Substance profile
Phenyl glycidyl ether
Phenyl glycidyl ether is a colorless liquid (Note: A solid below 38 degrees F).
01 · Identification
What Phenyl glycidyl ether is
Phenyl glycidyl ether is a colorless liquid (Note: A solid below 38 degrees F). Its molecular formula is C9H10O2 and its molecular weight is 150.17 g/mol. It boils at 245 °C, melts at 3.5 °C.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger. It is classed as carcinogens.
02 · Identifiers
Phenyl glycidyl ether identifiers and molecular data
Phenyl glycidyl ether CAS number and EC number
Phenyl glycidyl ether molecular formula and molecular weight
Other names for Phenyl glycidyl ether
- 2,3-epoxypropyl phenyl ether
- 1,2-epoxy-3-phenoxypropane
03 · GHS classification
Phenyl glycidyl ether hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Phenyl glycidyl ether pictograms and signal word
Phenyl glycidyl ether hazard class and category
| Hazard class | Category | From code | Pictogram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acute toxicity - inhalation GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 4 | H332 | GHS07 |
| Skin corrosion/irritation GHS chapter 3.2 | Category 2 | H315 | GHS07 |
| Skin sensitisation GHS chapter 3.4 | Category 1 or 1A or 1B | H317 | GHS07 |
| Germ cell mutagenicity GHS chapter 3.5 | Category 2 | H341 | GHS08 |
| Carcinogenicity GHS chapter 3.6 | Category 1A or 1B | H350 | GHS08 |
| Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure GHS chapter 3.8 | Category 3 | H335 | GHS07 |
| Hazardous to the aquatic environment - chronic GHS chapter 4.1 | Category 3 | H412 | — |
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.
Phenyl glycidyl ether hazard statements (H-codes)
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H350 | May cause cancer <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>. |
| H341 | Suspected of causing genetic defects <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>. |
| H332 | Harmful if inhaled. |
| H335 | May cause respiratory irritation. |
| H315 | Causes skin irritation. |
| H317 | May cause an allergic skin reaction. |
| H412 | Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects. |
This page lists only the codes assigned to Phenyl glycidyl ether. 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 Phenyl glycidyl ether
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 Phenyl glycidyl ether 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
Phenyl glycidyl ether precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 17 precautionary statements to Phenyl glycidyl ether. 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
Phenyl glycidyl ether 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 | глицидилфенилов етер 2,3-епоксипропилфенилов етер1,2-епокси-3-феноксипропан |
| Spanish español | Éter de fenilo y glicidilo éter fenílico de 2,3-epoxipropilo1,2-epoxi-3-fenoxipropano |
| Czech čeština | fenyglycidylether 1,2-epoxy-3-fenoxypropan |
| Danish dansk | phenylglycidylether 2,3-epoxypropyl phenyl ether1,2-epoxy-3-phenoxypropan |
| German Deutsch | Phenylglycidylether 2,3-Epoxypropylphenylether1,2-Epoxy-3-phenoxypropan |
| Estonian eesti | fenüülglütsidüüleeter 2,3-epoksüpropüülfenüüleeter1,2-epoksü-3-fenoksüpropaan |
| Greek ελληνικά | φαινυλογλυκιδυλαιθέρας 2,3-εποξυπροπυλο-φαινυλαιθέρας1,2-εποξυ-3-φαινοξυπροπάνιο |
| English English | phenyl glycidyl ether 2,3-epoxypropyl phenyl ether1,2-epoxy-3-phenoxypropane |
| French français | oxyde de phényle et de glycidyle oxyde de 2,3-époxypropyle et de phényle1,2-époxy-3-phénoxypropane |
| Croatian hrvatski | fenil-glicidil-eter 2,3-epoksipropil-fenil-eter1,2-epoksi-3-fenoksipropan |
| Italian italiano | fenil glicidil etere 2,3-epossipropil fenil etere1,2-epossi-3-fenossipropano |
| Latvian latviešu | fenilglicidilēteris 2,3-epoksipropilfenilēteris1,2-epoksi-3-fenoksipropāns |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | fenilglicidileteris 2,3-epoksipropilfenileteris1,2-epoksi-3-fenoksipropanas |
| Hungarian magyar | fenil-glicidil-éter 2,3-epoxipropil-fenil-éter1,2-epoxi-3-fenoxipropán |
| Maltese Malti | eter tal-gliċidil tal-fenil eter tal-fenil ta’ 2,3-epossipropil1,2-epossi-3-fenossipropan |
