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Reference data from EU CLP Annex VI and published regulations — verify against your supplier's SDS before use.

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Substance profile

Fosthietan

Fosthietan is a pale yellow oil with a mercaptan-like odor.

CAS 21548-32-3 C6H12NO3PS2 241.3 g/mol Danger

01 · Identification

What Fosthietan is

Fosthietan is a pale yellow oil with a mercaptan-like odor. Its molecular formula is C6H12NO3PS2 and its molecular weight is 241.3 g/mol. It boils at 250 °C.

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.

02 · Identifiers

Fosthietan identifiers and molecular data

Fosthietan CAS number and EC number

CAS number21548-32-3
EC number244-437-7
Index number (CLP Annex VI)015-124-00-0

Fosthietan molecular formula and molecular weight

Molecular formulaC6H12NO3PS2
Molecular weight241.3 g/mol

Other names for Fosthietan

  • fosthietan (ISO)
  • diethyl 1,3-dithietan-2-ylidenephosphoramidate

03 · GHS classification

Fosthietan hazard classification

Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.

Fosthietan pictograms and signal word

Signal wordDanger

Fosthietan hazard class and category

GHS hazard classes Fosthietan falls into
Hazard class Category From code Pictogram
Acute toxicity - oral GHS chapter 3.1 Category 1 or 2 H300 GHS06
Acute toxicity - dermal GHS chapter 3.1 Category 1 or 2 H310 GHS06

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.

Fosthietan hazard statements (H-codes)

Hazard statements assigned to Fosthietan
CodeHazard statement
H310 Fatal in contact with skin.
H300 Fatal if swallowed.

This page lists only the codes assigned to Fosthietan. 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 Fosthietan

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 Fosthietan 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

Fosthietan precautionary statements

CLP Annex VI assigns 7 precautionary statements to Fosthietan. 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.

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

Fosthietan 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 фостиетан (ISO) диетилов 1,3-дитиетан-2-илиденфосфорамидат
Spanish español Fostietán (ISO) 1,3-ditietan-2-ilidenfosforamidato de dietilo
Czech čeština fosthietan (ISO) diethyl- N -(1,3-dithietan-2-yliden)fosforamidát
Danish dansk fosthietan (ISO) diethyl-1,3-dithietan-2-ylidenphosphoramidat
German Deutsch Fosthietan (ISO) Diethyl-1,3-dithietan-2-ylidenphosphoramidat
Estonian eesti ostietaan (ISO) dietüül-1,3-ditietaan-2-ülideenfosforamidaat
Greek ελληνικά fosthietan (φωσθειετάνη) (ISO) 1,3-διθειεταν-2-υλιδενοφωσφοραμιδικός διαιθυλεστέρας
English English fosthietan (ISO) diethyl 1,3-dithietan-2-ylidenephosphoramidate
French français fosthiétan (ISO) 1,3-dithiétan-2-ylidènephosphoramidate de diéthyle
Croatian hrvatski fostietan (ISO) dietil-1,3-ditietan-2-ilidenfosforamidat
Italian italiano fostietan (ISO) 1,3-ditietan-2-ilidenefosforammidato
Latvian latviešu fostietāns (ISO) dietil-1,3-ditietān-2-ilidēnfosforamidāts
Lithuanian lietuvių fostietanas (ISO) dietil-1,3-ditietan-2-ilidenamidofosfatas
Hungarian magyar fosztietán (ISO) dietil-1,3-ditietan-2-ilidén-foszforamidát
Maltese Malti fostjetan (ISO) 1,3-ditietan-2-ilidenefosforamidat tad-dietil
Dutch Nederlands fosthiëtaan (ISO) diëthyl-1,3-dithiëtaan-2-ylideenfosforamidaat
Polish polski fostietan (ISO) 1,3-ditietan-2-ylidenoamidofosforan dietylu
Portuguese português fostietano (ISO) 1,3-ditietan-2-ilidenofosforamidato de dietilo
Romanian română fostietan (ISO) 1,3-ditietan- 2-ilidenfosforamidat de dietil
Slovak slovenčina fostietán (ISO) dietyl- N -(1,3-ditietán-2-ylidén)fosforamidát
Slovenian slovenščina fostietan (ISO) dietil 1,3-ditietan-2-ilidenfosforamidat
Finnish suomi fostietaani (ISO) dietyyli-1,3-ditietan-2-ylideenifosforamidaatti
Swedish svenska fostietan (ISO) dietyl-1,3-ditietan-2-ylidenfosforamidat

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

Fosthietan GHS label elements

Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Fosthietan, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.

GHS06 Skull and crossbones pictogram

Danger

Fosthietan

  • Fatal in contact with skin.
  • Fatal if swallowed.
  • Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.
  • Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/
  • IF SWALLOWED:
  • IF ON SKIN:
  • Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor/
  • Rinse mouth.
  • Wash with plenty of water/

Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity

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07 · Health hazards

Fosthietan health hazards and exposure limits

Fosthietan hazard summary

A cholinesterase inhibitor; Can be absorbed through skin; [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

08 · Physical and chemical properties

Fosthietan 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.

Fosthietan boiling point

Property Value Conditions Source
Boiling point 250 °C (482 °F) at 760 mmHg DOE PAC

Fosthietan density

Property Value Conditions Source
Density 1.3 g/cm³ at 25 °C HSDB

Fosthietan solubility

Property Value Conditions Source
Solubility Sol in acetone, chloroform, methanol, toluene HSDB
In water, 5.00X10+4 mg/L at 25 °C at 25 °C HSDB

Fosthietan vapor pressure

Property Value Conditions Source
Vapor pressure 0.00000645 mmHg at 25 °C HSDB
0.0000065 mmHg at 25 °C CAMEO

Values compiled from PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary. Temperatures converted to Fahrenheit for reference.

09 · Handling and storage

Fosthietan storage and handling

Fosthietan reactivity

Organophosphates, such as FOSTHIETAN, 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

Fosthietan — frequently asked questions

What is the CAS number of Fosthietan?

The CAS number of Fosthietan is 21548-32-3. Its EC number is 244-437-7.

What is the chemical formula of Fosthietan?

The molecular formula of Fosthietan is C6H12NO3PS2 and its molecular weight is 241.3 g/mol.

What does a Fosthietan label have to show?

Under CLP Annex VI the label for Fosthietan carries the pictogram Skull and crossbones and the signal word is Danger.

Is Fosthietan flammable?

CLP Annex VI assigns Fosthietan 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 Fosthietan a carcinogen?

CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Fosthietan. 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 Fosthietan?

The boiling point reported for Fosthietan is 250 °C (482 °F), at 760 mmHg (DOE PAC).

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