Substance profile
Metsulfuron-methyl
Metsulfuron-methyl is white crytals with a faint, sweet, ester-like odor.
01 · Identification
What Metsulfuron-methyl is
Metsulfuron-methyl is white crytals with a faint, sweet, ester-like odor. It melts at 163 °C.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Warning.
02 · Identifiers
Metsulfuron-methyl identifiers and molecular data
Metsulfuron-methyl CAS number and EC number
Other names for Metsulfuron-methyl
- metsulfuron-methyl (ISO)
- methyl 2-{[(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)carbamoyl]sulfamoyl}benzoate
03 · GHS classification
Metsulfuron-methyl hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Metsulfuron-methyl pictograms and signal word
Metsulfuron-methyl hazard class and category
| 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 |
Metsulfuron-methyl hazard statements (H-codes)
| Code | Hazard 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 Metsulfuron-methyl. 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 Metsulfuron-methyl
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 Metsulfuron-methyl 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
Metsulfuron-methyl precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 3 precautionary statements to Metsulfuron-methyl. 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.
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
Metsulfuron-methyl 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 | метсулфурон-метил (ISO) метилов 2-{[(6-метил-4-метокси-1,3,5-триазин-2-ил)карбамоил]сулфамоил}бензоат |
| Spanish español | Metsulfurón-metilo (ISO) 2-{[(4-metoxi-6-metil-1,3,5-triazin-2-il)carbamoil]sulfamoil}benzoato de metilo |
| Czech čeština | metsulfuron-methyl (ISO) kyselina methyl-2-{ N -[ N -(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)karbamoyl]sulfamoyl}benzoová |
| Danish dansk | metsulfuron-methyl (ISO) 2-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-ylcarbamoylsulfamoyl)benzoesyre |
| German Deutsch | Metsulfuronmethyl (ISO) Methyl-2-{[(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)carbamoyl]sulfamoyl}benzoat |
| Estonian eesti | metsulfuroonmetüül (ISO) metüül-2-{[(4-metoksü-6-metüül-1,3,5-triasiin-2-üül)karbamoüül]sulfamoüül}bensoaat |
| Greek ελληνικά | metsulfuron-methyl (μεθυλική μετασουλφουρόνη) (ISO) μεθυλο-2-{[(4-μεθοξυ-6-μεθυλο-1,3,5-τριαζιν-2-υλο)καρβαμοϋλο]σουλφαμοϋλο}βενζοϊκό |
| English English | metsulfuron-methyl (ISO) methyl-2-{[(4-methoxy-6- methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)carbamoyl]sulfamoyl}benzoate |
| French français | metsulfuron-methyl (ISO) méthyl-2-{[(4-méthoxy-6-méthyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)carbamoyl]sulfamoyl}benzoate |
| Croatian hrvatski | metsulfuron-metil (ISO) metil-2-{[(4-metoksi-6-metil-1,3,5-triazin-2-il)karbamoil]sulfamoil}benzoat |
| Italian italiano | metsulfuron-metile (ISO) acido 2-(4-metossi-6-metil-1,3,5-triazin-2-ilcarbamoilsulfamoil) benzoico |
| Latvian latviešu | metsulfuronmetils (ISO) metil-2-{[(4-metoksi-6-metil-1,3,5-triazīn-2-il)karbamoil]sulfamoil}benzoāts |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | metilmetsulfuronas (ISO) 2-(4-metoksi-6-metil-1,3,5-triazin-2-ilkarbamoilsulfamoil) benzenkarboksirūgštis |
| Hungarian magyar | metszulfuron-metil (ISO) metil-2-{[(4-metoxi-6-metil-1,3,5-triazin-2-il)karbamoil]szulfamoil}benzoát |
| Maltese Malti | metsulfuron-metil (ISO) metil-2-{[(4-metossi-6- metil-1,3,5-triażin-2-il)karbamojl]sulfamojl}benżoat |
| Dutch Nederlands | metsulfuron-methyl (ISO) methyl-2-{[(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazine-2-yl)carbamoyl]sulfamoyl}benzoaat |
| Polish polski | metsulfuron metylowy (ISO) 2-(4-metoksy-6-metylo-1,3,5-triazyn-2-ylokarbamoilsulfamoilo)benzoesan metylu2-[3-(4-metoksy-6-metylo-1,3,5-triazyn-2-ylo)ureidosulfonylo)benzoesan metylu |
