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Benomyl

17804-35-2C14H18N4O3290.323 g/mol

A member of the class of benzimidazoles that is the methyl ester of [1-(butylcarbamoyl)-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl]carbamic acid. A foliar fungicide used to control a wide range of Ascomycetes and Fungi Imperfecti in a wide range of crops. — ChEBI

Safety references

Safety documents & references

2 indexed references
US · NIOSH

Occupational chemical safety guide

Benomyl

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JP · NITE

Government GHS classification

R02-B-039-MHLW · FY2020

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Identity & molecular properties

Source-linked values
CAS number17804-35-2ChEBI ↗
Molecular formulaC14H18N4O3ChEBI ↗
Molar mass290.323 g/molChEBI ↗
Monoisotopic mass290.13789 DaChEBI ↗
Formal charge0ChEBI ↗
ChEBI identifierCHEBI:3015ChEBI ↗

Cross-source molecular data

PubChem
Molar mass290.32 g/molPubChem ↗
Exact mass290.13789045 DaPubChem ↗
Computed XLogP2.1PubChem ↗
Topological polar surface area (Ų)85.3PubChem ↗
H-bond donors2PubChem ↗
H-bond acceptors4PubChem ↗
Rotatable bonds5PubChem ↗

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Names & structural identifiers

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benomyl
methyl [1-(butylcarbamoyl)-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl]carbamate
RIOXQFHNBCKOKP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CCCCNC(=O)n1c(NC(=O)OC)nc2ccccc21
InChI=1S/C14H18N4O3/c1-3-4-9-15-13(19)18-11-8-6-5-7-10(11)16-12(18)17-14(20)21-2/h5-8H,3-4,9H2,1-2H3,(H,15,19)(H,16,17,20)

Names & synonyms

methyl [1-(butylcarbamoyl)-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl]carbamate

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Classification & relationships

ChEBI ontology

Roles recorded in ChEBI

acaricideanthelminthic drugtubulin modulatormicrotubule-destabilising agentantifungal agrochemical

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Safety classification · Japan

NITE / Japanese government
Japan · FY2020 source classification
Methyl N-[1-(N-n-butylcarbamoyl)-1H-2-benzimidazolyl]carbamate; Benomyl · R02-B-039-MHLW
EndpointReported classification
Skin sensitizationCategory 1A
Germ cell mutagenicityCategory 1B
CarcinogenicityCategory 2
Reproductive toxicityCategory 1B
Specific target organ toxicity - Single exposureCategory 1 (reproductive organs (male))
Specific target organ toxicity - Repeated exposureCategory 2 (nasal cavity, liver, reproductive organs (male))

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Mass ↔ amount of substance

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Equivalent amount
0.00344444 mol

Uses 290.323 g/mol from ChEBI. Assumes the substance described by this record; no purity or concentration correction is applied.

Elemental composition

Theoretical mass fractions
C
Carbon · 14 atoms
57.92%
N
Nitrogen · 4 atoms
19.30%
O
Oxygen · 3 atoms
16.53%
H
Hydrogen · 18 atoms
6.25%

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Sources & record history

Checked 27 Sep 2026
EMBL-EBI ChEBI · CHEBI:3015

Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0

NCBI PubChem · CID 28780 · retrieved 2026-09-27

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