Substance profile
Glufosinate-Ammonium
Glufosinate-Ammonium is a white to light yellow crystalline powder with a slightly pungent odor.
01 · Identification
What Glufosinate-Ammonium is
Glufosinate-Ammonium is a white to light yellow crystalline powder with a slightly pungent odor. Its molecular formula is C5H15N2O4P and its molecular weight is 198.16 g/mol. It melts at 215 °C.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
02 · Identifiers
Glufosinate-Ammonium identifiers and molecular data
Glufosinate-Ammonium CAS number and EC number
Glufosinate-Ammonium molecular formula and molecular weight
Other names for Glufosinate-Ammonium
- glufosinate ammonium (ISO)
- ammonium 2-amino-4-(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)butyrate
03 · GHS classification
Glufosinate-Ammonium hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Glufosinate-Ammonium pictograms and signal word
Glufosinate-Ammonium hazard class and category
| Hazard class | Category | From code | Pictogram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acute toxicity - oral GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 4 | H302 | GHS07 |
| Acute toxicity - dermal GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 4 | H312 | GHS07 |
| Acute toxicity - inhalation GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 4 | H332 | GHS07 |
| Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure GHS chapter 3.9 | Category 2 | H373 | GHS08 |
Glufosinate-Ammonium hazard statements (H-codes)
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H360Fd | May damage fertility. Suspected of damaging the unborn child. |
| H332 | Harmful if inhaled. |
| H312 | Harmful in contact with skin. |
| H302 | Harmful if swallowed. |
| H373 | May cause damage to organs <or state all organs affected, if known> through prolonged or repeated exposure <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>. |
This page lists only the codes assigned to Glufosinate-Ammonium. 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 Glufosinate-Ammonium
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 Glufosinate-Ammonium 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
Glufosinate-Ammonium precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 11 precautionary statements to Glufosinate-Ammonium. 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.
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
Glufosinate-Ammonium 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 | амониев глуфосинат (ISO) амониев 2-амино-4-(хидроксиметилфосфинил)бутират |
| Spanish español | Glufosinato de amonio (ISO) 2-amino-4-(hidroximetilfosfinil)butirato de amonio |
| Czech čeština | glufosinát-amonium (ISO) amonium-2-amino-4-[hydroxy (methyl)fosforyl]butanoát |
| Danish dansk | glufosinat ammonium (ISO) ammonium-2-amino-4-(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)butyrat |
| German Deutsch | Glufosinat-Ammonium (ISO) Ammonium-2-amino-4-(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)butyrat |
| Estonian eesti | glüfosinaat-ammoonium (ISO) ammoonium-2-amino-4-(hüdroksümetüülfosfinüül)butüraat |
| Greek ελληνικά | glufosinate ammonium (γλυφοσινικό αμμώνιο) (ISO) 2-αμινο-4-(υδροξυμεθυλοφωσφινυλο)βουτυρικό αμμώνιο |
| English English | glufosinate ammonium (ISO) ammonium 2-amino-4-(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)butyrate |
| French français | glufosinate-ammonium (ISO) 2-amino-4-(hydroxyméthylphosphinyl)butyrate d'ammonium |
| Croatian hrvatski | glufosinat amonijak (ISO) amonijev 2-amino-4-(hidroksimetil-fosfinil)butirat |
| Italian italiano | glufosinato ammonio (ISO) 2-ammino-4-(idrossimetilfosfinil)butirrato di ammonio |
| Latvian latviešu | glufosinātamonijs (ISO) amonija 2-amino-4-(hidroksimetilfosfinil)butirāts |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | amonio gliufozinatas (ISO) amonio 2-amino-4-(hidroksimetilfosfinil)butanoatas |
| Hungarian magyar | glufoszinát-ammónium (ISO) ammónium-2-amino-4-(hidroximetilfoszfinil)butirát |
| Maltese Malti | ammonju tal-glufosinat (ISO) 2-ammino-4-(idrossimetilfosfinil)butirat tal-ammonju |
| Dutch Nederlands | glufosinaat-ammonium (ISO) ammonium-2-amino-4-(hydroxymethylfosfinyl)butyraat |
