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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

Oxydemeton-methyl

Oxydemeton-methyl is a colorless liquid.

CAS 301-12-2 Danger

01 · Identification

What Oxydemeton-methyl is

Oxydemeton-methyl is a colorless liquid. It melts at -20 °C, is soluble in water.

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.

02 · Identifiers

Oxydemeton-methyl identifiers and molecular data

Oxydemeton-methyl CAS number and EC number

CAS number301-12-2
EC number206-110-7
Index number (CLP Annex VI)015-046-00-7

Other names for Oxydemeton-methyl

  • S-2-(ethylsulphinyl)ethyl O,O-dimethyl phosphorothioate

03 · GHS classification

Oxydemeton-methyl hazard classification

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

Oxydemeton-methyl pictograms and signal word

Signal wordDanger

Oxydemeton-methyl hazard class and category

GHS hazard classes Oxydemeton-methyl falls into
Hazard class Category From code Pictogram
Acute toxicity - oral GHS chapter 3.1 Category 3 H301 GHS06
Acute toxicity - dermal GHS chapter 3.1 Category 3 H311 GHS06
Hazardous to the aquatic environment - acute GHS chapter 4.1 Category 1 H400 GHS09

Oxydemeton-methyl hazard statements (H-codes)

Hazard statements assigned to Oxydemeton-methyl
CodeHazard statement
H311 Toxic in contact with skin.
H301 Toxic if swallowed.
H400 Very toxic to aquatic life.

This page lists only the codes assigned to Oxydemeton-methyl. 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 Oxydemeton-methyl

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 Oxydemeton-methyl 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

Oxydemeton-methyl precautionary statements

CLP Annex VI assigns 10 precautionary statements to Oxydemeton-methyl. 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.

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

Oxydemeton-methyl 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 оксидеметон-метил S -2-(етилсулфинил)етилов О , О -диметилов фосфоротиоат
Spanish español Oxidemetón-metilo fosforotioato de S -2-(etilsulfinil)etilo y O, O -dimetilo
Czech čeština oxydemeton-methyl S -[2-(ethylsulfinyl)ethyl]-O, O-dimethyl-fosforothioát
Danish dansk oxydemeton-methyl O, O- dimethyl- S -2-(ethylsulfinyl)-ethyl)-thiophosphat
German Deutsch Oxydemeton-methyl S -2-(Ethylsulfinyl)-ethyl- O , O -dimethylphosphorothioat
Estonian eesti oksüdemetoon-metüül S -2-(etüülsulfinüül)etüül- O , O -dimetüülfosforotioaat
Greek ελληνικά oxydemeton-methyl (μεθυλική οξυδεμετόνη) θειοφωσφορικό S -2-(αιθυλοσουλφινυλ)αιθύλιο O , O -διμεθύλιο
English English oxydemeton-methyl S -2-(ethylsulphinyl)ethyl O , O -dimethyl phosphorothioate
French français oxydéméton-méthyl phosphorothioate de S -2-(éthylsulfinyl)éthyle et de O, O -diméthyle
Croatian hrvatski oksidemeton-metil S -2-(etil-sulfinil)etil- O , O -dimetil-fosforotioat
Italian italiano ossidemeton-metile O, O-dimetil-S-(2-etil-solfinil-etil)-monotio-fosfato
Latvian latviešu oksidemetonmetils S -2-(etilsulfinil)etil- O , O -dimetilfosfortioāts
Lithuanian lietuvių oksidemeton-metilas S -2-etilsulfiniletil O , O -dimetiltiofosfatas
Hungarian magyar oxidemeton-metil S -2-(etilszulfinil)etil O, O -dimetil-tiofoszfát
Maltese Malti ossidemeton-metil fosforotijoat ta’ S -2-(etilsulfinil)etil O , O -dimetil
Dutch Nederlands oxydemeton-methyl S -2-(ethylsulfinyl)ethyl- O , O -dimethylthiofosfaat
Polish polski oksydemeton metylowy (ISO) tiofosforan S -(2-etylosulfinylo)etylu- O , O -dimetylu
Portuguese português oxidemetão-metilo tiofosfato de O , O -dimetilo e de S -2-(etilsulfinil)etilo
Romanian română oxidemeton metil tiofosfat de S -2-(etilsulfiniletil) și de O, O -dimetil
Slovak slovenčina oxydemetón-metyl S -[2-(etylsulfinyl)etyl]- O, O -dimetylfosforotioát
Slovenian slovenščina oksidemeton metil S -2-(etilsulfinil)etil O , O -dimetil fosforotioat
Finnish suomi oksidemetoni-metyyli S -2-(etyylisulfinyyli)etyyli- O , O -dimetyylifosforotioaatti
Swedish svenska oxidemetonmetyl S -2-(etylsulfinyl)etyl- O , O -dimetylfosfortioat

