Substance profile
Formetanate hydrochloride
Formetanate hydrochloride is colorless crystals with a faint odor.
01 · Identification
What Formetanate hydrochloride is
Formetanate hydrochloride is colorless crystals with a faint odor. Its molecular formula is C11H16ClN3O2 and its molecular weight is 257.72 g/mol. It melts at 102 °C.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
02 · Identifiers
Formetanate hydrochloride identifiers and molecular data
Formetanate hydrochloride CAS number and EC number
Formetanate hydrochloride molecular formula and molecular weight
Other names for Formetanate hydrochloride
- 3-(N,N-dimethylaminomethyleneamino)phenyl N-methylcarbamate
03 · GHS classification
Formetanate hydrochloride hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Formetanate hydrochloride pictograms and signal word
Formetanate hydrochloride 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 |
| 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.
Formetanate hydrochloride hazard statements (H-codes)
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H330 | Fatal if inhaled. |
| H300 | Fatal 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 Formetanate hydrochloride. 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 Formetanate hydrochloride
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 Formetanate hydrochlor… 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
Formetanate hydrochloride precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 15 precautionary statements to Formetanate hydrochloride. 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
Formetanate hydrochloride 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 | форметанат хидрохлорид 3-( N, N -диметиламинометиленамино)фенилов N -метилкарбамат |
| Spanish español | Clorhidrato de formetanato N -metilcarbamato de 3-( N, N -dimetilaminometilenamino)fenilo |
| Czech čeština | formetanát-hydrochlorid 3-[(dimethylaminomethyliden)amino]fenyl-methylkarbamát-hydrochlorid |
| Danish dansk | formetanathydrochlorid 3-( N, N- dimethylaminomethylenamino)phenyl- N- methylcarbamat |
| German Deutsch | Formetanathydrochlorid 3-( N, N -dimethylaminomethylenamino)phenyl- N -methylcarbamat |
| Estonian eesti | formetanaatvesinikkloriid 3-( N , N -dimetüülaminometüleenamino)fenüül- N -metüülkarbamaat |
| Greek ελληνικά | υδροχλωρική φορμετανάτη N -μεθυλοκαρβαμιδικός 3-[( N, N )-διμεθυλαμινομεθυλενοαμινο]φαινυλεστέρας |
| English English | formetanate hydrochloride 3-( N, N -dimethylaminomethyleneamino)phenyl N -methylcarbamate |
| French français | chlorhydrate de formétanate N -méthylcarbamate de 3-( N, N -diméthylaminométhylèneamino)phényle |
| Croatian hrvatski | formetanat hidroklorid 3-( N, N -dimetil-aminometilenamino)fenil- N -metil-karbamat |
| Italian italiano | formetanato, cloridrato N -metilcarbammato di 3-( N, N -dimetilamminometileneammino)fenile |
| Latvian latviešu | formetanāta hidrohlorīds 3-[( N, N )-dimetilaminometilēnamino]fenil N -metilkarbamāts |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | formetanato vandenilio chloridas 3-( N, N‘ -dimetilaminometilenamino)fenil-N-metilkarbamatas |
| Hungarian magyar | formetanát-hidroklorid 3-( N, N -dimetilamino-metilénamino)fenil- N -metilkarbamát |
| Maltese Malti | idroklorur tal-formetanat N -metilkarbamat ta’ 3-( N, N -dimetilamminometileneammino)fenil |
| Dutch Nederlands | formetanaathydrochloride 3-( N, N -dimethylaminomethyleenamino)fenyl- N -methylcarbamaat |
| Polish polski | chlorowodorek formetanatu chlorowodorek metylokarbaminianu 3-[(dimetyloamino)metylidenoamino]-fenylu |
| Portuguese português | formetanato (cloridrato) N -metilcarbamato de 3-( N , N -dimetilaminometilenoamino)fenilo |
| Romanian română | clorhidrat de formetanat N -metilcarbamat de 3-( N, N -dimetilaminometilenamino)fenil |
| Slovak slovenčina | hydrochlorid formetanátu O -{3-[( N, N -dimetylaminometylidén)amino]fenyl}- N -metylkarbamát |
| Slovenian slovenščina | formetanat hidroklorid 3-( N, N -dimetilaminometilenamino)fenil N -metilkarbamat |
| Finnish suomi | formetanaattihydrokloridi 3-( N , N -dimetyyliaminometyleeniamino)fenyyli-N-metyylikarbamaatti |
| Swedish svenska | formetanathydroklorid 3-( N, N -dimetylaminometylenamino)fenyl- 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
Formetanate hydrochloride GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Formetanate hydrochloride, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Danger
Formetanate hydrochloride
- Fatal if inhaled.
- Fatal 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 …
Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity
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07 · Health hazards
Formetanate hydrochloride health hazards and exposure limits
Formetanate hydrochloride hazard summary
Extremely toxic cholinesterase inhibitor; [CAMEO] May cause skin sensitization; [eChemPortal: ESIS] No farmworker poisoning cases reported since 1996; [Reference #1] See CARBAMATE INSECTICIDES.
Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
Formetanate hydrochloride carcinogenicity classification
Cancer Classification: Group E Evidence of Non-carcinogenicity for Humans
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.
08 · Physical and chemical properties
Formetanate hydrochloride 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.
Formetanate hydrochloride melting point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melting point | 102 °C (215.6 °F) | Formetanate | HSDB |
| 201.11 °C (394 °F) | range, midpoint shown | CAMEO |
Formetanate hydrochloride solubility
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solubility | YELLOW CRYSTALLINE SOLID; SOLUBILITY: LESS THAN 1 G/L WATER; ABOUT 100 G/L ACETONE, CHLOROFORM; GREATER THAN 200 G/L METHANOL | FORMETANATE | HSDB |
| Water Solubility = 6.3 g/L | Formetanate | HSDB | |
| Water solubility = 100 mg/L | Formetanate | HSDB |
Formetanate hydrochloride vapor pressure
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vapor pressure | 2e-8 mmHg | CAMEO | |
| 202.517 mmHg | at 25 °C | HSDB | |
| 1e-8 mmHg | Haz-Map |
Values compiled from PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary. Temperatures converted to Fahrenheit for reference.
09 · Handling and storage
Formetanate hydrochloride storage and handling
Formetanate hydrochloride reactivity
FORMETANATE HYDROCHLORIDE 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.
Source: CAMEO Chemicals
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10 · Questions
Formetanate hydrochloride — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Formetanate hydrochloride?
The CAS number of Formetanate hydrochloride is 23422-53-9. Its EC number is 245-656-0.
What is the chemical formula of Formetanate hydrochloride?
The molecular formula of Formetanate hydrochloride is C11H16ClN3O2 and its molecular weight is 257.72 g/mol.
What does a Formetanate hydrochloride label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Formetanate hydrochloride carries the pictograms Skull and crossbones and Environment and the signal word is Danger.
Is Formetanate hydrochloride flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Formetanate hydrochloride 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 Formetanate hydrochloride a carcinogen?
CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Formetanate hydrochloride. 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 melting point of Formetanate hydrochloride?
The melting point reported for Formetanate hydrochloride is 102 °C (215.6 °F), Formetanate (HSDB).
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