| Polish polski | glufosynat amonowy (ISO) 2-amino-4-(hydroksymetylofosforylo)maślan amonu(RS)-(3-amino-3-karboksypropylo)metylofosfinian amonu2-amino-4-(hydroksymetylofosforylo)butanian amonu |
| Portuguese português | glufosinato-amónio (ISO) 2-amino-4-(hidroximetilfosfinil)butirato de amónio |
| Romanian română | glufosinat de amoniu (ISO) 2-amino-4-(hidroximetil-fosfinil)butirat de amoniu |
| Slovak slovenčina | glufosinát-amónium (ISO) amónium-2-amino-4-[hydroxy(metyl)fosforyl]butanoát |
| Slovenian slovenščina | glufosinat amonij (ISO) amonijev 2-amino-4-(hidroksimetilfosfinil)butirat |
| Finnish suomi | glufosinaattiammonium (ISO) ammonium-2-amino-4-(hydroksimetyylifosfinyyli)butyraatti |
| Swedish svenska | glufosinatammonium (ISO) ammonium-2-amino-4-(hydroximetylfosfinyl)butyrat |
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
Glufosinate-Ammonium GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Glufosinate-Ammonium, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Danger
Glufosinate-Ammonium
- May damage fertility. Suspected of damaging the unborn child.
- Harmful if inhaled.
- Harmful in contact with skin.
- Harmful if swallowed.
- May cause damage to organs <or state all organs affected, if known> through prolonged or repeated exposure <state route of exposure if it is conclusively proven that no other routes of exposure cause the hazard>.
- 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.
- Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/…
- IF SWALLOWED:
- IF ON SKIN:
- IF INHALED:
- Call a POISON CENTER/doctor/… if you feel unwell.
- Get medical advice/attention if you feel unwell.
- Rinse mouth.
- Wash with plenty of water/…
Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity
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07 · Health hazards
Glufosinate-Ammonium health hazards and exposure limits
Glufosinate-Ammonium hazard summary
May cause irritation; Effects in high-dose animal studies include convulsions; [MSDSonline] Not a teratogen in animal studies, but may have effect on glutamate receptors in brain after fetal exposure; [REPROTOX]
Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
Glufosinate-Ammonium carcinogenicity classification
Cancer Classification: Not Likely to be Carcinogenic to 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
Glufosinate-Ammonium 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.
Glufosinate-Ammonium melting point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melting point | 215 °C (419 °F) | HSDB |
Glufosinate-Ammonium density
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Density | 1.4 g/cm³ | at 20 °C | HSDB |
Glufosinate-Ammonium solubility
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solubility | Water solubility 1370 g/l (+/- 11%) | HSDB | |
| In water, 1,370 g/l @ 22 °C | at 22 °C | HSDB | |
| In organic solvents at 20 °C, g/100 ml: acetone = 0.016, toluene = 0.014, n-hexane = 0.02, ethanol = 0.065, ethyl acetate = 0.014 | at 20 °C | HSDB |
Glufosinate-Ammonium corrosivity
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corrosivity | Non-corrosive | HSDB |
Values compiled from PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary. Temperatures converted to Fahrenheit for reference.
09 · Questions
Glufosinate-Ammonium — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Glufosinate-Ammonium?
The CAS number of Glufosinate-Ammonium is 77182-82-2. Its EC number is 278-636-5.
What is the chemical formula of Glufosinate-Ammonium?
The molecular formula of Glufosinate-Ammonium is C5H15N2O4P and its molecular weight is 198.16 g/mol.
What does a Glufosinate-Ammonium label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Glufosinate-Ammonium carries the pictograms Health hazard and Exclamation mark and the signal word is Danger.
Is Glufosinate-Ammonium flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Glufosinate-Ammonium 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 Glufosinate-Ammonium a carcinogen?
CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Glufosinate-Ammonium. 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 Glufosinate-Ammonium?
The melting point reported for Glufosinate-Ammonium is 215 °C (419 °F) (HSDB).
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