| Description | Fluoroacetamide is an odourless, tasteless, white, crystalline water soluble. It is a fluorinatedamide and reacts with azo and diazo compounds to generate toxic gases. Flammablegases are formed by the reaction of organic amides/imides with strong reducing agents.Fluoroacetamide is used as a rodenticide and insecticide to control rabbits but is dangerousfor other species of pests, farm livestock, and humans. Fluoroacetamide is a noncombustiblesubstance itself and does not burn but may decompose upon heating toproduce irritating, corrosive, and/or toxic fumes. On decomposition, fluoroacetamidereleases nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, irritating and toxic fumes and gases, carbondioxide, HF gas, and nitrogen gas. |
| Chemical Properties | crystals |
| Chemical Properties | Fluoroacetamide is a colorless, crystallinesolid. |
| Uses | Rodenticide. Insecticide proposed mainly for use on fruits to combat scale insects, aphids, and mites. |
| Production Methods | Fluoroacetamide is produced by reaction of α-chloroacetamidewith potassium fluoride in tetrachloroethyleneat elevated temperature. |
| Definition | ChEBI: Acetamide substituted at C-2 by a fluorine atom. |
| General Description | Colorless crystalline powder. Used as a rodenticide. Highly toxic. |
| Air & Water Reactions | Very soluble in water [Farm Chemicals] |
| Reactivity Profile | FLUOROACETAMIDE is a fluorinated amide. Organic amides/imides react with azo and diazo compounds to generate toxic gases. Flammable gases are formed by the reaction of organic amides/imides with strong reducing agents. Amides are very weak bases (weaker than water). Imides are less basic yet and in fact react with strong bases to form salts. That is, they can react as acids. Mixing amides with dehydrating agents such as P2O5 or SOCl2 generates the corresponding nitrile. The combustion of these compounds generates mixed oxides of nitrogen (NOx). |
| Hazard | Extremely toxic; poison; mutagen. |
| Health Hazard | FLUOROACETAMIDE is super toxic; probable oral lethal dose in humans is less than 5 mg/kg, or a taste (less than 7 drops) for a 150-lb. person. Chemically inhibits oxygen metabolism by cells with critical damage occurring to the heart, brain, and lungs resulting in heart failure, respiratory arrest, convulsions, and death. |
| Fire Hazard | Emits very toxic fumes of fluorine containing compounds and nitrogen oxides when heated to decomposition. Avoid decomposing heat. |
| Safety Profile | A human poison by an unspecified route. Poison experimentally by ingestion, skin contact, intraperitoneal, subcutaneous, and intravenous routes. Human systemic effects by unspecified route: convulsions, coma, nausea and vomiting. Experimental reproductive effects. Mutation data reported. Used as an insecticide and rodenticide. When heated to decomposition it emits very toxic fumes of Fand NOx. See also FLUORIDES. |
| Potential Exposure | This material is an organofluorinerodenticide; insecticide proposed mainly for use on fruits tocombat scale insects, aphids, and mites. Use is largelyrestricted to licensed pest control operators. |
| storage | Color Code—Blue: Health Hazard/Poison: Storein a secure poison location. Prior to working with thischemical you should be trained on its proper handling andstorage. Store in tightly closed containers in a cool, wellventilated area. |
| Shipping | UN2811 Toxic solids, organic, n.o.s., HazardClass: 6.1; Labels: 6.1-Poisonous materials, TechnicalName Required. |
| Purification Methods | Crystallise fluoroacetamide from chloroform and dry it in a vacuum. [Beilstein 2 IV 454.] |
| Incompatibilities | Incompatible with oxidizers (chlorates,nitrates, peroxides, permanganates, perchlorates, chlorine,bromine, fluorine, etc.); contact may cause fires or explo sions. Keep away from alkaline materials, strong bases,strong acids, oxoacids, epoxides. |
| Waste Disposal | Consult with environmentalregulatory agencies for guidance on acceptable disposalpractices. Generators of waste containing this contaminant(≥100 kg/mo) must conform with EPA regulations govern ing storage, transportation, treatment, and waste disposal. |
