Substance profile
Deltamethrin
Deltamethrin is crystals and is odorless.
01 · Identification
What Deltamethrin is
Deltamethrin is crystals and is odorless. Its molecular formula is C22H19Br2NO3 and its molecular weight is 505.2 g/mol. It melts at 90 °C.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
02 · Identifiers
Deltamethrin identifiers and molecular data
Deltamethrin CAS number and EC number
Deltamethrin molecular formula and molecular weight
Other names for Deltamethrin
- deltamethrin (ISO)
- (S)-α-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl (1R, 3R)-3-(2,2-dibromovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate
03 · GHS classification
Deltamethrin hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Deltamethrin pictograms and signal word
Deltamethrin hazard class and category
| Hazard class | Category | From code | Pictogram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acute toxicity - oral GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 3 | H301 | GHS06 |
| Acute toxicity - inhalation GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 3 | H331 | 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 |
Deltamethrin hazard statements (H-codes)
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H331 | Toxic if inhaled. |
| H301 | Toxic 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 Deltamethrin. 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 Deltamethrin
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 Deltamethrin 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
Deltamethrin precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 10 precautionary statements to Deltamethrin. 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
Deltamethrin 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 | делтаметрин (ISO) ( S )-α-циано-3- феноксибензилов (1 R ,3 R )-3-(2,2-дибромовинил)-2,2-диметилциклопропанкарбоксилат |
| Spanish español | Deltametrina (ISO) (1 R ,3 R )-3-(2,2-dibromovinil)-2,2-dimetilciclopropanocarboxilato de ( S )-α-ciano-3-fenoxibencilo |
| Czech čeština | deltamethrin (ISO) ( S )-[(3-fenoxyfenyl)kyanmethyl]-(1 R ,3 R )-3-(2,2-dibromvinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyklopropan-1-karboxylát |
| Danish dansk | deltamethrin (ISO) ( S )-α-cyan-3-phenoxybenzyl-(1 R , 3 R )-3-(2,2-dibromvinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropancarboxylat |
| German Deutsch | Deltamethrin (ISO) ( S )-α-Cyan-3-phenoxybenzyl( 1R , 3R )-3-(2,2-dibromvinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropancarboxylat |
| Estonian eesti | deltametriin (ISO) ( S )-α-tsüano-3-fenoksübensüül(1 R ,3 R )-3-(2,2-dibromovinüül)-2,2-dimetüültsüklopropaankarboksülaat |
| Greek ελληνικά | deltamethrin (δελταμεθρίνη) (ISO) (1 R ,3 R )-3-(2,2-διβρωμοβινυλο)-2,2-διμεθυλοκυκλοπροπανοκαρβοξυλικό ( S )-α-κυανο-3-φαινοξυβενζύλιο |
| English English | deltamethrin (ISO) ( S )-α-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl(1 R , 3 R )-3-(2,2-dibromovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate |
| French français | deltaméthrine (ISO) (1 R , 3 R )-3-(2,2-dibromovinyl)-2,2-diméthylcyclopropanecarboxylate de ( S )-α-cyano-3-phénoxybenzyle |
| Croatian hrvatski | deltametrin (ISO) ( S )-α-cijano-3-fenoksibenzil-(1 R ,3 R )-3-(2,2-dibromvinil)-2,2-dimetilciklopropankarboksilat |
| Italian italiano | deltametrina (ISO) ( S )-α-ciano-3-fenossibenzil (1 R , 3 R )-3-(2,2-dibromovinil)-2,2-dimetilciclopropancarbossilato |
| Latvian latviešu | deltametrīns (ISO) ( S )-α-ciān-3-fenoksibenzil (1 R ,3 R )-3-(2,2-dibromvinil)-2,2-dimetilciklopropānkarboksilāts |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | deltametrinas (ISO) ( S )-α-ciano-3-fenoksibenzil-(1 R ,3 R )-3-(2,2-dibromvinil)-2,2-dimetilciklopropankarboksilatas |
| Hungarian magyar | deltametrin (ISO) ( S )-α-ciano-3-fenoxibenzil-(1 R , 3 R )-3-(2,2-dibrómvinil)-2,2-dimetilciklopropán-karboxilát |
| Maltese Malti | deltametrin (ISO) ( S )-α-ċjano-3-fenossibenżil(1 R , 3 R )-3-(2,2-dibromovinil)-2,2-dimetilċiklopropanekarbossilat |
| Dutch Nederlands | deltamethrin (ISO) ( S )-α-cyaan-3-fenoxybenzyl(1 R ,3 R )-3-(2,2-dibroomvinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropaancarboxylaat |
| Polish polski | deltametryna (ISO) (1 R ,3 R )-3-(2,2-dibromowinylo)-2,2-dimetylocyklopropanokarboksylan ( S )-α-cyjano-3-fenoksybenzylu |
| Portuguese português | deltametrina (ISO) (1 R ,3 R )-3-(2,2-dibromovinil)-2,2-dimetilciclopropanocarboxilato de ( S )-α-ciano-3-fenoxibenzilo |
| Romanian română | deltametrin (ISO) (1 R ,3 R )-3-(2,2-dibromovinil)-2,2-dimetilciclopropancarboxilat de( S )-α-ciano-3-fenoxibenzil |
| Slovak slovenčina | deltametrín (ISO) O -[( S )-(3-fenoxyfenyl)(kyano)metyl]- (1 R ,3 R )-3-(2,2-dibrómvinyl)-2,2- dimetylcyklopropánkarboxylát |
| Slovenian slovenščina | deltametrin (ISO) ( S )-α-ciano-3-fenoksibenzil (1 R ,3 R )-3-(2,2-dibromovinil)-2,2-dimetilciklopropankarboksilat |
| Finnish suomi | deltametriini (ISO) (S)-α-syano-3-fenoksibentsyyli-(1 R , 3 R )-3-(2,2-dibromivinyyli)-2,2-dimetyylisyklopropaanikarboksylaatti |
| Swedish svenska | deltametrin (ISO) ( S )-α-cyano-3-fenoxibensyl(1 R , 3 R )-3-(2,2-dibromvinyl)-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
Deltamethrin GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Deltamethrin, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Danger
Deltamethrin
- Toxic if inhaled.
