Substance profile
Fenitrothion
Fenitrothion is a yellow-brown liquid with a faint characteristic odor.
01 · Identification
What Fenitrothion is
Fenitrothion is a yellow-brown liquid with a faint characteristic odor. Its molecular formula is C9H12NO5PS and its molecular weight is 277.24 g/mol. It melts at 0.3 °C.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Warning.
02 · Identifiers
Fenitrothion identifiers and molecular data
Fenitrothion CAS number and EC number
Fenitrothion molecular formula and molecular weight
Other names for Fenitrothion
- fenitrothion (ISO)
- O,O-dimethyl O-4-nitro-m-tolyl phosphorothioate
03 · GHS classification
Fenitrothion hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Fenitrothion pictograms and signal word
Fenitrothion 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 |
Fenitrothion 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 Fenitrothion. 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 Fenitrothion
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 Fenitrothion 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
Fenitrothion precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 7 precautionary statements to Fenitrothion. 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
Fenitrothion 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 | фенитротион (ISO) O, O -диметилов O -4-нитро- m -толилов фосфоротиоат |
| Spanish español | Fenitrotión (ISO) fosforotioato de O, O -dimetilo y O -4-nitro- m -tolilo |
| Czech čeština | fenitrothion (ISO) O, O -dimethyl- O -(3-methyl-4-nitrofenyl)-fosforothioát |
| Danish dansk | fenitrothion (ISO) O, O- dimethyl- O- 4-nitro-m-tolylthiophosphat |
| German Deutsch | Fenitrothion (ISO) O, O -Dimethyl- O -4-nitro- m -tolylphosphorothioat |
| Estonian eesti | fenitrotioon (ISO) O , O -dimetüül- O -4-nitro- m -tolüülfosforotioaat |
| Greek ελληνικά | fenitrothion (φαινιτροθείο) (ISO) θειοφωσφορικό O, O -διμεθύλιο O -4-νιτρο- m -τολύλιο |
| English English | fenitrothion (ISO) O, O -dimethyl O -4-nitro- m -tolyl phosphorothioate |
| French français | fénitrothion (ISO) phosphorothioate de O, O -diméthyle et de O -4-nitro- m -tolyle |
| Croatian hrvatski | fenitrotion (ISO) O, O -dimetil- O -4-nitro- m -tolil-fosforotioat |
| Italian italiano | fenitrotion (ISO) tiofosfato di O, O-dimetile e O-4-nitro- m -tolile |
| Latvian latviešu | fenitrotions (ISO) O, O -dimetil- O -4-nitro- m -tolilfosfortioāts |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | fenitrotionas (ISO) O, O -dimetil- O -4-nitro- m -toliltiofosfatas |
| Hungarian magyar | fenitrotion (ISO) O, O -dimetil O -4-nitro- m -tolil-tiofoszfát |
| Maltese Malti | fenitrotijon (ISO) fosforotijoat ta’ O, O-dimetil O-4-nitro-m-tolil |
| Dutch Nederlands | fenitrothion (ISO) O , O -dimethyl- O -4-nitro- m -tolylthiofosfaat |
| Polish polski | fenitrotion (ISO) tiofosforan O -3-metylo-4-nitrofenylu- O, O -dimetylu |
| Portuguese português | fenitrotião (ISO) tiofosfato de O , O -dimetilo e de O -4-nitro- m -tolilo |
| Romanian română | fenitrotion (ISO) tiofosfat de O, O -dimetil și de O -4-nitro- m -tolil |
| Slovak slovenčina | fenitrotión (ISO) O, O -dimetyl- O -(3-metyl-4-nitrofenyl)-fosforotioát |
| Slovenian slovenščina | fenitrotion (ISO) O, O -dimetil O -4-nitro- m -tolil fosforotioat |
| Finnish suomi | fenitrotioni (ISO) O , O -dimetyyli- O -4-nitro- m -tolyylifosforotioaatti |
| Swedish svenska | fenitrotion (ISO) O, O -dimetyl- O -4-nitro- m -tolylfosfortioat |
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
Fenitrothion GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Fenitrothion, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Warning
Fenitrothion
- 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
Fenitrothion health hazards and exposure limits
Fenitrothion hazard summary
A skin and eye irritant; Can be absorbed through skin; A cholinesterase inhibitor that may affect the nervous system causing convulsions, respiratory failure, and death; [ICSC] Some evidence of contact dermatitis following exposure; No evidence of delayed neurotoxicity; [HSDB] A very toxic cholinesterase inhibitor that does not cause delayed neurotoxicity; [CAMEO] 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
Fenitrothion carcinogenicity classification
Cancer Classification: Group E Evidence of Non-carcinogenicity for 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
Fenitrothion 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.
