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Reference data from EU CLP Annex VI and published regulations — verify against your supplier's SDS before use.

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Substance profile

Carbosulfan

Carbosulfan is a viscous brown liquid.

CAS 55285-14-8 C20H32N2O3S 380.5 g/mol Danger

01 · Identification

What Carbosulfan is

Carbosulfan is a viscous brown liquid. Its molecular formula is C20H32N2O3S and its molecular weight is 380.5 g/mol.

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.

02 · Identifiers

Carbosulfan identifiers and molecular data

Carbosulfan CAS number and EC number

CAS number55285-14-8
EC number259-565-9
Index number (CLP Annex VI)006-084-00-5

Carbosulfan molecular formula and molecular weight

Molecular formulaC20H32N2O3S
Molecular weight380.5 g/mol

Other names for Carbosulfan

  • carbosulfan (ISO)
  • 2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-7-benzofuryl [(dibutylamino)thio]methylcarbamate

03 · GHS classification

Carbosulfan hazard classification

Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.

Carbosulfan pictograms and signal word

Signal wordDanger

Carbosulfan hazard class and category

GHS hazard classes Carbosulfan falls into
Hazard class Category From code Pictogram
Acute toxicity - oral GHS chapter 3.1 Category 3 H301 GHS06
Acute toxicity - inhalation GHS chapter 3.1 Category 1 or 2 H330 GHS06
Skin sensitisation GHS chapter 3.4 Category 1 or 1A or 1B H317 GHS07
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.

Carbosulfan hazard statements (H-codes)

Hazard statements assigned to Carbosulfan
CodeHazard statement
H330 Fatal if inhaled.
H301 Toxic if swallowed.
H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction.
H400 Very toxic to aquatic life.
H410 Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.

This page lists only the codes assigned to Carbosulfan. 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 Carbosulfan

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 Carbosulfan 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

Carbosulfan precautionary statements

CLP Annex VI assigns 15 precautionary statements to Carbosulfan. 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.

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

Carbosulfan 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 карбосулфан (ISO) 2,2-диметил-2,3-дихидро-7-бензофурилов [(дибутиламино)тио]метилкарбамат
Spanish español Carbosulfano (ISO) [(dibutilamino)tio]metilcarbamato de 2,3-dihidro-2,2-dimetil-7-benzofurilo
Czech čeština karbosulfan (ISO) 2,2-dimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-7-yl-[ N -(dibutylamino)sulfanyl- N -methylkarbamát]
Danish dansk carbosulfan (ISO) 2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-7-benzofuryl [(dibutylamino)thio]methylcarbamat
German Deutsch Carbosulfan (ISO) 2,3-Dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-7-benzofuryl[(dibutylamino)thio]methylcarbamat
Estonian eesti karbosulfaan (ISO) 2,3-dihüdro-2,2-dimetüül-7-bensofurüül[(dibutüülamino)tio]metüülkarbamaat
Greek ελληνικά carbosulfan (καρβοσουλφάνη) (ISO) [(διβουτυλαμινο)θειο]μεθυλοκαρβαμιδικό 2,3-διυδρο-2,2-διμεθυλο-7-βενζοφουρύλιο
English English carbosulfan (ISO) 2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-7-benzofuryl [(dibutylamino)thio]methylcarbamate
French français carbosulfan (ISO) [(dibutylamino)thio]méthylcarbamate de 2,3-dihydro-2,2-diméthyl-7-benzofuryle
Croatian hrvatski karbosulfan (ISO) 2,3-dihidro-2,2-dimetil-7-benzofuril-[(dibutilamino)tio]metil-karbamat
Italian italiano carbosulfan (ISO) [(dibutilammino)tio]metilcarbammato di 2,3-diidro-2,2-dimetil-7-benzofurile
Latvian latviešu karbosulfāns (ISO) 2,3-dihidro-2,2-dimetil-7-benzofuril[(dibutilamino)tio]metilkarbamāts
Lithuanian lietuvių karbosulfanas (ISO) 2,3-dihidro-2,2-dimetil-7-benzofuril[(dibutilamino)tio]metilkarbamatas
Hungarian magyar karboszulfán (ISO) 2,3-dihidro-2,2-dimetil-7-benzofuril-[(dibutilamino)tio]-metilkarbamát
Maltese Malti karbosulfan (ISO) [(dibutilamino)tijo]metilkarbamat ta’ 2,3-diidro-2,2-dimetil-7-benżofuril
Dutch Nederlands carbosulfan (ISO) 2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-7-benzofuryl[(dibutylamino)thio]methylcarbamaat
Polish polski karbosulfan (ISO) (dibutyloaminotio)metylokarbaminian 2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimetylobenzofuran-7-ylu(dibutyloaminosulfanylo)metylo-karbamian 2,2-dimetylo-2,3-dihydro-benzofuran-7-ylu
Portuguese português carbossulfão (ISO) [(dibutilamino)tio]metilcarbamato de 2,3-di-hidro-2,2-dimetil-7-benzofurilo
Romanian română carbosulfan (ISO) [(dibutilamino)tio]metilcarbamat de 2,3-dihidro-2,2-dimetil-7-benzofuril
Slovak slovenčina karbosulfán (ISO) O -(2,2-dimetyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofurán-7-yl)- N -{[(dibutylamino)sulfanyl]metyl}karbamát
Slovenian slovenščina karbosulfan (ISO) 2,3-dihidro-2,2-dimetil-7-benzofuril [(dibutilamino)tio]metilkarbamat
Finnish suomi karbosulfaani (ISO) 2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimetyyli-7-bentsofuryyli[(dibutyyliamino)tio]metyylikarbamaatti
Swedish svenska karbosulfan (ISO) 2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimetyl-7-bensofuryl-[(dibutylamino)tio]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

