PRODUCT Properties
| Melting point: | 3.4°C |
| Boiling point: | 140-145°C (0.05 torr) |
| Density | 1.3227 |
| vapor pressure | 1.5 x 10-2 Pa (20 °C) |
| refractive index | nD25 1.5528 |
| Flash point: | >100 °C |
| storage temp. | APPROX 4°C |
| solubility | Chloroform (Soluble), Methanol (Soluble) |
| form | Liquid |
| color | Light yellow to yellow |
| Specific Gravity | 1.328 (20℃) |
| Water Solubility | 0.003 g/100 mL |
| Merck | 13,4003 |
| BRN | 8983553 |
| LogP | 3.319 at 25℃ |
| CAS DataBase Reference | 122-14-5(CAS DataBase Reference) |
| NIST Chemistry Reference | Fenitrothion(122-14-5) |
| EPA Substance Registry System | Fenitrothion (122-14-5) |
Description and Uses
Fenitrothion is a volatile brownish-yellow oil.Molecular weight=277.25; Boiling point=(decomposes)at 140C; Freezing/Melting point=0.28C; Vapor pressure=5.3 3 10 2=mbar at 20C; Flash point=157C. HazardIdentification (based on NFPA-704 M Rating System):Health 3, Flammability 1, Reactivity 0. Insoluble in water.
Fenitrothion is used to control sucking, chewing and boring insects in cereals, soft fruit, tropical fruit, vines, sugar cane, vegetables, turf and forestry. It is also used as a public health insecticide for the control of flies, cockroaches and mosquitoes. Other uses are for the control of stored product pests and locusts.
Safety
| Symbol(GHS) |   GHS06,GHS09 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H301-H312-H330-H410 |
| Precautionary statements | P260-P264-P273-P280-P302+P352+P312-P304+P340+P310 |
| Hazard Codes | Xn;N,N,Xn,T,F,T+ |
| Risk Statements | 22-50/53-23-21/22-67-65-38-11-26 |
| Safety Statements | 2-60-61-45-36/37-62-28-16 |
| RIDADR | 3018 |
| WGK Germany | 3 |
| RTECS | TG0350000 |
| HazardClass | 6.1(b) |
| PackingGroup | III |
| HS Code | 29201900 |
| Hazardous Substances Data | 122-14-5(Hazardous Substances Data) |
| Toxicity | LD50 orally in rats: 250 mg/kg (Schrader) |
