| Melting point |
-100 °C (lit.) |
| Boiling point |
32-34 °C (lit.) |
| Density |
0.974 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.) |
| vapor density |
2.1 (vs air) |
| vapor pressure |
32.91 psi ( 55 °C) |
| refractive index |
n20/D 1.343(lit.) |
| Flash point |
−16 °F |
| storage temp. |
Store below +30°C. |
| solubility |
300g/l, 25% soluble in water, miscible with alcohol, Propylene glycol, Glycerin and oils. |
| form |
Liquid |
| color |
Clear colorless |
| Odor |
Pleasant; agreeable. |
| PH |
4-5 (200g/l, H2O, 20℃) |
| explosive limit |
5-23%(V) |
| Odor Threshold |
130ppm |
| biological source |
synthetic |
| Odor Type |
fruity |
| Water Solubility |
300 G/L (20 ºC) |
| λmax |
λ: 259 nm Amax: 1.00
λ: 260 nm Amax: 0.70
λ: 265 nm Amax: 0.20
λ: 270 nm Amax: 0.04
λ: 310-400 nm Amax: 0.01 |
| Merck |
14,6077 |
| BRN |
1734623 |
| Henry's Law Constant |
0.90 at 5.00 °C, 1.18 at 10.00 °C, 1.51 at 15.00 °C, 1.91 at 20.00 °C, 2.36 at 25.00 °C (column
stripping-UV, Kutsuna et al., 2005) |
| Exposure limits |
TLV-TWA 100 ppm (～250 mg/m3) (ACGIH,
MSHA, and OSHA); TLV-STEL 150 ppm
(～375 mg/m3) (ACGIH); IDLH 5000 ppm
(NIOSH). |
| Dielectric constant |
8.5（20℃） |
| Stability |
Stable. Extremely flammable. Readily forms explosive mixtures with air. Note low flash point and very wide explosion limits. Incompatible with oxidizing agents. |
| Major Application |
cleaning products
cosmetics
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care |
| InChI |
1S/C2H4O2/c1-4-2-3/h2H,1H3 |
| InChIKey |
TZIHFWKZFHZASV-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES |
[H]C(=O)OC |
| LogP |
-0.21 at 25℃ |
| CAS DataBase Reference |
107-31-3(CAS DataBase Reference) |
| NIST Chemistry Reference |
Methyl formate(107-31-3) |
| EPA Substance Registry System |
Methyl formate (107-31-3) |
