Substance profile
Digitoxin
Digitoxin is very small elongated, rectangular plates from dilute alcohol and is odorless.
01 · Identification
What Digitoxin is
Digitoxin is very small elongated, rectangular plates from dilute alcohol and is odorless. Its molecular formula is C41H64O13 and its molecular weight is 764.9 g/mol. It melts at 256 °C.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
02 · Identifiers
Digitoxin identifiers and molecular data
Digitoxin CAS number and EC number
Digitoxin molecular formula and molecular weight
03 · GHS classification
Digitoxin hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Digitoxin pictograms and signal word
Digitoxin 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 |
| Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure GHS chapter 3.9 | Category 2 | H373 | GHS08 |
Digitoxin hazard statements (H-codes)
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H331 | Toxic if inhaled. |
| H301 | Toxic if swallowed. |
| H373 | May cause 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>. |
This page lists only the codes assigned to Digitoxin. 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 Digitoxin
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 Digitoxin 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
Digitoxin precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 8 precautionary statements to Digitoxin. 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.
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
Digitoxin 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 | дигитоксин |
| Spanish español | Digitoxina |
| Czech čeština | digitoxin |
| Danish dansk | digitoxin |
| German Deutsch | Digitoxin 3β,14β-Dihydroxy-5β-carden-20(22)-olid-3-tridigitoxid |
| Estonian eesti | digitoksiin |
| Greek ελληνικά | διγιτοξίνη |
| English English | digitoxin |
| French français | digitoxine |
| Croatian hrvatski | digitoksin |
| Italian italiano | digitossina |
| Latvian latviešu | digitoksīns |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | digitoksinas |
| Hungarian magyar | digitoxin |
| Maltese Malti | diġitossina |
| Dutch Nederlands | digitaline |
| Polish polski | digitoksyna |
| Portuguese português | digitoxina |
| Romanian română | digitoxină |
| Slovak slovenčina | digitoxín |
| Slovenian slovenščina | digitoksin |
| Finnish suomi | digitoksiini |
| Swedish svenska | digitoxin |
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
Digitoxin GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Digitoxin, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Danger
Digitoxin
- Toxic if inhaled.
- Toxic if swallowed.
- May cause 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>.
- 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.
- IF SWALLOWED:
- IF INHALED:
- Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor/…
- Get medical advice/attention if you feel unwell.
- Rinse mouth.
Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity
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07 · Physical and chemical properties
Digitoxin 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.
Digitoxin melting point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melting point | 255.5 °C (491.9 °F) | HSDB | |
| 256.5 °C (493.7 °F) | range, midpoint shown | HSDB | |
| 256.67 °C (494 °F) | range, midpoint shown | CAMEO |
Digitoxin solubility
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solubility | Slightly soluble in water | HSDB | |
| Practically insoluble in water (1 g/100 L at 20 °C) | at 20 °C | HSDB | |
| In water, 3.9 mg/L at 25 °C | at 25 °C | HSDB |
Values compiled from PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary. Temperatures converted to Fahrenheit for reference.
08 · Handling and storage
Digitoxin storage and handling
Digitoxin storage conditions
Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place. Keep in a dry place.
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Digitoxin incompatible materials
Incompatible materials: Strong oxidizing agents.
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
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09 · Questions
Digitoxin — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Digitoxin?
The CAS number of Digitoxin is 71-63-6. Its EC number is 200-760-5.
What is the chemical formula of Digitoxin?
The molecular formula of Digitoxin is C41H64O13 and its molecular weight is 764.9 g/mol.
What does a Digitoxin label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Digitoxin carries the pictograms Skull and crossbones and Health hazard and the signal word is Danger.
Is Digitoxin flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Digitoxin 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 Digitoxin a carcinogen?
CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Digitoxin. 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 Digitoxin?
The melting point reported for Digitoxin is 255.5 °C (491.9 °F) (HSDB).
How should Digitoxin be stored?
Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place. Keep in a dry place. (Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB))
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