Trimethyl orthoformate

C4H10O3CAS 149-73-5106.12 g/mol

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Properties

Molecular formula
C4H10O3
Molar mass
106.12 g/mol
Exact mass
106.0630 Da
Density
0.9676 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Melting point
15 °C
Boiling point
100.6 °C
logP
0.21Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
27.7 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
0 / 3
Rotatable bonds
3

Hazards

Danger
Flammable (GHS02)Irritant (GHS07)

Aggregated from 294 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P261, P264+P265, P271, P280, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P319, P337+P317, P370+P378, P403+P233, P403+P235, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
149-73-5
SMILES
COC(OC)OC
InChIKey
PYOKUURKVVELLB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C4H10O3/c1-5-4(6-2)7-3/h4H,1-3H3

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Names and synonyms

10 names
  • Methane, trimethoxy-
  • Orthoformic acid, trimethyl ester
  • Trimethoxymethane
  • Methyl orthoformate
  • Orthoformic acid methyl ester
  • Methoxymethylal
  • NSC 147479
  • Perma-flo of
  • OFM
  • TMOF

Safety data sheets

One stored sheet lists this compound in section 3, matched by the CAS number 149-73-5. Each row opens the sheet with its composition and PDF.

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Work with Trimethyl orthoformate

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Similar compounds

Dimethyl acetal534-15-643 % similar 2-Methoxypropane598-53-843 % similar 1,1,3,3-Tetramethoxypropane102-52-340 % similar Dichloromethyl methyl ether4885-02-340 % similar 2,5-Dimethoxy-2,5-dihydrofuran332-77-435 % similar Dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal4637-24-535 % similar Cyclopentyl methyl ether5614-37-935 % similar 2,5-Dimethoxytetrahydrofuran696-59-335 % similar

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Same formula

Diethylene glycol111-46-6 1,2,4-Butanetriol3068-00-6 2,2-Dimethoxyethanol30934-97-5 3-Methoxy-1,2-propanediol36887-04-4 (-)-1,2,4-Butanetriol42890-76-6 2-(Hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol4704-94-3 3-Methoxy-1,2-propanediol623-39-2 (2R)-1,2,4-Butanetriol70005-88-8

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