Substance profile
Carbofuran
Carbofuran is a white, crystalline solid and is odorless.
01 · Identification
What Carbofuran is
Carbofuran is a white, crystalline solid and is odorless. Its molecular formula is C12H15NO3 and its molecular weight is 221.25 g/mol. It melts at 153 °C.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
02 · Identifiers
Carbofuran identifiers and molecular data
Carbofuran CAS number and EC number
Carbofuran molecular formula and molecular weight
Other names for Carbofuran
- carbofuran (ISO)
- 2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethylbenzofuran-7-yl N-methylcarbamate
03 · GHS classification
Carbofuran hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Carbofuran pictograms and signal word
Carbofuran hazard class and category
| Hazard class | Category | From code | Pictogram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acute toxicity - oral GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 1 or 2 | H300 | GHS06 |
| Acute toxicity - inhalation GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 1 or 2 | H330 | GHS06 |
| 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.
Carbofuran hazard statements (H-codes)
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H330 | Fatal if inhaled. |
| H300 | Fatal if swallowed. |
| H400 | Very toxic to aquatic life. |
| H410 | Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects. |
This page lists only the codes assigned to Carbofuran. 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 Carbofuran
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 Carbofuran 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
Carbofuran precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 10 precautionary statements to Carbofuran. 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
Carbofuran 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 | карбофуран (ISO) 2,2-диметил-2,3-дихидробензофуран-7-илов N -метилкарбамат |
| Spanish español | Carbofurán (ISO) N -metilcarbamato de 2,3-dihidro-2,2-dimetilbenzofuran-7-ilo |
| Czech čeština | karbofuran (ISO) 2,2-dimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-7-yl- N -methylkarbamát |
| Danish dansk | carbofuran (ISO) 2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethylbenzofuran-7-ylmethylcarbamat |
| German Deutsch | Carbofuran (ISO) 2,3-Dihydro-2,2-dimethylbenzofuran-7-ylmethylcarbamat |
| Estonian eesti | karbofuraan (ISO) 2,3-dihüdro-2,2-dimetüülbensofuraan-7-üül- N -metüülkarbamaat |
| Greek ελληνικά | carbofuran (καρβοφουράνιο) (ISO) N -μεθυλοκαρβαμιδικός 2,3-διυδρο-2,2-διμεθυλοβενζοφουραν-7-υλεστέρας |
| English English | carbofuran (ISO) 2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethylbenzofuran-7-yl N -methylcarbamate |
| French français | carbofuran (ISO) N -méthylcarbamate de 2,3-dihydro-2,2-diméthylbenzofuran-7-yle |
| Croatian hrvatski | karbofuran (ISO) 2,3-dihidro-2,2-dimetilbenzofuran-7-il- N -metil-karbamat |
| Italian italiano | carbofuran (ISO) metilcarbammato di 2,3-diidro-2,2-dimetilbenzofuran-7-ile |
| Latvian latviešu | karbofurāns (ISO) 2,3-dihidro-2,2-dimetilbenzfurān-7-il- N -metilkarbamāts |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | karbofuranas (ISO) 2,3-dihidro-2,2-dimetilbenzofuran-7-il N -metilkarbamatas |
| Hungarian magyar | karbofurán (ISO) 2,3-dihidro-2,2-dimetilbenzo-furán-7-il- N -metilkarbamát |
| Maltese Malti | karbofuran (ISO) N-metilkarbamat ta’ 2,3-diidro-2,2-dimetilbenżofuran-7-il |
| Dutch Nederlands | carbofuran (ISO) 2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethylbenzofuran-7-yl- N -methylcarbamaat |
| Polish polski | karbofuran (ISO) metylokarbaminian 2,2-dimetylo-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-7-ylu |
| Portuguese português | carbofurão (ISO) N -metilcarbamato de 2,3-di-hidro-2,2-dimetilbenzofuran-7-ilo |
| Romanian română | carbofuran (ISO) N -metilcarbamat de 2,3-dihidro-2,2-dimetilbenzofuran-7-il |
| Slovak slovenčina | karbofurán (ISO) O -(2,2-dimetyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofurán-7-yl)- N -metylkarbamát |
| Slovenian slovenščina | karbofuran (ISO) 2,3-dihidro-2,2-dimetilbenzofuran-7-il N -metilkarbamat |
| Finnish suomi | karbofuraani (ISO) 2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimetyylibentsofuran-7-yyli- N -metyylikarbamaatti |
| Swedish svenska | karbofuran (ISO) 2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimetylbensofuran-7-yl- N -metylkarbamat |
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
Carbofuran GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Carbofuran, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Danger
Carbofuran
- Fatal if inhaled.
- Fatal if swallowed.
- Very toxic to aquatic life.
- Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
- Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
- Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.
