Substance profile
Bromoxynil octanoate
Bromoxynil octanoate is a cream, waxy solid with a characteristic odor.
01 · Identification
What Bromoxynil octanoate is
Bromoxynil octanoate is a cream, waxy solid with a characteristic odor. Its molecular formula is C15H17Br2NO2 and its molecular weight is 403.11 g/mol. It melts at 45.5 °C.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
02 · Identifiers
Bromoxynil octanoate identifiers and molecular data
Bromoxynil octanoate CAS number and EC number
Bromoxynil octanoate molecular formula and molecular weight
Other names for Bromoxynil octanoate
- bromoxynil octanoate (ISO)
- 2,6-dibromo-4-cyanophenyl octanoate
03 · GHS classification
Bromoxynil octanoate hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Bromoxynil octanoate pictograms and signal word
Bromoxynil octanoate hazard class and category
| Hazard class | Category | From code | Pictogram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acute toxicity - oral GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 4 | H302 | GHS07 |
| 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 |
| 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.
Bromoxynil octanoate hazard statements (H-codes)
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H361d | Suspected of damaging the unborn child. |
| H331 | Toxic if inhaled. |
| H302 | Harmful if swallowed. |
| 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 Bromoxynil octanoate. 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 Bromoxynil octanoate
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 Bromoxynil octanoate 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
Bromoxynil octanoate precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 16 precautionary statements to Bromoxynil octanoate. 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
Bromoxynil octanoate 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 | бромоксинил октаноат (ISO) 2,6-дибромо-4-цианофенилов октаноат |
| Spanish español | Bromoxinilo-octanoato (ISO) octanoato de 2,6-dibromo-4-cianofenilo |
| Czech čeština | bromoxynil-oktanoát (ISO) (2,6-dibrom-4-kyanfenyl)-oktanoát |
| Danish dansk | bromoxynil-octanoat (ISO) 2,6-dibrom-4-cyanophenyloctanoat |
| German Deutsch | Bromoxyniloctanoat (ISO) 2,6-Dibrom-4-cyanophenyloctanoat |
| Estonian eesti | bromoksüniiloktanaat (ISO) 2,6-dibromo-4-tsüanofenüüloktanaat |
| Greek ελληνικά | bromoxynil octanoate (οκτανική βρωμοξυνίλη) (ISO) οκτανικός 2,6-διβρωμο-4-κυανοφαινυλεστέρας |
| English English | bromoxynil octanoate (ISO) 2,6-dibromo-4-cyanophenyl octanoate |
| French français | octanoate de bromoxynil (ISO) octanoate de 2,6-dibromo-4-cyanophényle |
| Croatian hrvatski | bromoksinil-oktanoat (ISO) 2,6-dibrom-4-cijanofenil-oktanoat |
| Italian italiano | bromoxinil ottanoato (ISO) ottanoato di 2,6-dibromo-4-cianofenile |
| Latvian latviešu | bromoksinila oktanoāts (ISO) 2,6-dibrom-4-ciānfenila oktanoāts |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | bromksiniloktanoatas (ISO) 2,6-dibrom-4-cianfeniloktanoatas |
| Hungarian magyar | bromoxinil-oktanoát (ISO) 2,6-dibróm-4-cianofenil-oktanoát |
| Maltese Malti | ottanoat tal-bromossinil (ISO) ottanoat ta’ 2,6-dibromo-4-ċjanofenil |
| Dutch Nederlands | bromoxyniloctanoaat (ISO) 2,6-dibroom-4-cyaanfenyloctanoaat |
| Polish polski | oktanian bromoksynilu (ISO) oktanian 2,6-dibromo-4-cyjanofenylu |
| Portuguese português | bromoxinil (octanoato) (ISO) octanoato de 2,6-dibromo-4-cianofenilo |
| Romanian română | bromoxinil octanoat (ISO) octanoat de 2,6-dibromo-4-cianofenil |
| Slovak slovenčina | bromoxynil-oktanoát (ISO) (2,6-dibróm-4-kyanofenyl)-oktanoát |
| Slovenian slovenščina | bromoksinil oktanoat (ISO) 2,6-dibromo-4-cianofenil oktanoat |
| Finnish suomi | bromoksiniilioktanoaatti (ISO) 2,6-dibromi-4-syanofenyylioktanoaatti |
| Swedish svenska | bromoxiniloktanoat (ISO) 2,6-dibrom-4-cyanofenyloktanoat |
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
Bromoxynil octanoate GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Bromoxynil octanoate, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Danger
Bromoxynil octanoate
- Suspected of damaging the unborn child.
