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Sigma-Aldrich

Zinc phosphide

≥19% active phoshor (P) basis, powder

Synonym(s):

Trizinc diphosphide, Zn3P2

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Linear Formula:
Zn3P2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
258.12
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12161600
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

form

powder

composition

active phoshor (P), ≥19%

reaction suitability

core: zinc
reagent type: catalyst

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

[Zn]=P[Zn]P=[Zn]

InChI

1S/2P.3Zn

InChI key

NQDYSWQRWWTVJU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Oral - Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Water-react 1

Supplementary Hazards

Storage Class Code

4.3 - Hazardous materials which set free flammable gases upon contact with water

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Regulatory Listings

Regulatory Listings are mainly provided for chemical products. Only limited information can be provided here for non-chemical products. No entry means none of the components are listed. It is the user’s obligation to ensure the safe and legal use of the product.

FSL

Group 3: Spontaneously combustible substances and water- reactive materials
Metal phosphides
Hazardous rank I
1st spontaneously combustible materials and water reactive materials

ISHL Indicated Name

Substances Subject to be Indicated Names

ISHL Notified Names

Substances Subject to be Notified Names

JAN Code

04502-BULK:
04502-VAR:
04502-1KG:4548173297422


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Gary W Witmer et al.
Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology, 84(6), 698-702 (2010-05-01)
Nutria, Myocastor coypus, populations must be reduced when they cause substantial wetland damage. Control can include the rodenticide zinc phosphide, but the potential impacts to American alligators, Alligator mississippiensis, must be assessed. The mean amount of zinc phosphide per nutria
Pavol Bakoss et al.
Annals of agricultural and environmental medicine : AAEM, 14(1), 51-56 (2007-07-28)
The purpose of the study was to suppress a known natural focus of field fever exerting an influence on animal hosts of leptospires--small terrestrial mammals (s.t.m.) by rodenticide. After repeated application of the zinc phosphide rodenticide, the s.t.m. were regularly
A el-A Kamal et al.
The Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association, 74(1-2), 175-191 (2007-01-16)
In April 1996, in Aswan Governorate, Egypt, an outbreak of vomiting without diarrhea, abdominal and leg pain was reported. A case-control study was conducted to determine the cause of the outbreak. 25 cases who had vomiting without diarrhea, abdominal and
Han Sung Kim et al.
Nano letters, 10(5), 1682-1691 (2010-04-15)
Electron tomography and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy were used to characterize the unique three-dimensional (3D) structures of twinned Zn(3)P(2) (tetragonal) and InAs (zinc blende) nanowires synthesized by the vapor transport method. The Zn(3)P(2) nanowires adopt a unique superlattice structure that
Comment on Aluminum and zinc phosphide poisoning.
Omid Mehrpour et al.
Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.), 47(8), 838-839 (2009-09-26)

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