Fenitrothion boiling point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boiling point | 118 °C (244.4 °F) | at 0.05 mmHg (reduced pressure) | HSDB |
| 117.78 °C (244 °F) | at 0.05 mmHg (reduced pressure) | CAMEO |
Fenitrothion melting point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melting point | 0.3 °C (32.5 °F) | HSDB | |
| 3.4 °C (38.1 °F) | HMDB |
Fenitrothion density
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Density | 1.3 g/cm³ | ICSC | |
| 1.3227 g/cm³ | at 25 °C | HSDB | |
| 1.32 g/cm³ | at 25 °C | CAMEO |
Fenitrothion solubility
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solubility | Readily soluble in dichloromethane, 2-propanol, toluene, hardly sol in n-hexane. | HSDB | |
| Readily soluble in alcohols, esters, ketones, aromatic hydrocarbons and chlorinated hydrocarbons. In hexane 24 g/L, isopropanol 138 g/L (20 °C) | at 20 °C | HSDB | |
| In water, 38.0 mg/L at 25 °C | at 25 °C | HSDB |
Fenitrothion vapor pressure
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vapor pressure | 0.000054 mmHg | at 20 °C | HSDB |
| 0.000006 mmHg | at 20 °C | CAMEO | |
| 0.000135 mmHg | at 20 °C | ICSC |
Fenitrothion flash point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flash point | 157 °C (314.6 °F) | ICSC | |
| 100 °C (212 °F) | above this value | HSDB |
Values compiled from PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary. Temperatures converted to Fahrenheit for reference.
09 · Handling and storage
Fenitrothion storage and handling
Fenitrothion safe storage
Provision to contain effluent from fire extinguishing. Separated from food and feedstuffs. Keep in a well-ventilated room.
Source: ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)
Fenitrothion storage conditions
Conditions for safe storage, including any incompatibilities: Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place. Containers which are opened must be carefully resealed and kept upright to prevent leakage. Recommended storage temperature 2-8 °C Storage class (TRGS 510): Non-combustible, acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Fenitrothion incompatible materials
Incompatible materials: Strong oxidizing agents.
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Fenitrothion reactivity
Organophosphates, such as FENITROTHION, are susceptible to formation of highly toxic and flammable phosphine gas in the presence of strong reducing agents such as hydrides. Partial oxidation by oxidizing agents may result in the release of toxic phosphorus oxides.
Source: CAMEO Chemicals
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10 · Questions
Fenitrothion — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Fenitrothion?
The CAS number of Fenitrothion is 122-14-5. Its EC number is 204-524-2.
What is the chemical formula of Fenitrothion?
The molecular formula of Fenitrothion is C9H12NO5PS and its molecular weight is 277.24 g/mol.
What does a Fenitrothion label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Fenitrothion carries the pictograms Exclamation mark and Environment and the signal word is Warning.
Is Fenitrothion flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Fenitrothion 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 °C (314.6 °F) (ICSC).
Is Fenitrothion a carcinogen?
CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Fenitrothion. 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 boiling point of Fenitrothion?
The boiling point reported for Fenitrothion is 118 °C (244.4 °F), at 0.05 mmHg (reduced pressure) (HSDB).
What is the melting point of Fenitrothion?
The melting point reported for Fenitrothion is 0.3 °C (32.5 °F) (HSDB).
How should Fenitrothion be stored?
Conditions for safe storage, including any incompatibilities: Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place. Containers which are opened must be carefully resealed and kept upright to prevent leakage. Recommended storage temperature 2-8 °C 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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