420-04-2 structure, CH2N2
cyanamide
CAS No.: 420-04-2 Formula: CH2N2 Molecular Weight: 42.04000
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cyanamide

CAS No.:

420-04-2

Formula:

CH2N2

Molecular Weight: 42.04000
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Description

Cyanamide is an organic compound with the formula CN2H2. This white solid is widely used in agriculture and the production of pharmaceuticals and other organic compounds. It is also used as an alcohol deterrent drug in Canada, Europe and Japan. The molecule features a nitrile group attached to an amino group. Derivatives of this compound are also referred to as cyanamides, the most common being calcium cyanamide (CaCN2).

Basic Info

Chemical Name

cyanamide

Synonyms

aminocarbonitrile; cyano-amine; 2-cyanomide; H2NCN; Cyanamide,stabilized; Carbamonitrile; USAF ek-1995; carbodiamide; amino-cyanide; CYANAMID; tsaks; Cyanamide; alzogur; N-Cyanoamine; Expand

CAS No.

420-04-2

Molecular Formula

CH2N2

Molecular Weight

42.04000

PSA

49.81000

LogP

0.12648

Numbering system

UNII 21CP7826LC

Properties

Appearance & Physical State

white crystalline solid

Density

1.282

Boiling Point

260ºC

Melting Point

45ºC

Flash Point

141ºC

Refractive Index

1.405

Water Solubility

775 g/L

Stability

Unstable - heat sensitive. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, strong reducing agents, bases, acids, iron and its salts, steel, brass, lead, moisture. Reacts with acids to produce very toxic gas.

Storage Condition

2-8ºC

Safety Info

RTECS

GS5950000

Hazard Class

8

Safety Statements

S22-S3-S36/37-S45

WGK Germany

2

Packing Group

III

RIDADR

UN 2811

Risk Statements

R21; R25; R36/38; R43

Hazard Codes

T

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SAFETY DATA SHEETS

According to Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) - Sixth revised edition

Version: 1.0

Creation Date: Aug 14, 2017

Revision Date: Aug 14, 2017

1.Identification

1.1 GHS Product identifier

Product name cyanamide

1.2 Other means of identification

Product number -
Other names H2NCN

1.3 Recommended use of the chemical and restrictions on use

Identified uses For industry use only. Intermediates
Uses advised against no data available

1.4 Supplier's details

Company MOLBASE (Shanghai) Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
Address Floor 4 & 5, Building 12, No. 1001 North Qinzhou Road,
Xuhui District, Shanghai, China
Telephone +86(21)64956998
Fax +86(21)54365166

1.5 Emergency phone number

Emergency phone number +86-400-6021-666
Service hours Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +8 hours).

2.Hazard identification

2.1 Classification of the substance or mixture

Acute toxicity - Oral, Category 3

Acute toxicity - Dermal, Category 4

Skin irritation, Category 2

Eye irritation, Category 2

Skin sensitization, Category 1

2.2 GHS label elements, including precautionary statements

Pictogram(s)
Signal word

Danger

Hazard statement(s)

H301 Toxic if swallowed

H312 Harmful in contact with skin

H315 Causes skin irritation

H319 Causes serious eye irritation

H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction

Precautionary statement(s)
Prevention

P264 Wash ... thoroughly after handling.

P270 Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.

P280 Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection.

P261 Avoid breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.

P272 Contaminated work clothing should not be allowed out of the workplace.

Response

P301+P310 IF SWALLOWED: Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor/…

P321 Specific treatment (see ... on this label).

P330 Rinse mouth.

P302+P352 IF ON SKIN: Wash with plenty of water/...

P312 Call a POISON CENTER/doctor/…if you feel unwell.

P362+P364 Take off contaminated clothing and wash it before reuse.

P332+P313 If skin irritation occurs: Get medical advice/attention.

P305+P351+P338 IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.

P337+P313 If eye irritation persists: Get medical advice/attention.

P333+P313 If skin irritation or rash occurs: Get medical advice/attention.

Storage

P405 Store locked up.

Disposal

P501 Dispose of contents/container to ...

2.3 Other hazards which do not result in classification

none

3.Composition/information on ingredients

3.1 Substances

Chemical name Common names and synonyms CAS number EC number Concentration
cyanamide cyanamide 420-04-2 none 100%

4.First-aid measures

4.1 Description of necessary first-aid measures

General advice

Consult a physician. Show this safety data sheet to the doctor in attendance.

If inhaled

Fresh air, rest. Seek medical attention if you feel unwell.

In case of skin contact

Remove contaminated clothes. Rinse skin with plenty of water or shower. Refer for medical attention .

In case of eye contact

First rinse with plenty of water for several minutes (remove contact lenses if easily possible), then refer for medical attention.

If swallowed

Rinse mouth. Give one or two glasses of water to drink. Do NOT induce vomiting. Refer for medical attention .

