Substance profile
Phoxim
Phoxim is a chemical substance with the molecular formula C12H15N2O3PS.
01 · Identification
What Phoxim is
Phoxim is a chemical substance with the molecular formula C12H15N2O3PS. Its molecular formula is C12H15N2O3PS and its molecular weight is 298.3 g/mol.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Warning.
02 · Identifiers
Phoxim identifiers and molecular data
Phoxim CAS number and EC number
Phoxim molecular formula and molecular weight
Other names for Phoxim
- phoxim (ISO)
- α-(diethoxyphosphinothioylimino) phenylacetonitrile
03 · GHS classification
Phoxim hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Phoxim pictograms and signal word
Phoxim hazard class and category
| Hazard class | Category | From code | Pictogram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acute toxicity - oral GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 4 | H302 | GHS07 |
| Skin sensitisation GHS chapter 3.4 | Category 1 or 1A or 1B | H317 | GHS07 |
| Hazardous to the aquatic environment - acute GHS chapter 4.1 | Category 1 | H400 | GHS09 |
| Hazardous to the aquatic environment - chronic GHS chapter 4.1 | Category 1 | H410 | 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.
Phoxim hazard statements (H-codes)
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H361f | Suspected of damaging fertility. |
| H302 | Harmful if swallowed. |
| H317 | May cause an allergic skin reaction. |
| H400 | Very toxic to aquatic life. |
| H410 | Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects. |
This page lists only the codes assigned to Phoxim. 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 Phoxim
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 Phoxim 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
Phoxim precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 12 precautionary statements to Phoxim. 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
Phoxim 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 | фоксим (ISO) α-(диетоксифосфинотиоилимино)фенилацетонитрил |
| Spanish español | Foxim (ISO) α-(dietoxifosfinotioilimino)fenilacetonitrilo |
| Czech čeština | foxim (ISO) diethyl- N -[fenyl(kyan)methyl]fosforamidát |
| Danish dansk | phoxim (ISO) α-(diethoxyphosphinothioylimino)phenylacetonitril |
| German Deutsch | Phoxim (ISO) α-(Diethoxyphosphinothioylimino)phenylacetonitril |
| Estonian eesti | foksiim (ISO) α-(dietoksüfosfinotioüülimino)fenüülatsetonitriil |
| Greek ελληνικά | phoxim (φοξίμη) (ISO) α-(διαιθοξυφωσφινοθειοϋλιμινο)φαινυλακετονιτρίλιο |
| English English | phoxim (ISO) α-(diethoxyphosphinothioylimino) phenylacetonitrile |
| French français | phoxime (ISO) α-(diéthoxyphosphinothioylimino)phénylacétonitrile |
| Croatian hrvatski | foksim (ISO) α-(dietoksifosfinotioil-imino)-fenil-acetonitril |
| Italian italiano | fossima (ISO) α-(dietossifosfinotioilimmino) fenilacetonitrile |
| Latvian latviešu | foksīms (ISO) α-(dietoksifosfīntioilimino)fenilacetonitrils |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | foksimas (ISO) α-(dietoksitiofosfinoilimino)fenilacetonitrilas |
| Hungarian magyar | foxim (ISO) α-(dietoxi-foszfin-tioilimino)fenil-acetonitril |
| Maltese Malti | foksim (ISO) fenilaċetonitril ta’ α-(dietossifosfinotijoilimino) |
| Dutch Nederlands | foxim (ISO) α-(diëthoxyfosfinothioylimino)fenylacetonitril |
| Polish polski | foksym (ISO) tiofosforan O -cyjano(fenylo)metylidenoamino- O, O -dietylu |
| Portuguese português | foxime (ISO) α-(dietoxifosfinotioilimino)fenilacetonitrilo |
| Romanian română | foxim (ISO) alfa-(dietoxifosfinotioilimino) fenilacetonitril |
| Slovak slovenčina | foxím (ISO) O, O -dietyl- O - {[fenyl(kyano)metylidén]iminyl}- fosforotioát |
| Slovenian slovenščina | foksim (ISO) α-(dietoksifosfinotioilimino) fenilacetonitril |
| Finnish suomi | foksiimi (ISO) α-(dietoksifosfinotioyyli-imino)fenyyliasetonitriili |
| Swedish svenska | foxim (ISO) α-(dietoxifosfinotioylimino)fenylacetonitril |
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
Phoxim GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Phoxim, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Warning
Phoxim
- Suspected of damaging fertility.
- Harmful if swallowed.
- May cause an allergic skin reaction.
- Very toxic to aquatic life.
- Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
- Avoid breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
- Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.
- 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:
- Call a POISON CENTER/doctor/… if you feel unwell.
- Get medical advice/attention.
- Rinse mouth.
- If skin irritation or rash occurs:
- Collect spillage.
- Dispose of contents/container to …
Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity
Need this as an actual label? Open Phoxim in the GHS label constructor →
07 · Transport
Phoxim UN number and transport classification
Transport classification is a separate system from the GHS classification above. It decides how a package is marked and how a load may be carried; it does not follow from the workplace label, and the workplace label does not follow from it. The entries below are linked by CAS number, never by name.
Phoxim under UN 2470 — shipping name, class and packing group
Europe · ADR 2025, Table A
| Proper shipping name (3.1.2) | Class | Classification code | PG | Labels (column 5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHENYLACETONITRILE, LIQUID | 6.1 | T1 | III | |
Source: ADR 2025, Table A of Chapter 3.2 · ECE/TRANS/352 Vol. I (UNECE). Class 6.1 is “Toxic substances” (ADR 2.1.1.1).
United States · 49 CFR 172.101 Hazardous Materials Table
| Proper shipping name (column 2) | Class or division | PG | Labels (column 6) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phenylacetonitrile, liquid | 6.1 | III | |
Source: 49 CFR 172.101 Hazardous Materials Table · eCFR, revision 2026-08-03. Class 6.1 is “Poisonous materials” (49 CFR 173.2).
08 · Questions
Phoxim — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Phoxim?
The CAS number of Phoxim is 14816-18-3. Its EC number is 238-887-3.
What is the chemical formula of Phoxim?
The molecular formula of Phoxim is C12H15N2O3PS and its molecular weight is 298.3 g/mol.
What does a Phoxim label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Phoxim carries the pictograms Health hazard, Exclamation mark and Environment and the signal word is Warning.
Is Phoxim flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Phoxim 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 Phoxim a carcinogen?
CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Phoxim. 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.
Nearby
Substances next to Phoxim
Keep going: substances starting with P, or search the whole database by name, CAS number, pictogram or signal word.