| Dutch Nederlands | fenylglycidylether 2,3-epoxypropylfenylether1,2-epoxy-3-fenoxypropaan |
| Polish polski | eter fenylowo-glicydowy eter 2,3-epoksypropylowo-fenylowy1,2-epoksy-3-fenoksypropan |
| Portuguese português | éter fenílico e glicidílico éter 2,3-epoxipropílico e fenílico1,2-epoxi-3-fenoxipropano |
| Romanian română | fenil-glicidil-eter 2,3-epoxipropil fenil eter1,2-epoxi-3-fenoxipropan |
| Slovak slovenčina | 4-vinylcyklohexén-diepoxid fenyl(glycidyl)éterfenyl(oxiranylmetyl)éter(fenoxymetyl)oxirán |
| Slovenian slovenščina | fenil glicidil eter 2,3-epoksipropil fenil eter1,2-epoksi-3-fenoksipropan |
| Finnish suomi | fenyyliglysidyylieetteri 2,3-epoksipropyylifenyylieetteri1,2-epoksi-3-fenoksipropaani |
| Swedish svenska | fenylglycidyleter 2,3-epoxipropylfenyleter1,2-epoxi-3-fenoxipropan |
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
Phenyl glycidyl ether GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Phenyl glycidyl ether, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Danger
Phenyl glycidyl ether
- May cause cancer <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>.
- Suspected of causing genetic defects <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>.
- Harmful if inhaled.
- May cause respiratory irritation.
- Causes skin irritation.
- May cause an allergic skin reaction.
- Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
- Obtain special instructions before use.
- Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
- Avoid breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
- Wash … thoroughly after handling.
- 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 ON SKIN:
- IF INHALED:
- IF exposed or concerned:
- Call a POISON CENTER/doctor/… if you feel unwell.
- Get medical advice/attention.
- If skin irritation occurs:
- If skin irritation or rash occurs:
- Wash with plenty of water/…
- Dispose of contents/container to …
Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity
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07 · Health hazards
Phenyl glycidyl ether health hazards and exposure limits
Phenyl glycidyl ether hazard summary
PGE is a testicular toxin in male rats exposed by inhalation at 12 ppm for 19 days. [ACGIH] A skin irritant and sensitizer; [ICSC] Can cause narcosis, reproductive effects, and possible hematopoietic effects; [CAMEO] Animals have CNS depression and evidence of liver injury in high-dose studies. [HSDB]
Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
Phenyl glycidyl ether carcinogenicity classification
Evaluation: No epidemiological data relevant to the carcinogenicity of phenyl glycidyl ether were available. There is sufficient evidence in experimental animals for the carcinogenicity of phenyl glycidyl ether. Overall evaluation: Phenyl glycidyl ether is possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B).
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.
Phenyl glycidyl ether occupational exposure limits
| Limit | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PEL | 10.0 [ppm] | Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases |
| PEL | 10 ppm (60 mg/m³) | Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) |
| PEL | TWA 10 ppm (60 mg/m3) See Appendix G | The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) |
| REL | 1 ppm (6 mg/m³) [15 minutes] | Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) |
| REL | Ca C 1 ppm (6 mg/m3) [15-minute] See Appendix A | The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) |
| IDLH | 100 ppm ; A potential occupational carcinogen. (NIOSH, 2024) | CAMEO Chemicals |
| IDLH | 100.0 [ppm] | Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases |
| IDLH | 100 ppm; NIOSH considers phenyl glycidyl ether to be a potential occupational carcinogen. | Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) |
These are United States values. The European Union sets its own indicative and binding limits, and the figure that applies at a given workplace is the one in the local regulation — not the one shown here.
08 · Physical and chemical properties
Phenyl glycidyl ether 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.
