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06546

Methyl formate

suitable for UV/Vis spectroscopy, ≥99.0% (GC)

Synonym(s):

Formic acid methyl ester

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Linear Formula:
HCO2CH3
CAS Number:
107-31-3
Molecular Weight:
60.05
EC Number:
203-481-7
UNSPSC Code:
12190000
MDL number:
MFCD00003291
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1734623

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vapor density

2.1 (vs air)

assay

≥99.0% (GC)

autoignition temp.

842 °F

expl. lim.

23 %

technique(s)

UV/Vis spectroscopy: suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.343 (lit.)

bp

32-34 °C (lit.)

mp

−100 °C (lit.)

density

0.974 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

λ

1 cm path, H2O reference

UV absorption

λ: 260 nm Amax: 1.000, λ: 265 nm Amax: 0.100, λ: 270 nm Amax: 0.020, λ: 310 nm Amax: 0.010

SMILES string

[H]C(=O)OC

InChI

1S/C2H4O2/c1-4-2-3/h2H,1H3

InChI key

TZIHFWKZFHZASV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 1 - STOT SE 1 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

-2.2 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

-19 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves

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T Sethre et al.
International archives of occupational and environmental health, 73(6), 401-409 (2000-09-28)
The aim of the study was to investigate the acute effects of experimental methylformate exposure on the nervous system. In an exposure chamber, 20 subjects were exposed to methylformate at 100 ppm [Swiss maximum allowable concentration (MAC)] for 8 h.
John F Marlier et al.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 70(5), 1737-1744 (2005-02-26)
Multiple isotope effects have been measured for the acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of methyl formate in 0.5 M HCl at 20 degrees C. The isotope effects in the present investigation include the carbonyl carbon (13k = 1.028 +/- 0.001), the carbonyl oxygen
D Cain et al.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 66(18), 6092-6095 (2001-09-01)
Free-energy barriers of 9.85 and 11.91 +/- 0.15 kcal/mol at -70.8 degrees C were found by dynamic NMR spectroscopy for the E-to-Z and Z-to-E conversions, respectively, of methyl formate (1) enriched in 13C to 99% for the carbonyl carbon [methyl
Hiroya Yurimoto et al.
Yeast (Chichester, England), 21(4), 341-350 (2004-03-26)
Methyl formate synthesis during growth on methanol by methylotrophic yeasts has been considered to play a role in formaldehyde detoxification. An enzyme that catalyses methyl formate synthesis was purified from methylotrophic yeasts, and was suggested to belong to a family
Alexandre Faure et al.
The Journal of chemical physics, 135(2), 024301-024301 (2011-07-20)
A potential energy surface for helium interacting with methyl formate has been computed using high-level electronic structure methods. The interaction energies obtained on a three-dimensional grid have been fitted by an analytic function of interatomic distances with correct asymptotic behavior
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D7750-1G04061826690611

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