4.2 Most important symptoms/effects, acute and delayed

Exposure Routes: inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion, skin and/or eye contact Symptoms: Irritation eyes, skin, respiratory system; eye, skin burns; miosis, salivation, lacrimation (discharge of tears), twitching; Antabuse-like effects Target Organs: Eyes, skin, respiratory system, central nervous system (NIOSH, 2016)

4.3 Indication of immediate medical attention and special treatment needed, if necessary

Skin decontamination. Skin contamination with either the calcium salt or the free form should be removed by washing with soap and water. Flush eyes with copious amounts of clean water. If skin or eye irritation persists, medical attention should be obtained promptly. /Calcium cyanamide/

5.Fire-fighting measures

5.1 Extinguishing media

Suitable extinguishing media

Use dry chemical or CO2 extinguishers. Containers may explode in fire. If material or contaminated runoff enters waterways, notify downstream users or potentially contaminated waters. Notify local health and fire officials and pollution control agencies. From a secure, explosion-proof location, use water spray to cool exposed containers. If cooling streams are ineffective (venting sound increases in volume and pitch, tank discolors or shows any signs of deforming), withdraw immediately to a secure position ... The only respirators recommended for fire fighting are self-contained breathing apparatuses that have full facepieces and are operated in a pressure-demand or other positive-pressure mode.

5.2 Specific hazards arising from the chemical

Excerpt from ERG Guide 154 [Substances - Toxic and/or Corrosive (Non-Combustible)]: Non-combustible, substance itself does not burn but may decompose upon heating to produce corrosive and/or toxic fumes. Some are oxidizers and may ignite combustibles (wood, paper, oil, clothing, etc.). Contact with metals may evolve flammable hydrogen gas. Containers may explode when heated. For electric vehicles or equipment, ERG Guide 147 (lithium ion batteries) or ERG Guide 138 (sodium batteries) should also be consulted. (ERG, 2016)

5.3 Special protective actions for fire-fighters

Wear self-contained breathing apparatus for firefighting if necessary.

6.Accidental release measures

6.1 Personal precautions, protective equipment and emergency procedures

Use personal protective equipment. Avoid dust formation. Avoid breathing vapours, mist or gas. Ensure adequate ventilation. Evacuate personnel to safe areas. Avoid breathing dust. For personal protection see section 8.

6.2 Environmental precautions

Personal protection: complete protective clothing including self-contained breathing apparatus. Do NOT let this chemical enter the environment. Vacuum spilled material with specialist equipment. Carefully collect remainder. Then store and dispose of according to local regulations.

6.3 Methods and materials for containment and cleaning up

Spill handling: evacuate persons not wearing protective equipment from area of spill or leak until clean-up is complete. Remove all ignition sources. Ventilate area of spill or leak. Collect powdered material in the most convenient and safe manner and deposit in sealed containers. Absorb liquids in vermiculite, dry sand, earth, peat, carbon, or a similar material and deposit in sealed containers. It may be necessary to contain and dispose of this chemical as a hazardous waste. Keep cyanamide out of a confined space, such as a sewer, because of the possibility of an explosion, unless the sewer is designed to prevent the build-up of explosive concentrations. If material or contaminated runoff enters waterways, notify downstream users of potentially contaminated waters. Contact your Department of Environmental Protection or your regional office of the federal EPA for specific recommendations.

7.Handling and storage

7.1 Precautions for safe handling

Avoid contact with skin and eyes. Avoid formation of dust and aerosols. Avoid exposure - obtain special instructions before use.Provide appropriate exhaust ventilation at places where dust is formed. For precautions see section 2.2.

7.2 Conditions for safe storage, including any incompatibilities

Separated from food and feedstuffs and incompatible materials. See Chemical Dangers. Cool. Store at maximum 20 °C, never exceed 30 °C. Dry. Well closed. Keep in a well-ventilated room. Store only if stabilized. See Notes. Store in stainless steel, polyethylene or polypropylene.The commercial 50% solution produced by Degussa AG is stabilized by a special buffer system to a pH between 4.0 and 4.6. Typically, it contains less than 1.5 % dicyandiamide, less than 0.5% urea, and less than 0.1 % thiourea. This solution is stable for at least 3 months if stored at a temperature below 20°C. Prolonged storage leads to an increase in the pH and thus to instability of the solution. If a pH of 5.2 has been reached, the product should be used quickly, above pH 5.5 it should be discarded immediately by mixing it with at least the double volume of water. Otherwise, a thermal runaway reaction leading to temperatures above 100°C and potential bursting of the container may occur.

8.Exposure controls/personal protection

8.1 Control parameters

Occupational Exposure limit values

Recommended Exposure Limits: 10 Hour Time-Weighted Average: 2 mg/cu m.

