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, index 603-001-00-X), 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.