Anodyne| Methanol | |
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| Molecular structure via molpic | |
| Conformer structure via 3Dmol.js | |
| Molecular formula | CH4O[1] |
| Molecular mass | 32.042 g/mol[1] |
| Density | 0.792 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999) - Less dense than water; will float g/cm3[1] |
| Appearance | Colorless liquid[1] |
| Odor | Slight alcoholic odor when pure; repulsive, pungent odor when crude[1] |
| Predicted LogP | -0.5[1] |
| Melting point | -144 °F (NTP, 1992)[1] |
| Boiling point | 148.3 °[1] |
| Decomposition | Hazardous decomposition products formed under fire conditions: Carbon oxides[1] |
| Solubility | greater than or equal to 100 mg/mL at 70 °F (NTP, 1992)[1] |
| Chirality | achiral[2] |
| Identifiers [] | |
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| IUPAC name | methanol[1] |
| SMILES | CO[1] |
| InChI | InChI=1S/CH4O/c1-2/h2H,1H3[1] |
| InChIKey | OKKJLVBELUTLKV-UHFFFAOYSA-N[1] |
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Methanol
Methanol (also known as methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, carbinol, Wood naphtha, Methylol, Methyl hydroxide, Methylalkohol, Monohydroxymethane, Alcohol, methyl or Alcool methylique) is a substance of the alcohol class.
Chemistry
Stereochemistry
Methanol is a achiral mixture