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

Oxydemeton-methyl GHS label elements

Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Oxydemeton-methyl, 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 pictogramGHS09 Environment pictogram

Danger

Oxydemeton-methyl

  • Toxic in contact with skin.
  • Toxic if swallowed.
  • Very toxic to aquatic life.
  • 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:
  • Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor/
  • Rinse mouth.
  • Wash with plenty of water/
  • Collect spillage.
  • Dispose of contents/container to

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07 · Health hazards

Oxydemeton-methyl health hazards and exposure limits

Oxydemeton-methyl hazard summary

A cholinesterase inhibitor; Can be absorbed through skin; [CAMEO] A woman who was five months pregnant attempted suicide by ingestion and was hospitalized with symptoms including miosis, respiratory distress, muscular fasciculations, and coma (12 hours after admittance); Blood cholinesterase was reduced by 90%; The remainder of her pregnancy was without incident, and the baby's neurological exams at birth and 8 days later were normal; [HSDB] Occupational exposure less likely to be symptomatic or require hospitalization than exposure to other cholinesterase inhibitors; [Reference #1] 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

Oxydemeton-methyl carcinogenicity classification

Cancer Classification: Not Likely to be Carcinogenic to 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

Oxydemeton-methyl 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.

Oxydemeton-methyl boiling point

Property Value Conditions Source
Boiling point 106 °C (222.8 °F) at 0.01 mmHg (reduced pressure) HSDB
106.11 °C (223 °F) at 0.01 mmHg (reduced pressure) CAMEO

Oxydemeton-methyl melting point

Property Value Conditions Source
Melting point -20 °C (-4 °F) below this value HSDB
-10 °C (14 °F) below this value CAMEO

Oxydemeton-methyl density

Property Value Conditions Source
Density 1.289 g/cm³ at 20 °C HSDB

Oxydemeton-methyl solubility

Property Value Conditions Source
Solubility Soluble in common organic solvents except petroleum ether HSDB
Completely miscible with water. HSDB
10 to 50 mg/mL at 61 °F (NTP, 1992) at 16.11 °C CAMEO

Oxydemeton-methyl vapor pressure

Property Value Conditions Source
Vapor pressure 28500 mmHg at 20 °C HSDB
0.0000285 mmHg Haz-Map
3.8e-05 millibar at 68 °F (NTP, 1992) at 20 °C CAMEO

Oxydemeton-methyl flash point

Property Value Conditions Source
Flash point 21.67 °C (71 °F) below this value CAMEO

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

09 · Handling and storage

Oxydemeton-methyl storage and handling

Oxydemeton-methyl storage conditions

Store in original container, preferably in a locked area, away from children, food, feed.

Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)

Oxydemeton-methyl reactivity

Organophosphates such as OXYDEMETON METHYL 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

Oxydemeton-methyl — frequently asked questions

What is the CAS number of Oxydemeton-methyl?

The CAS number of Oxydemeton-methyl is 301-12-2. Its EC number is 206-110-7.

What does a Oxydemeton-methyl label have to show?

Under CLP Annex VI the label for Oxydemeton-methyl carries the pictograms Skull and crossbones and Environment and the signal word is Danger.

Is Oxydemeton-methyl flammable?

CLP Annex VI assigns Oxydemeton-methyl 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 21.67 °C (71 °F), below this value (CAMEO).

Is Oxydemeton-methyl a carcinogen?

CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Oxydemeton-methyl. 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 Oxydemeton-methyl?

The boiling point reported for Oxydemeton-methyl is 106 °C (222.8 °F), at 0.01 mmHg (reduced pressure) (HSDB).

What is the melting point of Oxydemeton-methyl?

The melting point reported for Oxydemeton-methyl is -20 °C (-4 °F), below this value (HSDB).

How should Oxydemeton-methyl be stored?

Store in original container, preferably in a locked area, away from children, food, feed. (Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB))

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