Basic information
- CAS
4461-52-3- Standard SMILES
COCO- InChIKey
VHWYCFISAQVCCP-UHFFFAOYSA-N- Molecular formula
- C2H6O2
- Average molar mass
- 62.07 g/mol
- Monoisotopic mass
- 62.03677943
Overview
Methoxymethanol is a hydroxyether.
Names & identifiers
- Preferred name
- Methoxymethanol
- IUPAC
- methoxymethanol
- English name
- methoxymethanol
- Molecular formula
- C2H6O2
- Molecular weight
- 62.07
Names & synonyms
MethoxymethanolMethanol, methoxy-Methanol, 1-methoxy-EINECS 224-722-2HEMIFORMALUNII-9T7K15960EMETHYL HEMIFORMALMETHANOL HEMIFORMAL9T7K15960EDTXSID4027571CHEBI:46791FORMALDEHYDE METHYL HEMIACETAL
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1-Methoxyethanol
METHYLENE GLYCOL MONOMETHYL ETHERMethanol, methoxyMethanol, 1methoxyMethanol, hemiformalRefChem:157089DTXCID207571224-722-24461-52-3
Database identifiers
- CAS
4461-52-3- PubChem CID
- 62540
- DTXSID
DTXSID4027571- ChEBI
CHEBI:46791- UNII
- 9T7K15960E
- EC Number
- 224-722-2
- Nikkaji
- J35.197K
Properties
Computed structural properties
- XLogP
- -0.5
- Topological polar surface area
- 29.5 Ų
- Hydrogen bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen bond acceptors
- 2
- Rotatable bonds
- 1
- Heavy atoms
- 4
- Formal charge
- 0
- Complexity
- 8
Experimental & physicochemical properties
Chemical ClassesOther Classes -> Other Organic Compounds
Physicochemical properties
- Melting point
- 92 · 92-95 °C
- Boiling point
- 82.5 · 82.5±8.0 °C(Predicted)
- Density
- 0.948 · 0.948±0.06 g/cm3(Predicted)
- pka
- 13.14 · 13.14±0.10(Predicted)
- EWG's Food Scores
- 1 · 1
- FDA UNII
- 9 T7K15960E · 9T7K15960E
- EPA Substance Registry System
- Methoxymethanol (4461-52-3)
- RIDADR
- 1993 · 1993
- TSCA
- TSCA listed
- HazardClass
- 3.2 · 3.2
- PackingGroup
- III
Safety & regulation
GHS classification
GHS Classification
Warning
H226: Flammable liquid and vapor [Warning Flammable liquids]
P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P260, P264, P270, P280, P301+P317, P303+P361+P353, P308+P316, P330, P370+P378, P403+P235, P405, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement)
Hazard information
Regulatory Information
Chemical: Methanol, methoxy-
Methanol, methoxy-: Does not have an individual approval but may be used as a component in a product covered by a group standard. It is not approved for use as a chemical in its own right.
Hazards SummarySee Formaldehyde. and Methyl alcohol.
Hazard Classes and CategoriesFlammable liquids - Category 3
Safety data
- tsca
- TSCA listed
- ridadr
- 1993
- hazard_class
- 3.2
- packing_group
- III
Chemistry & industry
Uses & manufacturing
Uses
Not produced as a pure compound and is an unstable species with no known commercial applications; Present in equilibrium mixtures of formaldehyde and methanol; These equilibrium mixtures are mainly used to make urea formaldehyde and melamine formaldehyde resins; [EPA ChAMP: Submission]
General Manufacturing InformationMethanol, 1-methoxy-: ACTIVE
Upstream & downstream products
Upstream raw materials
Downstream products
Suppliers2 total
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Related reactions
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