Sulfur
Controlled Substances
Names
[ CAS No. ]:
7704-34-9
[ Name ]:
Sulfur
[Synonym ]:
Octathiocane
EINECS 231-722-6
MFCD00085316
sulphur
Sulfur
Cyclooctasulphur
octasulfur
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Density]:
1.9±0.1 g/cm3
[ Boiling Point ]:
445 °C
[ Melting Point ]:
114 °C
[ Molecular Formula ]:
S8
[ Molecular Weight ]:
256.520
[ Flash Point ]:
168 °C
[ Exact Mass ]:
255.776566
[ PSA ]:
202.40000
[ LogP ]:
3.73
[ Vapour density ]:
8.9 (vs air)
[ Vapour Pressure ]:
1 mm Hg ( 183.8 °C)
[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.924
[ Water Solubility ]:
Insoluble
MSDS
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
- WS4250000
- CHEMICAL NAME :
- Sulfur
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 7704-34-9
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199710
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 17
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- S
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
- 32.06
- WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
- S
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Standard Draize test
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration into the eye
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Human
- REFERENCE :
- ANCHAM Analytical Chemistry. (American Chemical Soc., Distribution Office Dept. 223, POB 57136, West End Stn., Washington, DC 20037) V.19- 1947- Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,1411,1949 ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD - Lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- >8437 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI Volume(issue)/page/year: 18(5),48,1974
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intravenous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 8 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- JAPMA8 Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Scientific Edition. (Washington, DC) V.29-49, 1940-60. For publisher information, see JPMSAE. Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,289,1940
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intravenous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Mammal - dog
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 10 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- JAPMA8 Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Scientific Edition. (Washington, DC) V.29-49, 1940-60. For publisher information, see JPMSAE. Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,289,1940
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 175 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- JAPMA8 Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Scientific Edition. (Washington, DC) V.29-49, 1940-60. For publisher information, see JPMSAE. Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,289,1940
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intravenous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 5 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- JAPMA8 Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Scientific Edition. (Washington, DC) V.29-49, 1940-60. For publisher information, see JPMSAE. Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,289,1940
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - guinea pig
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 55 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- JAPMA8 Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Scientific Edition. (Washington, DC) V.29-49, 1940-60. For publisher information, see JPMSAE. Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,289,1940
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Mammal - species unspecified
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 1660 mg/m3
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI Volume(issue)/page/year: 34(12),8,1990 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION FEREAC Federal Register. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1- 1936- Volume(issue)/page/year: 54,7740,1989 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 70845 No. of Facilities: 21906 (estimated) No. of Industries: 211 No. of Occupations: 130 No. of Employees: 325858 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X1207 No. of Facilities: 145 (estimated) No. of Industries: 3 No. of Occupations: 3 No. of Employees: 156 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X4235 No. of Facilities: 6 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 1 No. of Employees: 86 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 6 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X4236 No. of Facilities: 238 (estimated) No. of Industries: 3 No. of Occupations: 7 No. of Employees: 1644 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 52 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 70845 No. of Facilities: 30280 (estimated) No. of Industries: 240 No. of Occupations: 157 No. of Employees: 599268 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 93685 (estimated)
Safety Information
[ Symbol ]:
GHS07
[ Signal Word ]:
Warning
[ Hazard Statements ]:
H315
[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;full-face particle respirator type N100 (US);Gloves;respirator cartridge type N100 (US);type P1 (EN143) respirator filter;type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges
[ Hazard Codes ]:
F:Flammable
[ Risk Phrases ]:
R11
[ Safety Phrases ]:
S16-S26
[ RIDADR ]:
UN 1350 4.1/PG 3
[ WGK Germany ]:
1
[ RTECS ]:
WS4250000
[ Packaging Group ]:
III
[ Hazard Class ]:
4.1
[ HS Code ]:
28020000
Customs
[ HS Code ]: 28020000