Properties
- Melting point:
- 150-153 °C(lit.)
- Boiling point:
- 200°C
- Density
- 1.18
- vapor pressure
- 2 x 10-5 mmHg at 33 °C (quoted, Verschueren, 1983)
- refractive index
- 1.5200 (estimate)
- storage temp.
- 0-6°C
- solubility
- Methylene chloride (>200 g/L), 2-propanol (20–50 g/L) (Worthing and Hance, 1991)
- pka
- 12.28±0.46(Predicted)
- form
- Powder
- color
- White, brown
- Water Solubility
- Slightly soluble. 0.07 g/100 mL
- Merck
- 13,1813
- BRN
- 1428746
- Henry's Law Constant
- 3.88 (x 10-8 atm?m3/mol)at 30 °C (approximate - calculated from water solubility and vapor pressure)
- Exposure limits
- OSHA PEL: TWA 0.1 mg/m3; ACGIH TLV: TWA 0.1 mg/m3.
- LogP
- 2.320
Safety Information
Use
Carbofuran is a carbamate pesticide, widely used around the world to control insects on a wide variety of field crops, including potatoes.