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Metoxuron

Metoxuron is a chemical substance with the molecular formula C10H13ClN2O2.

CAS 19937-59-8 C10H13ClN2O2 228.67 g/mol Warning

01 · Identification

What Metoxuron is

Metoxuron is a chemical substance with the molecular formula C10H13ClN2O2. Its molecular formula is C10H13ClN2O2 and its molecular weight is 228.67 g/mol.

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Warning.

02 · Identifiers

Metoxuron identifiers and molecular data

Metoxuron CAS number and EC number

CAS number19937-59-8
EC number243-433-2
Index number (CLP Annex VI)006-033-00-7

Metoxuron molecular formula and molecular weight

Molecular formulaC10H13ClN2O2
Molecular weight228.67 g/mol

Other names for Metoxuron

  • metoxuron (ISO)
  • 3-(3-chloro-4-methoxyphenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea

03 · GHS classification

Metoxuron hazard classification

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

Metoxuron pictograms and signal word

Signal wordWarning

Metoxuron hazard class and category

GHS hazard classes Metoxuron falls into
Hazard class Category From code Pictogram
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

Metoxuron hazard statements (H-codes)

Hazard statements assigned to Metoxuron
CodeHazard statement
H400 Very toxic to aquatic life.
H410 Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.

This page lists only the codes assigned to Metoxuron. 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 Metoxuron

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 Metoxuron 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

Metoxuron precautionary statements

CLP Annex VI assigns 3 precautionary statements to Metoxuron. 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

Metoxuron 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 метоксурон (ISO) 1,1-диметил-3-(4-метокси-3-хлорофенил)уреа
Spanish español Metoxurón (ISO) 3-(3-cloro-4-metoxifenil)-1,1-dimetilurea
Czech čeština metoxuron (ISO) 3-(3-chlor-4-methoxyfenyl)-1,1-dimethylmočovina
Danish dansk metoxuron (ISO) N' -(3-chlor-4-methoxyphenyl)- N, N- dimethylurinstof
German Deutsch Metoxuron (ISO) 3-(3-Chlor-4-methoxyphenyl)-1,1-dimethylharnstoff
Estonian eesti metoksuroon (ISO) 3-(3-kloro-4-metoksüfenüül)-1,1-dimetüülkarbamiid
Greek ελληνικά metoxuron (μετοξουρόνη) (ISO) 3-(3-χλωρo-4-μεθoξυφαινυλo)-1,1-διμεθυλoυρία
English English metoxuron (ISO) 3-(3-chloro-4-methoxyphenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea
French français métoxuron (ISO) 3-(3-chloro-4-méthoxyphényl)-1,1-diméthylurée
Croatian hrvatski metoksuron (ISO) 3-(3-klor-4-metoksifenil)-1,1-dimetil-urea
Italian italiano metoxuron N'-(3-cloro-4-metossi-fenil)-N, N-dimetilurea
Latvian latviešu metoksurons (ISO) 3-(3-hlor-4-metoksifenil)-1,1-dimetilurīnviela
Lithuanian lietuvių metoksuronas (ISO) 3-(3-chlor-4-metoksifenil)-1,1-dimetilkarbamidas
Hungarian magyar metoxuron (ISO) 3-(3-klór-4-metoxifenil)-1,1-dimetilkarbamid
Maltese Malti metossuron (ISO) 3-(3-kloro-4-metossifenil)-1,1-dimetilurea
Dutch Nederlands metoxuron (ISO) 3-(3-chloor-4-methoxyfenyl)-1,1-dimethylureum
Polish polski metoksuron (ISO) 3-(3-chloro-4-metoksyfenylo)-1,1-dimetylomocznik
Portuguese português metoxurão (ISO) 3-(3-cloro-4-metoxifenil)-1,1-dimetilureia
Romanian română metoxuron (ISO) 3-(3-cloro-4- metoxifenil)- 1,1-dimetiluree
Slovak slovenčina metoxurón (ISO) 3-(3-chlór-4-metoxyfenyl)-1,1-dimetylmočovina
Slovenian slovenščina metoksuron (ISO) 3-(3-kloro-4-metoksifenil)-1,1-dimetilsečnina
Finnish suomi metoksuroni (ISO) 3-(3-kloori-4-metoksifenyyli)-1,1-dimetyyliurea
Swedish svenska metoxuron (ISO) 3-(3-klor-4-metoxifenyl)-1,1-dimetylurea

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

Metoxuron GHS label elements

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

GHS09 Environment pictogram

Warning

Metoxuron

  • Very toxic to aquatic life.
  • Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
  • Avoid release to the environment.
  • Collect spillage.
  • Dispose of contents/container to

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07 · Questions

Metoxuron — frequently asked questions

What is the CAS number of Metoxuron?

The CAS number of Metoxuron is 19937-59-8. Its EC number is 243-433-2.

What is the chemical formula of Metoxuron?

The molecular formula of Metoxuron is C10H13ClN2O2 and its molecular weight is 228.67 g/mol.

What does a Metoxuron label have to show?

Under CLP Annex VI the label for Metoxuron carries the pictogram Environment and the signal word is Warning.

Is Metoxuron flammable?

CLP Annex VI assigns Metoxuron 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 Metoxuron a carcinogen?

CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Metoxuron. 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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