Substance profile
Mecarbam
Mecarbam is a colorless oily liq when pure.
01 · Identification
What Mecarbam is
Mecarbam is a colorless oily liq when pure. Its molecular formula is C10H20NO5PS2 and its molecular weight is 329.4 g/mol. It melts at 9 °C.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
02 · Identifiers
Mecarbam identifiers and molecular data
Mecarbam CAS number and EC number
Mecarbam molecular formula and molecular weight
Other names for Mecarbam
- mecarbam (ISO)
- N-ethoxycarbonyl-N-methylcarbamoylmethyl O,O-diethyl phosphorodithioate
03 · GHS classification
Mecarbam hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Mecarbam pictograms and signal word
Mecarbam hazard class and category
| Hazard class | Category | From code | Pictogram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acute toxicity - oral GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 3 | H301 | GHS06 |
| Acute toxicity - dermal GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 3 | H311 | 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 |
Mecarbam hazard statements (H-codes)
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H311 | Toxic in contact with skin. |
| H301 | Toxic 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 Mecarbam. 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 Mecarbam
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 Mecarbam 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
Mecarbam precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 10 precautionary statements to Mecarbam. 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
Mecarbam 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 | мекарбам (ISO) N -етоксикарбонил- N -метилкарбамоилметилов O, O -диетилов фосфородитиоат |
| Spanish español | Mecarbam (ISO) fosforoditioato de N -etoxicarbonil-N-metilcarbamoilmetilo y O, O -dietilo |
| Czech čeština | mekarbam (ISO) ethyl- N -{2-[(diethoxyfosforothioyl)sulfanyl]acetyl}- N -methylkarbamát |
| Danish dansk | mecarbam (ISO) N- ethoxycarbonyl- N- methylcarbamoylmethyl- O, O- diethyldithiophosphat |
| German Deutsch | Mecarbam (ISO) N -Ethoxycarbonyl- N -methylcarbamoylmethyl- O, O -diethylphosphorodithioat |
| Estonian eesti | mekarbaam (ISO) N -etoksükarbonüül- N -metüülkarbamoüülmetüül- O , O -dietüülfosforoditioaat |
| Greek ελληνικά | mecarbam (μεκαρβάμη) (ISO) διθειοφωσφορικό N -αιθοξυκαρβονυλο- N -μεθυλοκαρβαμοϋλομεθύλιο O, O -διαιθύλιο |
| English English | mecarbam (ISO) N -ethoxycarbonyl- N -methylcarbamoylmethyl O, O -diethyl phosphorodithioate |
| French français | mécarbame (ISO) phosphorodithioate de N -éthoxycarbonyl- N -méthylcarbamoylméthyle et de O, O -diéthyle |
| Croatian hrvatski | mekarbam (ISO) N -etoksikarbonil- N -metil-karbamoil-metil- O, O -dietil-fosforoditioat |
| Italian italiano | mecarbame (ISO) ditiofosfato di O, O-dietile e N -etossicarbonil- N -metilecarbammoilmetile |
| Latvian latviešu | mekarbāms (ISO) N -etoksikarbonil- N -metilkarbamoilmetil- O, O -dietilfosforditioāts |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | mekarbamas (ISO) N -etoksikarbonil- N -metilkarbamoilmetil- O, O -dietilditiofosfatas |
| Hungarian magyar | mekarbam (ISO) N -etoxikarbonil- N -metilkarbamoilmetil- O, O -dietil-ditiofoszfát |
| Maltese Malti | mekarbam (ISO) fosforoditijoat ta’ N -etossikarbonil- N -metilkarbamojlmetil O, O -diethyl |
| Dutch Nederlands | mecarbam (ISO) N -ethoxycarbonyl- N -methylcarbamoylmethyl- O , O -diëthyldithiofosfaat |
| Polish polski | mekarbam (ISO) ditiofosforan S -( N -etoksykarbonylo- N -metylokarbamoilo)metylu- O, O -dietylu |
| Portuguese português | mecarbame (ISO) ditiofosfato de N -etoxicarbonil- N -metilcarbamoilmetilo e de O , O -dietilo |
| Romanian română | mecarbam (ISO) ditiofosfat de N -etoxicarbonil- N -metilcarbamoilmetil și de O, O -dietil |
| Slovak slovenčina | mekarbám (ISO) O, O -dietyl- S -{[(etoxykarbonyl)(metyl)karbamoyl]metyl}-fosforoditioát |
| Slovenian slovenščina | mekarbam (ISO) N -etoksikarbonil- N -metilkarbamoilmetil O, O -dietil fosforoditioat |
| Finnish suomi | mekarbami (ISO) N -etoksikarbonyyli- N -metyylikarbamoyylimetyyli- O, O -dietyylifosforoditioaatti |
| Swedish svenska | mekarbam (ISO) N -etoxikarbonyl- N -metylkarbamoylmetyl- O, O -dietylfosforditioat |
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
Mecarbam GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Mecarbam, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Danger
Mecarbam
- Toxic in contact with skin.
