēn-1-il]-2,2-dimetilciklopropānkarboksilāts |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | bifentrinas (ISO) (2-metilbifenil-3-il)metilrel-(1 R ,3 R )-3-[(1 Z )-2-chlor-3,3,3-trifluorprop-1-en-1-il]-2,2-dimetilciklopropankarboksilatas |
| Hungarian magyar | bifentrin (ISO) (2-metilbifenil-3-il)metilrel-(1 R ,3 R )-3-[(1 Z )-2-klór-3,3,3-trifluorprop-1-en-1-il]-2,2-dimetilciklopropánkarboxilát |
| Maltese Malti | bifentrin (ISO) (2-metilbifenil-3-il)metilrel-(1 R ,3 R )-3-[(1 Z )-2-kloro-3,3,3-trifluworoprop-1-en-1-il]-2,2-dimetilċiklopropankarbossilat |
| Dutch Nederlands | bifenthrin (ISO) (2-methylbifenyl-3-yl)methylrel-(1 R ,3 R )-3-[(1 Z )-2-chloor-3,3,3-trifluorprop-1-een-1-yl]-2,2-dimethylcyclopropaancarboxylaat |
| Polish polski | bifentryna (ISO) rel-(1 R ,3 R )-3-[(1 Z )-2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-en-1-ylo]-2,2-dimetylocyklopropanokarboksylan (2-metylobifenyl-3-ylo)metylu |
| Portuguese português | bifentrina (ISO) rel -(1 R ,3 R )-3-[(1 Z )-2-cloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-en-1-il]-2,2-dimetilciclopropanocarboxilato de (2-metilbifenil-3-il)metilo |
| Romanian română | bifentrin (ISO) (2-metilbifenil-3-il)metilrel-(1 R ,3 R )-3-[(1 Z )-2-cloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-en-1-il]-2,2-dimetilciclopropancarboxilat |
| Slovak slovenčina | bifenthrín (ISO) (2-metylbifenyl-3-yl)metyl rel-(1R,3R)-3-[(1Z)-2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-én-1-yl]-2,2-dimetylcyklopropánkarboxylát |
| Slovenian slovenščina | bifentrin (ISO) (2-metilbifenil-3-il)metil rel-(1 R ,3 R )-3-[(1 Z )-2-kloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-en-1-il]-2,2-dimetilciklopropankarboksilat |
| Finnish suomi | bifentriini (ISO),(2-metyylibifenyl-3-yyli)metyyli- rel (1 R ,3 R )-3-[(1 Z )-2-kloori-3,3,3-trifluoriprop-1-en-1-yyli]-2,2-dimetyylisyklopropaanikarboksylaatti |
| Swedish svenska | bifentrin (ISO) (2-metylbifenyl-3-yl)metylrel-(1 R ,3 R )-3-[(1 Z )-2-klor-3,3,3-trifluorprop-1-en-1-yl]-2,2-dimetylcyklopropankarboxylat |
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
Bifenthrin GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Bifenthrin, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Danger
Bifenthrin
- Suspected of causing cancer <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>.
- Fatal if swallowed.
- Toxic if inhaled.
- Causes damage to organs <or state all organs affected, if known> through prolonged or repeated exposure <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>.
- May cause an allergic skin reaction.
- Very toxic to aquatic life.
- Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
- Obtain special instructions before use.
- Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
- Avoid breathing 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.
- Contaminated work clothing should not be allowed out of the workplace.
- Avoid release to the environment.
- Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/…
- IF SWALLOWED:
- IF INHALED:
- IF exposed or concerned:
- Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor/…
- Get medical advice/attention.
- Get medical advice/attention if you feel unwell.
- Rinse mouth.
- If skin irritation or rash occurs:
- Collect spillage.
- Dispose of contents/container to …
Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity
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07 · Health hazards
Bifenthrin health hazards and exposure limits
Bifenthrin hazard summary
May cause skin rash (especially on moist skin) and eye irritation; Caused no skin and nearly no eye irritation in rabbits; Not sensitizing to guinea pig skin; [HSDB] Effects in high-dose oral studies of rats include convulsions, tremors, and male reproductive toxicity; [RTECS] No developmental effects at doses maternally toxic; [REPROTOX] See Pyrethrum.
Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
Bifenthrin carcinogenicity classification
Cancer Classification: Group C Possible Human Carcinogen
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
Bifenthrin 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.
Bifenthrin melting point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melting point | 69 °C (156.2 °F) | HSDB |
Bifenthrin density
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Density | 1.2 g/cm³ | at 125 °C | HSDB |
Bifenthrin solubility
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solubility | Solubility in water: <0.1 ppb | HSDB | |
| Soluble in methylene chloride, chloroform, acetone, ether, toluene; slightly soluble in heptane, methanol | HSDB | ||
| In water, <1.0 ug/L /<1.0X10-3 mg/L/ at 20 °C | at 20 °C | HSDB |
Bifenthrin vapor pressure
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vapor pressure | 1.335e-8 mmHg | OSHA | |
| 13.3511 mmHg | at 20 °C | HSDB | |
| 1.8e-7 mmHg | Haz-Map |
Bifenthrin flash point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flash point | 165 °C (329 °F) | HSDB | |
| 151 °C (303.8 °F) | Pensky Martens closed cup | HSDB |
Values compiled from PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary. Temperatures converted to Fahrenheit for reference.
09 · Handling and storage
Bifenthrin storage and handling
Bifenthrin storage conditions
Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place. Storage class (TRGS 510): Non-combustible, acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials.
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Bifenthrin incompatible materials
Incompatible materials: Strong oxidizing agents
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
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10 · Questions
Bifenthrin — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Bifenthrin?
The CAS number of Bifenthrin is 82657-04-3.
What is the chemical formula of Bifenthrin?
The molecular formula of Bifenthrin is C23H22ClF3O2 and its molecular weight is 422.9 g/mol.
What does a Bifenthrin label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Bifenthrin carries the pictograms Skull and crossbones, Health hazard and Environment and the signal word is Danger.
Is Bifenthrin flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Bifenthrin 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 165 °C (329 °F) (HSDB).
Is Bifenthrin a carcinogen?
CLP Annex VI assigns Bifenthrin H351 — suspected of causing cancer. That is category 2: the evidence points that way but is not conclusive.
What is the melting point of Bifenthrin?
The melting point reported for Bifenthrin is 69 °C (156.2 °F) (HSDB).
How should Bifenthrin be stored?
Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place. Storage class (TRGS 510): Non-combustible, acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials. (Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB))
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