Substance profile
Promecarb
Promecarb is a colorless crystalline solid and is odorless.
01 · Identification
What Promecarb is
Promecarb is a colorless crystalline solid and is odorless. Its molecular formula is C12H17NO2 and its molecular weight is 207.27 g/mol. It boils at 345 °C, melts at 87.3 °C.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
Other names for Promecarb
- promecarb (ISO)
- 3-isopropyl-5-methylphenyl 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 |
|---|---|
| H301 | Toxic if swallowed. |
| H400 | Very toxic to aquatic life. |
| H410 | Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects. |
Precautionary statements: P270, P273, P301, P310, P330, P391, P501
03 · Physical and chemical properties
Promecarb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boiling point | 345 °C (653 °F) | at 760 mmHg | DOE PAC |
| 117 °C (242.6 °F) | at 0.1 mmHg (reduced pressure) | HSDB | |
| 117.22 °C (243 °F) | at 0.01 mmHg (reduced pressure) | CAMEO | |
| Melting point | 87.25 °C (189.1 °F) | range, midpoint shown | HSDB |
| 87.5 °C (189.5 °F) | range, midpoint shown | CAMEO | |
| Solubility | SOL IN POLAR ORG SOLVENTS | HSDB | |
| Vapor pressure | 0.00003 mmHg | at 25 °C | HSDB |
| Corrosivity | Non-corrosive | HSDB |
Values compiled from PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary. Temperatures converted to Fahrenheit for reference.
04 · Source notes
Further notes on Promecarb
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
91 MG/L IN WATER @ ROOM TEMP; 100-200 G/L IN CARBON TETRACHLORIDE, XYLENE; 200-400G/L IN CYCLOHEXANOL, CYCLOHEXANONE, 2-PROPANOL, METHANOL; 400-600 G/L IN ACETONE, DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE, 1,2-DICHLOROETHANE
Source: HSDB
05 · Handling and storage
Storing and handling Promecarb
Reactivity
PROMECARB 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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