Carbosulfan GHS label elements

Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Carbosulfan, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.

GHS06 Skull and crossbones pictogramGHS09 Environment pictogram

Danger

Carbosulfan

  • Fatal if inhaled.
  • Toxic if swallowed.
  • May cause an allergic skin reaction.
  • Very toxic to aquatic life.
  • Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
  • Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
  • Avoid breathing 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.
  • Contaminated work clothing should not be allowed out of the workplace.
  • Avoid release to the environment.
  • Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/
  • IF SWALLOWED:
  • IF INHALED:
  • Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor/
  • Get medical advice/attention.
  • Rinse mouth.
  • If skin irritation or rash occurs:
  • Collect spillage.
  • Dispose of contents/container to

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07 · Health hazards

Carbosulfan health hazards and exposure limits

Carbosulfan hazard summary

Carbamate cholinesterase inhibitor; Hydrolyzed to carbofuran in the soil; [Merck Index] Insecticidal activity from the in vitro cleavage of the N-S bond forming carbofuran; Not irritating to skin or eyes; May cause skin sensitization; Developmental toxicity and teratogenicity observed in rats and rabbits at doses not overtly maternally toxic; No evidence of carcinogenicity or organophosphorus induced delayed neurotoxicity [EFSA: DAR - Vol. 1] A mild skin irritant; [RTECS] A mild skin irritant; May cause skin sensitization; Toxic by ingestion and inhalation; [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS] See Carbofuran. See CARBAMATE INSECTICIDES.

Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases

08 · Physical and chemical properties

Carbosulfan 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.

Carbosulfan vapor pressure

Property Value Conditions Source
Vapor pressure 3.1e-7 mmHg Haz-Map

Values compiled from PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary. Temperatures converted to Fahrenheit for reference.

09 · Handling and storage

Carbosulfan storage and handling

Carbosulfan reactivity

CARBOSULFAN is a thiocarbamate. Flammable gases are generated by the combination of thiocarbamates and dithiocarbamates with aldehydes, nitrides, and hydrides. Thiocarbamates and dithiocarbamates are incompatible with acids, peroxides, and acid halides.

Source: CAMEO Chemicals

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10 · Questions

Carbosulfan — frequently asked questions

What is the CAS number of Carbosulfan?

The CAS number of Carbosulfan is 55285-14-8. Its EC number is 259-565-9.

What is the chemical formula of Carbosulfan?

The molecular formula of Carbosulfan is C20H32N2O3S and its molecular weight is 380.5 g/mol.

What does a Carbosulfan label have to show?

Under CLP Annex VI the label for Carbosulfan carries the pictograms Skull and crossbones and Environment and the signal word is Danger.

Is Carbosulfan flammable?

CLP Annex VI assigns Carbosulfan 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 Carbosulfan a carcinogen?

CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Carbosulfan. 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.

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