tetramethoxymethane

Also known as methyl orthocarbonate, tetramethyl orthocarbonate

Tetramethoxymethane is a chemical compound which is formally formed by complete methylation of the hypothetical orthocarbonic acid .

Chemical data

Formula: C5H12O4
Molecular weight: 136.15 g/mol
IUPAC name: tetramethoxymethane
SMILES: COC(OC)(OC)OC
InChIKey: AHJWSRRHTXRLAQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP: -0.2
Polar surface area: 36.9 Å²
H-bond donors: 0
H-bond acceptors: 4
Formal charge: 0

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Wikidata facts

Mass: 136.073559

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chemical formula: C₅H₁₂O₄
canonical SMILES: COC(OC)(OC)OC
Commons category: Tetramethyl orthocarbonate

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Tetramethoxymethane is a chemical compound which is formally formed by complete methylation of the hypothetical orthocarbonic acid .

== Preparation == The obvious synthetic route from the tetrahalomethanes does not yield the desired product, instead giving orthoformates and a halohydrin byproduct. The original preparation of the tetramethoxymethane was therefore based on chloropicrin: 400px|TMOC from chloropicrin corr

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