291056

Methyl formate

anhydrous, 99%

• Sinónimos: Formic acid methyl ester
• Fórmula lineal: HCO₂CH₃
• Número de CAS: 107-31-3
• Peso molecular: 60.05
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1734623
• EC Number: 203-481-7
• MDL number: MFCD00003291
• UNSPSC Code: 12352108
• PubChem Substance ID: 57648344
• NACRES: NA.21

Propiedades

• grade: anhydrous
• Quality Level: 100
• vapor density: 2.1 (vs air)
• vapor pressure: 32.91 psi ( 55 °C); 9.47 psi ( 20 °C)
• assay: 99%
• form: liquid
• autoignition temp.: 842 °F
• expl. lim.: 23 %
• impurities: <0.005% water
• evapn. residue: <0.0005%
• refractive index: n20/D 1.343 (lit.)
• pH: 4-5 (20 °C, 200 g/L)
• bp: 32-34 °C (lit.)
• mp: −100 °C (lit.)
• density: 0.974 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)
• SMILES string: [H]C(=O)OC
• InChI: 1S/C2H4O2/c1-4-2-3/h2H,1H3
• InChI key: TZIHFWKZFHZASV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Descripción

Application

Methyl formate may be used in the synthesis of the following building blocks:

• methyl 4-chloro-2-formylbutanoate from methyl 4-chlorobutanoate via -formylation
• potassium methyl α-[(methoxyethylidene)amino]-β-hydroxyacrylate from methyl α-[(methoxyethylidene)amino]acetate
• (S)-(-)-1-formyl-2-hydroxymethylpyrrolidine from (S)-(+)-2-hydroxymethylpyrrolidine via N-formylation

Información de seguridad

• pictograms: GHS02,GHS06,GHS08
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H224,H301 + H311 + H331,H319,H335,H370
• pcodes: P210 - P233 - P280 - P301 + P310 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P403 + P233
• 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_germany: WGK 2
• flash_point_f: -2.2 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: -19 °C - closed cup
• ppe: Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves