CHLORDIMEFORM Property

Melting point:

35°

Boiling point:

293℃

Density 

1.05

refractive index 

nD25 1.5885

Flash point:

131℃

storage temp. 

2-8°C

solubility 

Chloroform (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly)

pka

7.89±0.50(Predicted)

Water Solubility 

0.27g/L(20 ºC)

Merck 

13,2100

BRN 

9256367

IARC

3 (Vol. 30, Sup 7) 1987

EPA Substance Registry System

Chlordimeform (6164-98-3)

Safety

Hazard Codes 

Xn,N

Risk Statements 

21/22-40-50/53

Safety Statements 

22-36/37-60-61

RIDADR 

2761

WGK Germany 

1

RTECS 

LQ4375000

HazardClass 

6.1(b)

PackingGroup 

III

HS Code 

29252100

Hazardous Substances Data

6164-98-3(Hazardous Substances Data)

Toxicity

LD50 i.p. in rats: 238 mg/kg (Robinson, Smith)

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Symbol(GHS)

Signal word

Danger

Hazard statements

H318Causes serious eye damage

H351Suspected of causing cancer

H410Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects

Precautionary statements

P273Avoid release to the environment.

P280Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection.

P301+P310IF SWALLOWED: Immediately call a POISON CENTER or doctor/physician.

P305+P351+P338IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continuerinsing.

CHLORDIMEFORM Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Uses

Broad-spectrum acaricide used against adult mites, eggs and larvae. Also used as an insecticide against cockroaches, cotton bollworm, cotton budworm, and other pests.

Uses

Acaricide, insecticide.

Definition

Ovicide, insecticide, and miticide designed for use on cotton and vegetable crops. Available in a concentrated emulsion form, it is stated to be less toxic than organophosphates and is biodegradable.

Hazard

Questionable carcinogen.

Safety Profile

Poison by ingestion, skin contact, and intraperitoneal routes. Experimental reproductive effects. Human mutation data reported. An eye irritant. Questionable carcinogen with experimental carcinogenic data. When heated to decomposition it emits very toxic fumes of NOx and Cl-.

Environmental Fate

Plant. Principal soil and/or plants metabolites are p-chloro-o-toluidine, N′-(4-chloroo-tolyl)-N-methylformamidine (desmethylchlorphenamidine) and N-formyl-p-chloro-otoluidine (Verschueren, 1983). p-Chloro-o-toluidine, N′-(4-chloro-o-tolyl)-N-methylformamidine (desmethylchlor phenamidine) and N-formyl-p-chloro-o-toluidine were identified in rice grains and straws at concentrations of 3–61, 0.2–1, 10–38 and 80–6,900, 10–180, 67–500 ppb, respectively (Iizuka and Masuda, 1979).
Witkonton and Ercegovich (1972) studied the transformation of chlordimeform in six different fruits following foliar spray application. They found 4′-chloro-o-formotoluidide was the only major metabolite identified in apples, pears, cherries, plums, strawberries and peaches.
Chemical/Physical. Reacts with acids forming soluble salts (Hartley and Kidd, 1987).
Emits toxic fumes of nitrogen oxides and chlorine when heated to decomposition (Sax and Lewis, 1987).