| Portuguese português | metsulfurão-metilo (ISO) 2-{[(4-metoxi-6-metil-1,3,5-triazin-2-il)carbamoil]sulfamoil}benzoato de metilo |
| Romanian română | metsulfuron-metil (ISO) benzoat de metil-2-{[(4-metoxi-6-metil-1,3,5-triazin-2-il)carbamoil]sulfamoil} |
| Slovak slovenčina | metsulfurón-metyl (ISO) kyselina 2-{[3-(4-metoxy-6-metyl-1,3,5-triazín-2-yl)ureido]sulfonyl}benzoová |
| Slovenian slovenščina | metsulfuron-metil (ISO) metil-2-{[(4-metoksi-6-metil-1,3,5-triazin-2-il)karbamoil]sulfamoil}benzoat |
| Finnish suomi | metsulfuronimetyyli (ISO) 2-(4-metoksi-6-metyyli-1,3,5-triatsin-2-yylikarbamoyylisulfamoyyli)bentsoehappo |
| Swedish svenska | metsulfuronmetyl (ISO) metyl-2-{[(4-metoxi-6-metyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)karbamoyl]sulfamoyl}bensoat |
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
Metsulfuron-methyl GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Metsulfuron-methyl, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Warning
Metsulfuron-methyl
- 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 …
Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity
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07 · Health hazards
Metsulfuron-methyl health hazards and exposure limits
Metsulfuron-methyl hazard summary
An eye and mild skin irritant; Urea-derived herbicides have low toxicity in animal feeding studies; [HSDB] Systemic toxicity unlikely unless large amounts ingested; [EPA Pesticides, p. 122] In a 90-day feeding study at 5000 mg/kg diet, dogs had no apparent systemic toxicity; [HSDB]
Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
Metsulfuron-methyl 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
Metsulfuron-methyl 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.
Metsulfuron-methyl melting point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melting point | 163 °C (325.4 °F) | HSDB |
Metsulfuron-methyl solubility
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solubility | Solubility (mg/L at 25 °C): hexane 5.84X10-1, ethyl acetate 1.11X10+4, methanol 7.63X10+3, acetone 3.7X10+4, dichloromethane 1.32X10+5, toluene 1.24X10+3. | at 25 °C | HSDB |
| In water, 9.50X10+3 mg/L at 25 °C | at 25 °C | HSDB |
Metsulfuron-methyl vapor pressure
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vapor pressure | 2.5e-12 mmHg | at 25 °C | HSDB |
| 0.000058 mmHg | Haz-Map |
Values compiled from PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary. Temperatures converted to Fahrenheit for reference.
09 · Handling and storage
Metsulfuron-methyl storage and handling
Metsulfuron-methyl storage conditions
Store product in original container only. Do not contaminate water, other pesticides, fertilizers , food, or feed in storage, disposal, or cleaning equipment.
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
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10 · Questions
Metsulfuron-methyl — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Metsulfuron-methyl?
The CAS number of Metsulfuron-methyl is 74223-64-6.
What does a Metsulfuron-methyl label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Metsulfuron-methyl carries the pictogram Environment and the signal word is Warning.
Is Metsulfuron-methyl flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Metsulfuron-methyl 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 Metsulfuron-methyl a carcinogen?
CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Metsulfuron-methyl. 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 Metsulfuron-methyl?
The melting point reported for Metsulfuron-methyl is 163 °C (325.4 °F) (HSDB).
How should Metsulfuron-methyl be stored?
Store product in original container only. Do not contaminate water, other pesticides, fertilizers , food, or feed in storage, disposal, or cleaning equipment. (Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB))
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