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.
Other names for Formetanate hydrochloride
- 3-(N,N-dimethylaminomethyleneamino)phenyl N-methylcarbamate
02 · GHS classification
Hazards and label elements
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
| 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. |
Precautionary statements: P260, P261, P270, P271, P272, P273, P280, P301, P304, P310, P313, P330, P333, P391, P501
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.
03 · 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.
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melting point | 102 °C (215.6 °F) | Formetanate | HSDB |
| 201.11 °C (394 °F) | range, midpoint shown | CAMEO | |
| 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 | |
| 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.
04 · Handling and storage
Storing 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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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.
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