- Toxic if swallowed.
- Very toxic to aquatic life.
- Very 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.
- IF SWALLOWED:
- IF INHALED:
- Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor/…
- Rinse mouth.
- Collect spillage.
- Dispose of contents/container to …
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07 · Health hazards
Deltamethrin health hazards and exposure limits
Deltamethrin hazard summary
A skin, eye, and respiratory tract irritant; May cause facial sensation of tingling, itching, or burning; [ICSC] A severe irritant; Can be absorbed through skin; May cause skin and respiratory sensitization after prolonged contact; Effects in high-dose animal studies include convulsions; [MSDSonline] See Cypermethrin.
Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
Deltamethrin carcinogenicity classification
Cancer Classification: Not Likely to be Carcinogenic to Humans
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Evaluation: No data were available from studies in humans. There is inadequate evidence for the carcinogenicity of deltamethrin in experimental animals. Overall evaluation: Deltamethrin is not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans (Group 3).
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
Deltamethrin 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.
Deltamethrin melting point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melting point | 90 °C (194 °F) | HSDB | |
| 99.5 °C (211.1 °F) | range, midpoint shown | HSDB |
Deltamethrin density
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Density | 0.5 g/cm³ | ICSC |
Deltamethrin solubility
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solubility | Solubility; in cyclohexanone 750, dichloromethane 700, acetone 500, benzene 450, dimethyl sulphoxide 450, xylene 250, isopropanol 6 (all in g/L at 20 °C) | at 20 °C | HSDB |
| Solubility in water at 20 °C: none | at 20 °C | ICSC | |
| In water, <0.002 mg/L at 25 °C | at 25 °C | HSDB |
Deltamethrin vapor pressure
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vapor pressure | 9.3e-11 mmHg | at 25 °C | HSDB |
| 2e-8 mmHg | Haz-Map | ||
| Vapor pressure, Pa at 20 °C: | at 20 °C | ICSC |
Deltamethrin corrosivity
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corrosivity | Non-corrosive to metals | HSDB |
Values compiled from PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary. Temperatures converted to Fahrenheit for reference.
09 · Fire and explosion
Deltamethrin 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.
Deltamethrin fire potential
Combustible. Liquid formulations containing organic solvents may be flammable.
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
10 · Handling and storage
Deltamethrin storage and handling
Deltamethrin safe storage
Store only in original container. Separated from food and feedstuffs. Provision to contain effluent from fire extinguishing. Store in an area without drain or sewer access.
Source: ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)
Deltamethrin storage conditions
Pyrethrins with piperonyl butoxide topical preparations should be stored in well-closed containers at a temperature less than 40 °C, preferably between 15-30 °C. /Pyrethrins/
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Deltamethrin incompatible materials
Strong oxidizing agents, bases, chlorates, nitrates. /Deltaguard G Insecticide Granule/
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
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11 · Questions
Deltamethrin — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Deltamethrin?
The CAS number of Deltamethrin is 52918-63-5. Its EC number is 258-256-6.
What is the chemical formula of Deltamethrin?
The molecular formula of Deltamethrin is C22H19Br2NO3 and its molecular weight is 505.2 g/mol.
What does a Deltamethrin label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Deltamethrin carries the pictograms Skull and crossbones and Environment and the signal word is Danger.
Is Deltamethrin flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Deltamethrin 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 Deltamethrin a carcinogen?
CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Deltamethrin. 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. IARC places it in Group 3: not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans.
What is the melting point of Deltamethrin?
The melting point reported for Deltamethrin is 90 °C (194 °F) (HSDB).
How should Deltamethrin be stored?
Pyrethrins with piperonyl butoxide topical preparations should be stored in well-closed containers at a temperature less than 40 °C, preferably between 15-30 °C. /Pyrethrins/ (Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB))
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