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Methyl formate

anhydrous, 99%

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:
57648344
EC Number:
203-481-7
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1734623
MDL number:
MFCD00003291
Grade:
anhydrous
Assay:
99%
Bp:
32-34 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
32.91 psi ( 55 °C)
9.47 psi ( 20 °C)

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Product Name

Methyl formate, anhydrous, 99%

InChI key

TZIHFWKZFHZASV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

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

SMILES string

[H]C(=O)OC

grade

anhydrous

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.)

Quality Level

100

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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

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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

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves

Regulatory Information

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Synthesis of Methyl 1-Formylcyclopropanecarboxylate utilizing Ti-Claisen Condensation
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(S)-(-)-1-Amino-2-Methoxymethylpyrrolidine (SAMP) and (R)-(+)-1-Amino-2-Methoxymethylpyrrolidine (RAMP), Versatile Chiral Auxiliaries
Enders D, et al.
Organic Syntheses, 65, 173-173 (1987)
4-Methoxycarbonyl-2-methyl-1,3-oxazole
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Journal of the American Chemical Society, 135(2), 574-577 (2012-12-28)
Methyl formate is produced from the photo-oxidation of methanol on preoxidized TiO(2)(110). We demonstrate that two consecutive photo-oxidation steps lead to methyl formate using mass spectrometry and scanning tunneling microscopy. The first step in methanol oxidation is formation of methoxy
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