- Toxic if swallowed.
- Very toxic to aquatic life.
- Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
- Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.
- Avoid release to the environment.
- Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/…
- IF SWALLOWED:
- IF ON SKIN:
- Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor/…
- Rinse mouth.
- Wash with plenty of water/…
- Collect spillage.
- Dispose of contents/container to …
Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity
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07 · Health hazards
Mecarbam health hazards and exposure limits
Mecarbam hazard summary
Very toxic cholinesterase inhibitor; May be restrictions on use; [Hawley] Has caused delayed neuropathy in humans; Depressed cholinesterase activity in animal studies by ingestion and inhalation; No gross or histopathological changes observed in two year feeding study with dogs; No evidence of reproductive or teratogenic effects in study with rats; [HSDB] Effects in dermal exposure study with rats include reduced growth rate and food consumption, inhibition of cholinesterase activity, and hematological changes (females); No adverse histopathological changes observed; No evidence of teratogenicity or delayed neurotoxicity in animal studies; [Reference #1] A severe skin irritant; [MSDSonline] The average of two baseline respective cholinesterase activity determinations three days apart, with no exposures to enzyme inhibiting pesticides for at least 30 days, is recommended for each worker prior to exposure to cholinesterase inhibitors because of large inter-individual differences in published baseline values. To be established at least once a year. Removal from workplace exposures is recommended until the cholinesterase activity returns to within 20% of baseline. [TLVs and BEIs]
Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
08 · Physical and chemical properties
Mecarbam 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.
Mecarbam boiling point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boiling point | 144 °C (291.2 °F) | at 0.02 mmHg (reduced pressure) | HSDB |
| 144 °C (291.2 °F) | at 0.0225019 mmHg (reduced pressure) | ICSC |
Mecarbam melting point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melting point | 9 °C (48.2 °F) | ICSC | |
| 25 °C (77 °F) | below this value | HMDB |
Mecarbam density
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Density | 1.2 g/cm³ | ICSC | |
| 1.222 g/cm³ | at 20 °C | HSDB | |
| Relative density of the vapour/air-mixture at 20 °C (air = 1): 1.02 | at 20 °C | ICSC |
Mecarbam solubility
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solubility | Solubility in water, g/100ml at 21 °C: 0.1 | at 21 °C | ICSC |
| 1 mg/mL at 21 °C | at 21 °C | HMDB |
Mecarbam vapor pressure
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vapor pressure | Negligible at room temp | HSDB | |
| Vapor pressure at 20 °C: negligible | at 20 °C | ICSC |
Mecarbam vapor density
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vapor density | 11.4 (air = 1) | ICSC |
Values compiled from PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary. Temperatures converted to Fahrenheit for reference.
09 · Source notes
Further notes on Mecarbam
These are descriptions rather than measured values, so they are kept out of the table above and quoted here with the source that reported them.
Solubility
AT ROOM TEMP LESS THAN 1 G/L WATER; LESS THAN 50 G/KG IN ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS; MISCIBLE WITH ALCOHOLS, AROMATIC AND CHLORINATED HYDROCARBONS, KETONES, ESTERS AT ROOM TEMPERATURE
Source: HSDB
10 · Handling and storage
Mecarbam storage and handling
Mecarbam safe storage
Provision to contain effluent from fire extinguishing. Separated from strong bases, strong oxidants and food and feedstuffs. Well closed. Store in an area without drain or sewer access.
Source: ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)
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11 · Questions
Mecarbam — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Mecarbam?
The CAS number of Mecarbam is 2595-54-2. Its EC number is 219-993-9.
What is the chemical formula of Mecarbam?
The molecular formula of Mecarbam is C10H20NO5PS2 and its molecular weight is 329.4 g/mol.
What does a Mecarbam label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Mecarbam carries the pictograms Skull and crossbones and Environment and the signal word is Danger.
Is Mecarbam flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Mecarbam 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 Mecarbam a carcinogen?
CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Mecarbam. 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 boiling point of Mecarbam?
The boiling point reported for Mecarbam is 144 °C (291.2 °F), at 0.02 mmHg (reduced pressure) (HSDB).
What is the melting point of Mecarbam?
The melting point reported for Mecarbam is 9 °C (48.2 °F) (ICSC).
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