Substance profile
Methyltriphenylphosphonium chloride
Methyltriphenylphosphonium chloride is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
01 · Identification
What Methyltriphenylphosphonium… is
Methyltriphenylphosphonium chloride is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
02 · Identifiers
Methyltriphenylphosphonium… identifiers and molecular data
Methyltriphenylphosphonium… CAS number and EC number
03 · GHS classification
Methyltriphenylphosphonium… hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Methyltriphenylphosphonium… pictograms and signal word
Methyltriphenylphosphonium… hazard class and category
| Hazard class | Category | From code | Pictogram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acute toxicity - oral GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 4 | H302 | GHS07 |
| Acute toxicity - dermal GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 4 | H312 | GHS07 |
| Skin corrosion/irritation GHS chapter 3.2 | Category 2 | H315 | GHS07 |
| Serious eye damage/eye irritation GHS chapter 3.3 | Category 1 | H318 | GHS05 |
| Hazardous to the aquatic environment - chronic GHS chapter 4.1 | Category 2 | H411 | GHS09 |
Methyltriphenylphosphonium… hazard statements (H-codes)
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H312 | Harmful in contact with skin. |
| H302 | Harmful if swallowed. |
| H315 | Causes skin irritation. |
| H318 | Causes serious eye damage. |
| H411 | Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects. |
This page lists only the codes assigned to Methyltriphenylphosphonium…. 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 Methyltriphenylphosphonium…
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 Methyltriphenylphospho… 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
Methyltriphenylphosphonium… precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 16 precautionary statements to Methyltriphenylphosphonium…. 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
Methyltriphenylphosphonium… 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 | метилтрифенилфосфониев хлорид |
| Spanish español | Cloruro de metiltrifenilfosfonio |
| Czech čeština | trifenylmethylfosfonium-chlorid |
| Danish dansk | methyltriphenylphosphoniumchlorid |
| German Deutsch | Methyltriphenylphosphoniumchlorid |
| Estonian eesti | metüültrifenüülfosfooniumkloriid |
| Greek ελληνικά | χλωριούχο μεθυλοτριφαινυλοφωσφόνιο |
| English English | methyltriphenylphosphonium chloride |
| French français | chlorure de méthyltriphénylphosphonium |
| Croatian hrvatski | metiltrifenilfosfonijev klorid |
| Italian italiano | cloruro di metiltrifenilfosfonio |
| Latvian latviešu | metiltrifenilfosfonija hlorīds |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | metiltrifenilfosfonio chloridas |
| Hungarian magyar | metiltrifenilfoszfónium-klorid |
| Maltese Malti | klorur tal-metiltrifenilfosfonju |
| Dutch Nederlands | methyltrifenylfosfoniumchloride |
| Polish polski | chlorek metylotrifenylofosfonium |
| Portuguese português | cloreto de metiltrifenilfosfónio |
| Romanian română | clorură de metiltrifenilfosfoniu |
| Slovak slovenčina | trifenyl(metyl)fosfónium-chlorid |
| Slovenian slovenščina | metiltrifenilfosfonijev klorid |
| Finnish suomi | metyylitrifenyylifosfoniumkloridi |
| Swedish svenska | metyltrifenylfosfoniumklorid |
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
Methyltriphenylphosphonium… GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Methyltriphenylphosphonium…, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Danger
Methyltriphenylphosphonium…
- Harmful in contact with skin.
- Harmful if swallowed.
- Causes skin irritation.
- Causes serious eye damage.
- Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
- Wash … thoroughly after handling.
- Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.
- Avoid release to the environment.
- Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/…
- IF SWALLOWED:
- IF ON SKIN:
- IF IN EYES:
- Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor/…
- Call a POISON CENTER/doctor/… if you feel unwell.
- Get medical advice/attention.
- Rinse mouth.
- If skin irritation occurs:
- Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.
- Wash with plenty of water/…
- Collect spillage.
- Dispose of contents/container to …
Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity
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07 · Questions
Methyltriphenylphosphonium… — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Methyltriphenylphosphonium…?
The CAS number of Methyltriphenylphosphonium… is 1031-15-8. Its EC number is 418-400-2.
What does a Methyltriphenylphosphonium… label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Methyltriphenylphosphonium… carries the pictograms Corrosion, Exclamation mark and Environment and the signal word is Danger.
Is Methyltriphenylphosphonium… flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Methyltriphenylphosphonium… 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 Methyltriphenylphosphonium… a carcinogen?
CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Methyltriphenylphosphonium…. 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.
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