Methanol

Molecular structure via molpic based on CDK

Physical properties []
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]
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]
Predicted LogP	-0.5 [1]

Structural Identifiers []
Molecular formula	CH4O [1]
IUPAC name	methanol [1]
SMILES	CO [1]
InChI	InChI=1S/CH4O/c1-2/h2H,1H3 [1]
InChIKey	OKKJLVBELUTLKV-UHFFFAOYSA-N [1]

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