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Glyphosate isopropylamine salt in the yard and garden

High risk for your yard

Glyphosate isopropylamine salt poses high risk to adults. Minimize exposure and follow regulatory guidelines.

What is glyphosate isopropylamine salt?

Glyphosate isopropylamine salt is a herbicide, organophosphorus compound, salt.

The IUPAC name is 2-(phosphonomethylamino)acetic acid; propan-2-amine.

Also known as: 2-(phosphonomethylamino)acetic acid; propan-2-amine, Glyphosate IPA salt, Isopropylamine glyphosate, IPA glyphosate.

IUPAC name
2-(phosphonomethylamino)acetic acid; propan-2-amine
CAS number
38641-94-0
Molecular formula
C6H17N2O5P
Molecular weight
228.19 g/mol
SMILES
C(C=O)C(C(CO)O)O
PubChem CID
10786

Risk for people, pets,

High risk

Glyphosate isopropylamine salt poses high risk to adults. Minimize exposure and follow regulatory guidelines.

Regulatory consensus

2 regulatory and scientific bodies have classified Glyphosate isopropylamine salt. The classifications differ — that's the data.

AgencyYearClassificationNotes
EPA CTX / GenetoxGenotoxicity: positive (Ames: None, 2 positive / 0 negative reports)
EPA CTX / GenetoxGenotoxicity: positive (Ames: None, 2 positive / 0 negative reports)

Regulators apply different standards of evidence — animal-data weighting, exposure-pattern assumptions, epidemiological power thresholds — which is why two scientific bodies can review the same data and reach different conclusions. The disagreement is the data.

Where your yard encounter glyphosate isopropylamine salt

  • Lawn And Garden HerbicideOriginal Roundup formulations, Many generic glyphosate products
    Historically the most common salt form in commercial products

Safer alternatives

Lower-risk approaches that achieve a similar outcome to Glyphosate isopropylamine salt:

  • Mechanical weeding; Cover cropping; Organic mulch; Flame weeding
    Trade-offs: Labor-intensive; effective for small-scale or precision applications; no chemical residues; not scalable to large commercial operations without significant cost increase.
    Relative cost: 2-5× conventional

Frequently asked questions

Is glyphosate isopropylamine salt safe for your yard?

Glyphosate isopropylamine salt poses high risk to adults. Minimize exposure and follow regulatory guidelines.

What products contain glyphosate isopropylamine salt?

Glyphosate isopropylamine salt appears in: Original Roundup formulations (lawn and garden herbicide); Many generic glyphosate products (lawn and garden herbicide).

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Sources (1)

  1. Glyphosate isopropylamine salt - PubChem Compound Summary — pubchem

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