Phenyl glycidyl ether boiling point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boiling point | 245 °C (473 °F) | HSDB | |
| 245 °C (473 °F) | at 760 mmHg | CAMEO |
Phenyl glycidyl ether melting point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melting point | 3.5 °C (38.3 °F) | HSDB | |
| 3.33 °C (38 °F) | NIOSH |
Phenyl glycidyl ether density
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Density | 1.11 g/cm³ | NIOSH | |
| 1.1109 g/cm³ | at 21 °C | HSDB | |
| 1.1092 g/cm³ | at 20 °C | CAMEO |
Phenyl glycidyl ether solubility
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solubility | 12.9% in octane; completely sol in acetone and toluene | HSDB | |
| 0.2% | NIOSH | ||
| In water, 2,400 mg/L at 25 °C | at 25 °C | HSDB |
Phenyl glycidyl ether vapor pressure
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vapor pressure | 0.01 mmHg | NIOSH | |
| 0.01 mmHg | at 20 °C | CAMEO | |
| 0.01 mmHg | at 25 °C | HSDB |
Phenyl glycidyl ether flash point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flash point | 120 °C (248 °F) | HSDB | |
| 114 °C (237.2 °F) | ICSC |
Phenyl glycidyl ether lower explosive limit (LEL)
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower explosive limit (LEL) | Combustible | HSDB | |
| The substance can presumably form explosive peroxides. | HSDB | ||
| Class IIIB Combustible Liquid: Fl.P. at or above 200 °F. | NIOSH |
Phenyl glycidyl ether vapor density
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vapor density | 4.37 (air = 1) | HSDB |
Values compiled from PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary. Temperatures converted to Fahrenheit for reference.
09 · Handling and storage
Phenyl glycidyl ether storage and handling
Phenyl glycidyl ether peroxide formation
D: Other compounds that may form peroxides
Source: Lab and Research Safety, University of Minnesota
Phenyl glycidyl ether safe storage
Store in an area without drain or sewer access. Separated from strong oxidants, strong bases, strong acids and amines. Cool. Keep in the dark.
Source: ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)
Phenyl glycidyl ether storage conditions
Store in an area without drain or sewer access. Seperated from strong oxidants, strong bases, strong acids and amines. Cool. Keep in the dark.
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Phenyl glycidyl ether incompatible materials
Incompatibilities: Contact with strong oxidizing agents may cause fires and explosions. Contact with amines, strong acids, and strong bases may cause polymerization with the liberation of heat and spattering. Exposure to light and air may result in the formation of explosive peroxides.
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Phenyl glycidyl ether reactivity
PHENYL GLYCIDYL ETHER, an ether, can act as a base. They form salts with strong acids and addition complexes with Lewis acids. The complex between diethyl ether and boron trifluoride is an example. Ethers may react violently with strong oxidizing agents. In other reactions, which typically involve the breaking of the carbon-oxygen bond, ethers are relatively inert.
Source: CAMEO Chemicals
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10 · Questions
Phenyl glycidyl ether — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Phenyl glycidyl ether?
The CAS number of Phenyl glycidyl ether is 122-60-1. Its EC number is 204-557-2.
What is the chemical formula of Phenyl glycidyl ether?
The molecular formula of Phenyl glycidyl ether is C9H10O2 and its molecular weight is 150.17 g/mol.
What does a Phenyl glycidyl ether label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Phenyl glycidyl ether carries the pictograms Health hazard and Exclamation mark and the signal word is Danger.
Is Phenyl glycidyl ether flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Phenyl glycidyl ether 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 120 °C (248 °F) (HSDB).
Is Phenyl glycidyl ether a carcinogen?
Yes. CLP Annex VI classifies Phenyl glycidyl ether as a category 1A or 1B carcinogen and assigns it H350: may cause cancer. IARC places it in Group 2B: possibly carcinogenic to humans.
What is the exposure limit for Phenyl glycidyl ether?
The US occupational exposure limit reported for Phenyl glycidyl ether is 10.0 [ppm] (Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases). Limits differ by country: the EU sets its own indicative and binding values, and the figure that applies at a given workplace is the one in the local regulation.
What is the boiling point of Phenyl glycidyl ether?
The boiling point reported for Phenyl glycidyl ether is 245 °C (473 °F) (HSDB).
What is the melting point of Phenyl glycidyl ether?
The melting point reported for Phenyl glycidyl ether is 3.5 °C (38.3 °F) (HSDB).
How should Phenyl glycidyl ether be stored?
Store in an area without drain or sewer access. Seperated from strong oxidants, strong bases, strong acids and amines. Cool. Keep in the dark. (Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB))
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