- Toxic if inhaled.
- Harmful if swallowed.
- May cause an allergic skin reaction.
- Very toxic to aquatic life.
- Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
- 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:
- Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor/…
- Call a POISON CENTER/doctor/… if you feel unwell.
- Get medical advice/attention.
- 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
Bromoxynil octanoate health hazards and exposure limits
Bromoxynil octanoate hazard summary
A mild skin and eye irritant; May cause skin sensitization; Effects in a 13 week feeding study with rats include decrease in body weight (not associated with decrease in food intake), increased kidney and liver weights, hematological changes, and myocardial degeneration and necrosis; Four workers in a manufacturing plant making both bromoxynil and ioxynil developed typical symptoms of uncoupler poisoning including excessive perspiration, thirst, fever, emesis, myalgia, and weight loss. ... The effects reversed rapidly after exposure ceased. [HSDB] May cause skin sensitization; [eChemPortal: ESIS] May cause irritation; May cause skin sensitization; [MSDSonline] See Bromoxynil.
Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
Bromoxynil octanoate occupational exposure limits
| Limit | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PEL | 5.0 [mg/m3], as CN | Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases |
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
Bromoxynil octanoate 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.
Bromoxynil octanoate melting point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melting point | 45.5 °C (113.9 °F) | range, midpoint shown | HSDB |
Bromoxynil octanoate solubility
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solubility | In water, 0.08 mg/L at 25 °C | at 25 °C | HSDB |
Bromoxynil octanoate vapor pressure
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vapor pressure | 4800 mmHg | at 25 °C | HSDB |
| 0.0000048 mmHg | Haz-Map |
Bromoxynil octanoate flash point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flash point | 38.89 °C (102 °F) | HSDB |
Values compiled from PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary. Temperatures converted to Fahrenheit for reference.
09 · Source notes
Further notes on Bromoxynil octanoate
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.
Solubility
In chloroform 800, xylene, dimethylformamide 700, ethyl acetate 620, cyclohexanone 550, carbon tetrachloride 500, n-propanol 120, acetone, ethanol 100 (all in g/L 20-25 °C)
Source: HSDB
10 · Handling and storage
Bromoxynil octanoate storage and handling
Bromoxynil octanoate storage conditions
Handle carefully ... Do not use or store near heat or open flame. Store at temperature above 3 °F. If allowed to freeze, remix before using. Do not contaminate water, food or feed by storage or disposal of this chemical.
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Bromoxynil octanoate reactivity
BROMOXYNIL OCTANOATE, [SOLID] is an ester. Readily hydrolyzed to bromoxynil and octanoate at pH's exceeding 9.
Source: CAMEO Chemicals
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11 · Questions
Bromoxynil octanoate — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Bromoxynil octanoate?
The CAS number of Bromoxynil octanoate is 1689-99-2. Its EC number is 216-885-3.
What is the chemical formula of Bromoxynil octanoate?
The molecular formula of Bromoxynil octanoate is C15H17Br2NO2 and its molecular weight is 403.11 g/mol.
What does a Bromoxynil octanoate label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Bromoxynil octanoate carries the pictograms Skull and crossbones, Health hazard and Environment and the signal word is Danger.
Is Bromoxynil octanoate flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Bromoxynil octanoate 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 38.89 °C (102 °F) (HSDB).
Is Bromoxynil octanoate a carcinogen?
CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Bromoxynil octanoate. 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 Bromoxynil octanoate?
The US occupational exposure limit reported for Bromoxynil octanoate is 5.0 [mg/m3], as CN (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 melting point of Bromoxynil octanoate?
The melting point reported for Bromoxynil octanoate is 45.5 °C (113.9 °F), range, midpoint shown (HSDB).
How should Bromoxynil octanoate be stored?
Handle carefully ... Do not use or store near heat or open flame. Store at temperature above 3 °F. If allowed to freeze, remix before using. Do not contaminate water, food or feed by storage or disposal of this chemical. (Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB))
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