Substance profile
Phenethyl isocyanate
Phenethyl isocyanate is a chemical substance with the molecular formula C9H9NO.
01 · Identification
What Phenethyl isocyanate is
Phenethyl isocyanate is a chemical substance with the molecular formula C9H9NO. Its molecular formula is C9H9NO and its molecular weight is 147.17 g/mol.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
02 · Identifiers
Phenethyl isocyanate identifiers and molecular data
Phenethyl isocyanate CAS number and EC number
Phenethyl isocyanate molecular formula and molecular weight
Other names for Phenethyl isocyanate
- 2-phenylethylisocyanate
03 · GHS classification
Phenethyl isocyanate hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Phenethyl isocyanate pictograms and signal word
Phenethyl isocyanate hazard class and category
| Hazard class | Category | From code | Pictogram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acute toxicity - oral GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 4 | H302 | GHS07 |
| Acute toxicity - inhalation GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 3 | H331 | GHS06 |
| Skin corrosion/irritation GHS chapter 3.2 | Category 1A or 1B or 1C | H314 | GHS05 |
| Respiratory sensitisation GHS chapter 3.4 | Category 1 or 1A or 1B | H334 | GHS08 |
| Skin sensitisation GHS chapter 3.4 | Category 1 or 1A or 1B | H317 | GHS07 |
| Hazardous to the aquatic environment - chronic GHS chapter 4.1 | Category 2 | H411 | GHS09 |
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.
Phenethyl isocyanate hazard statements (H-codes)
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H331 | Toxic if inhaled. |
| H302 | Harmful if swallowed. |
| H314 | Causes severe skin burns and eye damage. |
| H334 | May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled. |
| H317 | May cause an allergic skin reaction. |
| H411 | Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects. |
This page lists only the codes assigned to Phenethyl isocyanate. 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 Phenethyl isocyanate
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 Phenethyl isocyanate 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
Phenethyl isocyanate precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 17 precautionary statements to Phenethyl isocyanate. 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
Phenethyl isocyanate 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 | 2-фенилетилизоцианат |
| Spanish español | Isocianato de 2-feniletilo |
| Czech čeština | fenethylisokyanát |
| Danish dansk | 2-phenylethylisocyanat |
| German Deutsch | 2-Phenylethylisocyanat |
| Estonian eesti | 2-fenüületüülisotsüanaat |
| Greek ελληνικά | 2-φαινυλαιθυλισοκυανικό |
| English English | 2-phenylethylisocyanate |
| French français | 2-phényléthylisocyanate |
| Croatian hrvatski | 2-feniletilizocijanat |
| Italian italiano | 2-feniletilisocianato |
| Latvian latviešu | 2-feniletilizocianāts |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | 2-feniletilizocianatas |
| Hungarian magyar | 2-feniletilizocianát |
| Maltese Malti | 2-feniletilisoċjanat |
| Dutch Nederlands | 2-fenylethylisocyanaat |
| Polish polski | izocyjanian 2-fenyloetylu |
| Portuguese português | isocianato de 2-feniletilo |
| Romanian română | izocianat de 2-feniletil |
| Slovak slovenčina | 2-fenyletylizokyanát |
| Slovenian slovenščina | 2-feniletilizocianat |
| Finnish suomi | 2-fenyylietyyli-isosyanaatti |
| Swedish svenska | 2-fenyletylisocyanat |
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
Phenethyl isocyanate GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Phenethyl isocyanate, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Danger
Phenethyl isocyanate
- Toxic if inhaled.
- Harmful if swallowed.
- Causes severe skin burns and eye damage.
- May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled.
- May cause an allergic skin reaction.
- Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
- Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
- Avoid breathing 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.
- Contaminated work clothing should not be allowed out of the workplace.
- Avoid release to the environment.
- Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/…
- IF SWALLOWED:
- IF INHALED:
- Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor/…
- Call a POISON CENTER/doctor/… if you feel unwell.
- Get medical advice/attention.
- Rinse mouth.
- Do NOT induce vomiting.
- If skin irritation or rash occurs:
- Collect spillage.
- Dispose of contents/container to …
Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity
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07 · Questions
Phenethyl isocyanate — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Phenethyl isocyanate?
The CAS number of Phenethyl isocyanate is 1943-82-4. Its EC number is 413-080-0.
What is the chemical formula of Phenethyl isocyanate?
The molecular formula of Phenethyl isocyanate is C9H9NO and its molecular weight is 147.17 g/mol.
What does a Phenethyl isocyanate label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Phenethyl isocyanate carries the pictograms Skull and crossbones, Health hazard, Corrosion and Environment and the signal word is Danger.
Is Phenethyl isocyanate flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Phenethyl isocyanate 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 Phenethyl isocyanate a carcinogen?
CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Phenethyl isocyanate. 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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