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methyl formate
Sign in to saveAlso known as methyl methanoate, R-611, formic acid methyl ester, HCOOCH3, methanoic acid methyl ester, HCO2CH3, methyl ester of formic acid
chemical compound
Chemical data
- Formula
- C2H4O2
- Molecular weight
- 60.05 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- methyl formate
- SMILES
- COC=O
- InChIKey
- TZIHFWKZFHZASV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 0
- Polar surface area
- 26.3 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Encyclopedic overview
Names
Preferred IUPAC name Methyl formate
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