Biological limit values

no data available

8.2 Appropriate engineering controls

Handle in accordance with good industrial hygiene and safety practice. Wash hands before breaks and at the end of workday.

8.3 Individual protection measures, such as personal protective equipment (PPE)

Eye/face protection

Safety glasses with side-shields conforming to EN166. Use equipment for eye protection tested and approved under appropriate government standards such as NIOSH (US) or EN 166(EU).

Skin protection

Wear impervious clothing. The type of protective equipment must be selected according to the concentration and amount of the dangerous substance at the specific workplace. Handle with gloves. Gloves must be inspected prior to use. Use proper glove removal technique(without touching glove's outer surface) to avoid skin contact with this product. Dispose of contaminated gloves after use in accordance with applicable laws and good laboratory practices. Wash and dry hands. The selected protective gloves have to satisfy the specifications of EU Directive 89/686/EEC and the standard EN 374 derived from it.

Respiratory protection

Wear dust mask when handling large quantities.

Thermal hazards

no data available

9.Physical and chemical properties

Physical state white crystalline solid
Colour Orthorhombic, elongated, six-sided tablets from dimethyl phthalate
Odour no data available
Melting point/ freezing point 45ºC
Boiling point or initial boiling point and boiling range 260ºC
Flammability Combustible SolidCombustible only at increased temperature. Gives off irritating or toxic fumes (or gases) in a fire.
Lower and upper explosion limit / flammability limit no data available
Flash point 141ºC
Auto-ignition temperature no data available
Decomposition temperature 260°C
pH no data available
Kinematic viscosity no data available
Solubility In water:775 g/L
Partition coefficient n-octanol/water (log value) no data available
Vapour pressure 3.75X10-3 mm Hg at 20°C
Density and/or relative density 1.282
Relative vapour density 1.45 (Air = 1)
Particle characteristics no data available

10.Stability and reactivity

10.1 Reactivity

no data available

10.2 Chemical stability

The storage life is at least 3 months at temperatures below 20°C. The product is packed in steel drums with polyethylene inliners. The packaging size is limited to 50 kg.

10.3 Possibility of hazardous reactions

Cyanamide may burn, but does not readily ignite.CYANAMIDE is the amide of cyanic acid. Non-flammable but combustible (flash point: 140° C). Decomposes on warming above 49° C. Emits toxic fumes of CN- and NOx when heated to decomposition or on contact with acids or acid fumes (Hazardous Chemicals Desk Reference, p. 353 (1987)). Contact with moisture, acids or bases may cause a violent reaction at temperatures above about 40° C. Dry solid may polymerize at temperatures above 122° C. Rapid or explosive polymerization may occur during the evaporation of aqueous solutions. Reacts explosively with strong oxidizing agents and strong reducing agents. Attacks various metals (International Chemical Safety Card).

10.4 Conditions to avoid

no data available

10.5 Incompatible materials

... On contact with acid or fumes, it emits toxic fumes of cyanide and nitroxides.

10.6 Hazardous decomposition products

When heated to decomposition ... it emits toxic fumes of cyanide and nitroxides.

11.Toxicological information

Acute toxicity

  • Oral: LD50 Rat oral 125 mg/kg
  • Inhalation: no data available
  • Dermal: no data available

Skin corrosion/irritation

no data available

Serious eye damage/irritation

no data available

Respiratory or skin sensitization

no data available

Germ cell mutagenicity

no data available

Carcinogenicity

Cancer Classification: Group C Possible Human Carcinogen

Reproductive toxicity

no data available

STOT-single exposure

no data available

STOT-repeated exposure

no data available

Aspiration hazard

no data available

12.Ecological information

12.1 Toxicity

  • Toxicity to fish: LC50; Species: Lepomis macrochirus (Bluegill sunfish); Concentration: 88 ppm a.i. for 96 hr /Conditions of bioassay not given
  • Toxicity to daphnia and other aquatic invertebrates: EC50; Species: Daphnia magna (water flea); Concentration: 3.3 ppm a.i. for 48 hr; /Endpoint: growth/ /Conditions of bioassay not given
  • Toxicity to algae: EC50; Species: Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata (algae); Concentration: 6.7 ppm for 96 hr; Endpoint: growth (cell density) /Conditions of bioassay not given
  • Toxicity to microorganisms: no data available

12.2 Persistence and degradability

AEROBIC: Initial concentrations of cyanamide ranging from 6.0 to 9.6 mg/L were found to decrease in three experiments using aerobic continuous-flow soil columns inoculated with activated sewage sludge and varying amounts of supplemental carbon (for example: columns receiving no supplement and columns receiving a supplement of sweet whey had a 10% and a 39.5% decrease, respectively, in cyanamide concentration between column influent and effluent). However, these results were similar to sterile columns run under the same conditions(1).

