Substance profile
Sodium Fluoroacetate
Sodium Fluoroacetate is a white solid and is odorless.
01 · Identification
What Sodium Fluoroacetate is
Sodium Fluoroacetate is a white solid and is odorless. Its molecular formula is C2H2FNaO2 and its molecular weight is 100.02 g/mol. It melts at 200 °C.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
02 · GHS classification
Hazards and label elements
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H310 | Fatal in contact with skin. |
| H330 | Fatal if inhaled. |
| H300 | Fatal if swallowed. |
| H400 | Very toxic to aquatic life. |
Precautionary statements: P260, P270, P271, P273, P280, P301, P302, P304, P310, P330, P352, P391, P501
This page lists only the codes assigned to Sodium Fluoroacetate. The full reference lives on the hazard statements hub, the precautionary statements hub and the GHS pictograms hub.
03 · Physical and chemical properties
Sodium Fluoroacetate 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.
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boiling point | Decomposes | decomposes | NIOSH |
| Decomposes (NIOSH, 2024) | decomposes | CAMEO | |
| decomposes | decomposes | OSHA | |
| Melting point | 200 °C (392 °F) | NIOSH | |
| 201 °C (393.8 °F) | range, midpoint shown | HSDB | |
| Density | 1 g/cm³ | temperature not listed | CAMEO |
| 1 g/cm³ | OSHA | ||
| Solubility | Almost insoluble in ethanol, acetone, and petroleum oils | HSDB | |
| Solubility (g/100 g) at 25 °C in: water: 111 | at 25 °C | HSDB | |
| Solubility (g/100 g) at 25 °C in: methanol: 5; ethanol: 1.4; acetone: 0.04; carbon tetrachloride: 0.004 | at 25 °C | HSDB | |
| Vapor pressure | 0 mmHg | at 20 °C | HSDB |
| VP: Non-volatile | HSDB | ||
| Lower explosive limit (LEL) | Noncombustible Solid | NIOSH | |
| Not combustible. (EPA, 1998) | CAMEO | ||
| Upper explosive limit (UEL) | Not combustible. (EPA, 1998) | CAMEO |
Values compiled from PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary. Temperatures converted to Fahrenheit for reference.
04 · Handling and storage
Storing and handling Sodium Fluoroacetate
Storage conditions
You should store this chemical under refrigerated temperatures and away from mineral acids and bases.
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Incompatible materials
Hygroscopic
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Reactivity
Salts, basic, such as SODIUM FLUOROACETATE, are generally soluble in water. The resulting solutions contain moderate concentrations of hydroxide ions and have pH's greater than 7.0. They react as bases to neutralize acids. These neutralizations generate heat, but less or far less than is generated by neutralization of the bases in reactivity group 10 (Bases) and the neutralization of amines. They usually do not react as either oxidizing agents or reducing agents but such behavior is not impossible.
Source: CAMEO Chemicals
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Safety Data Sheet
Getting an SDS for Sodium Fluoroacetate
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 Sodium Fluoroacetate 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.
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