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M46837

Methyl formate

reagent grade, 97%

Synonym(s):

Formic acid methyl ester

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Linear Formula:
HCO2CH3
CAS Number:
107-31-3
Molecular Weight:
60.05
UNSPSC Code:
12352108
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
329817992
EC Number:
203-481-7
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1734623
MDL number:
MFCD00003291
Grade:
reagent grade
Assay:
97%
Bp:
32-34 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
32.81 psi ( 55 °C)
9.21 psi ( 20 °C)

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Product Name

Methyl formate, reagent grade, 97%

InChI key

TZIHFWKZFHZASV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

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

SMILES string

[H]C(=O)OC

grade

reagent grade

vapor density

2.1 (vs air)

vapor pressure

32.81 psi ( 55 °C)
9.21 psi ( 20 °C)

assay

97%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

842 °F

expl. lim.

23 %

dilution

(for analytical testing)

impurities

≤3% methyl alcohol

refractive index

n20/D 1.343 (lit.)

pH

4.0-5.0 (20 °C, 200 g/L)

bp

32-34 °C (lit.)

mp

−100 °C (lit.)

density

0.974 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

Quality Level

100

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Application

Methyl formate may be used to prepare formamides via amine formaylation.

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Danger

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

Regulatory Information

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Catalytic reaction of methyl formate with amines to formamides.
Deutsch J, et al.
Tetrahedron, 65(50), 10365-10369 (2009)
Rotational isomerism in methyl formate and methyl acetate; a low-temperature matrix infrared study using thermal molecular beams.
Blom CE and Gunthard HH.
Chemical Physics Letters, 84(2), 267-271 (1981)
Methyl formate as a new building block in C1 chemistry.
Lee JS, et al.
Applied Catalysis, 57(1), 1-30 (1990)
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