12.3 Bioaccumulative potential

An estimated BCF of 3.2 was calculated in fish for cyanamide(SRC), using a log Kow of -0.80(1) and a regression-derived equation(2). According to a classification scheme(3), this BCF suggests the potential for bioconcentration in aquatic organisms is low.

12.4 Mobility in soil

Using a structure estimation method based on molecular connectivity indices(1), the Koc of cyanamide can be estimated to be 4.7(SRC). The Koc of cyanamide can also be estimated as 7.3(SRC), using a log Kow of -0.82(2) and a regression-derived equation(1). According to a classification scheme(3), these estimated Koc values suggest that cyanamide is expected to have very high mobility in soil.

12.5 Other adverse effects

no data available

13.Disposal considerations

13.1 Disposal methods

Product

The material can be disposed of by removal to a licensed chemical destruction plant or by controlled incineration with flue gas scrubbing. Do not contaminate water, foodstuffs, feed or seed by storage or disposal. Do not discharge to sewer systems.

Contaminated packaging

Containers can be triply rinsed (or equivalent) and offered for recycling or reconditioning. Alternatively, the packaging can be punctured to make it unusable for other purposes and then be disposed of in a sanitary landfill. Controlled incineration with flue gas scrubbing is possible for combustible packaging materials.

14.Transport information

14.1 UN Number

ADR/RID: UN2811 IMDG: UN2811 IATA: UN2811

14.2 UN Proper Shipping Name

ADR/RID: TOXIC SOLID, ORGANIC, N.O.S.
IMDG: TOXIC SOLID, ORGANIC, N.O.S.
IATA: TOXIC SOLID, ORGANIC, N.O.S.

14.3 Transport hazard class(es)

ADR/RID: 6.1 IMDG: 6.1 IATA: 6.1

14.4 Packing group, if applicable

ADR/RID: III IMDG: III IATA: III

14.5 Environmental hazards

ADR/RID: no IMDG: no IATA: no

14.6 Special precautions for user

no data available

14.7 Transport in bulk according to Annex II of MARPOL 73/78 and the IBC Code

no data available

15.Regulatory information

15.1 Safety, health and environmental regulations specific for the product in question

Chemical name Common names and synonyms CAS number EC number
cyanamide cyanamide 420-04-2 none
European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances (EINECS) Listed.
EC Inventory Listed.
United States Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Inventory Listed.
China Catalog of Hazardous chemicals 2015 Not Listed.
New Zealand Inventory of Chemicals (NZIoC) Listed.
Philippines Inventory of Chemicals and Chemical Substances (PICCS) Not Listed.
Vietnam National Chemical Inventory Not Listed.
Chinese Chemical Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances (China IECSC) Listed.

16.Other information

Information on revision

Creation Date Aug 14, 2017
Revision Date Aug 14, 2017

Abbreviations and acronyms

  • CAS: Chemical Abstracts Service
  • ADR: European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road
  • RID: Regulation concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail
  • IMDG: International Maritime Dangerous Goods
  • IATA: International Air Transportation Association
  • TWA: Time Weighted Average
  • STEL: Short term exposure limit
  • LC50: Lethal Concentration 50%
  • LD50: Lethal Dose 50%
  • EC50: Effective Concentration 50%

References

  • IPCS - The International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSC), website: http://www.ilo.org/dyn/icsc/showcard.home
  • HSDB - Hazardous Substances Data Bank, website: https://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/newtoxnet/hsdb.htm
  • IARC - International Agency for Research on Cancer, website: http://www.iarc.fr/
  • eChemPortal - The Global Portal to Information on Chemical Substances by OECD, website: http://www.echemportal.org/echemportal/index?pageID=0&request_locale=en
  • CAMEO Chemicals, website: http://cameochemicals.noaa.gov/search/simple
  • ChemIDplus, website: http://chem.sis.nlm.nih.gov/chemidplus/chemidlite.jsp
  • ERG - Emergency Response Guidebook by U.S. Department of Transportation, website: http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/library/erg
  • Germany GESTIS-database on hazard substance, website: http://www.dguv.de/ifa/gestis/gestis-stoffdatenbank/index-2.jsp
  • ECHA - European Chemicals Agency, website: https://echa.europa.eu/

Disclaimer: The above information is believed to be correct but does not purport to be all inclusive and shall be used only as a guide. The information in this document is based on the present state of our knowledge and is applicable to the product with regard to appropriate safety precautions. It does not represent any guarantee of the properties of the product. We as supplier shall not be held liable for any damage resulting from handling or from contact with the above product.

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Exposure Route Type of Test Species Observed Dose/Duration Toxic Effects
Oral LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill Rodent - rat 125 mg/kg 1.Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
Inhalation LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration Rodent - rat 86 mg/m3/4H 1.Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
Administration onto the skin LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill Rodent - rat 84 mg/kg 1.Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
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