- Use only outdoors or in a well-ventilated area.
- Avoid release to the environment.
- IF SWALLOWED:
- IF INHALED:
- Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor/…
- Rinse mouth.
- Collect spillage.
- Dispose of contents/container to …
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07 · Health hazards
Carbofuran health hazards and exposure limits
Carbofuran hazard summary
Classified as highly toxic or moderately toxic depending on the formulation, it may be used only by certified applicators. [EXTOXNET] Allergic contact dermatitis in pesticide handlers is most likely due to maneb, carbofuran, carbaryl, captan, folpet, or captafol. [Marks, p. 312] See CARBAMATE INSECTICIDES.
Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
Carbofuran carcinogenicity classification
Cancer Classification: Not Likely to be Carcinogenic to Humans
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Carbofuran does not appear to possess mutagenic activity and was negative in both rat and mouse oncogenicity assays. Carbofuran is classified as a "Not likely" human carcinogen based on the lack of evidence of carcinogenicity in mice or rats.
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
An IARC group and a CLP classification answer different questions. IARC judges whether the evidence for cancer in humans is strong enough; CLP Annex VI is the legally binding EU classification. A substance can carry one and not the other.
Carbofuran occupational exposure limits
| Limit | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PEL | none See Appendix G | The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) |
| REL | 0.1 mg/m³ | Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) |
| REL | TWA 0.1 mg/m3 | The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) |
| IDLH | N.D. | The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) |
These are United States values. The European Union sets its own indicative and binding limits, and the figure that applies at a given workplace is the one in the local regulation — not the one shown here.
08 · Physical and chemical properties
Carbofuran 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.
Carbofuran melting point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melting point | 153.2 °C (307.8 °F) | HSDB | |
| 151.11 °C (304 °F) | NIOSH | ||
| 153 °C (307.4 °F) | ICSC |
Carbofuran density
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Density | 1.18 g/cm³ | HSDB | |
| 1.18 g/cm³ | at 20 °C | CAMEO |
Carbofuran solubility
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solubility | Unstable in alkaline media. Stable in acidic and neutral media. | HSDB | |
| In dichloromethane >200, isopropanol 20-50, toluene 10-20 (all in g/L, 20 °C) | at 20 °C | HSDB | |
| In water, 351 mg/L at 25 °C | at 25 °C | HSDB |
Carbofuran vapor pressure
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vapor pressure | 540.044 mmHg | at 25 °C | HSDB |
| 0.000003 mmHg | at 25 °C | NIOSH |
Carbofuran lower explosive limit (LEL)
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower explosive limit (LEL) | Noncombustible Solid | NIOSH |
Carbofuran corrosivity
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corrosivity | Non-corrosive | HSDB |
Values compiled from PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary. Temperatures converted to Fahrenheit for reference.
09 · Handling and storage
Carbofuran storage and handling
Carbofuran safe storage
Provision to contain effluent from fire extinguishing. Separated from food and feedstuffs. Keep in a well-ventilated room.
Source: ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)
Carbofuran storage conditions
Separated from food and feedstuffs. Keep in a well-ventilated room.
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Carbofuran incompatible materials
Alkaline substances, acid, strong oxidizers (e.g., perchlorates, peroxides, chlorates, nitrates, permanganates).
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Carbofuran reactivity
CARBOFURAN is a carbamate ester. Carbamates are chemically similar to, but more reactive than amides. Like amides they form polymers such as polyurethane resins. Carbamates are incompatible with strong acids and bases, and especially incompatible with strong reducing agents such as hydrides. Flammable gaseous hydrogen is produced by the combination of active metals or nitrides with carbamates. Strongly oxidizing acids, peroxides, and hydroperoxides are incompatible with carbamates. This compound is unstable in an alkaline media. (NTP, 1992).
Source: CAMEO Chemicals
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10 · Questions
Carbofuran — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Carbofuran?
The CAS number of Carbofuran is 1563-66-2. Its EC number is 216-353-0.
What is the chemical formula of Carbofuran?
The molecular formula of Carbofuran is C12H15NO3 and its molecular weight is 221.25 g/mol.
What does a Carbofuran label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Carbofuran carries the pictograms Skull and crossbones and Environment and the signal word is Danger.
Is Carbofuran flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Carbofuran 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 Carbofuran a carcinogen?
CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Carbofuran. 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.
What is the exposure limit for Carbofuran?
The US occupational exposure limit reported for Carbofuran is none See Appendix G (The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)). Limits differ by country: the EU sets its own indicative and binding values, and the figure that applies at a given workplace is the one in the local regulation.
What is the melting point of Carbofuran?
The melting point reported for Carbofuran is 153.2 °C (307.8 °F) (HSDB).
How should Carbofuran be stored?
Separated from food and feedstuffs. Keep in a well-ventilated room. (Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB))
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