Methanol
Properties
- Molecular formula
- CH4O
- Molar mass
- 32.04 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 32.0262 Da
- Density
- 0.81 g/mL (at 0 °C)
- Melting point
- −97.8 °C
- Boiling point
- 64.7 °C
- pKa
- 15.3
- Flash point
- 9.7 °C (closed cup)
- Water solubility
- miscible (25 °C)
- logP
- -0.39Crippen estimate
- Polar surface area
- 20.2 Ų
- H-bond donors / acceptors
- 1 / 1
- Rotatable bonds
- 0
Hazards
Danger
- H225 Highly Flammable liquid and vaporFlammable liquids
- H301 Toxic if swallowedAcute toxicity, oral
- H311 Toxic in contact with skinAcute toxicity, dermal
- H331 Toxic if inhaledAcute toxicity, inhalation
- H370 ** Causes damage to organsSpecific target organ toxicity, single exposure
Harmonised EU classification (CLP Annex VI), via PubChem.
Precautionary statements
P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P260, P261, P262, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P316, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P308+P316, P316, P321, P330, P361+P364, P370+P378, P403+P233, P403+P235, P405, P501
Identifiers
CAS number
67-56-1SMILES
COInChIKey
OKKJLVBELUTLKV-UHFFFAOYSA-NInChI
InChI=1S/CH4O/c1-2/h2H,1H3Weigh it out
Type any one amount. The others follow from the molar mass and density.
Names and synonyms
11 names
- Carbinol
- Methyl alcohol
- Methyl hydroxide
- Monohydroxymethane
- Wood alcohol
- Methylol
- Bieleski's solution
- Methanol cluster
- Solutions, bieleski's
- NSC 85232
- Nuclear
Safety data sheets
5 stored sheets list this compound in section 3, matched by the CAS number 67-56-1. Each row opens the sheet with its composition and PDF.
Work with Methanol
Predict the NMR spectrum1H and 13C shifts with multiplicities
Make a solutionWhat to weigh for any molarity and volume
Check drug-likenessLipinski, Veber and lead-likeness
Boiling point under vacuumAt any pressure, from its normal boiling point
Isotope patternExact mass and the mass spectrum pattern
Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues
The same compound in another form: other stereochemistry, a salt or hydrate, the free acid or base, or an isotope-labelled version.
Deuterated methanol811-98-3Labelled
Methan(2H)ol1455-13-6Labelled
Sodium methoxide124-41-4Salt
Potassium methoxide865-33-8Salt
Lithium methoxide865-34-9Salt
Methanol-boron trifluoride complex (2:1)2802-68-8Salt
Magnesium methoxide109-88-6Salt
Calcium methoxide2556-53-8Salt
Copper(II) methoxide76890-98-7Salt
Similar compounds
Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue. All similar compounds