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06547

Methyl formate

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Formic acid methyl ester

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Linear Formula:
HCO2CH3
CAS Number:
107-31-3
Molecular Weight:
60.05
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329748243
EC Number:
203-481-7
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1734623
MDL number:
MFCD00003291

Product Name

Methyl formate, analytical standard

InChI key

TZIHFWKZFHZASV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C2H4O2/c1-4-2-3/h2H,1H3

SMILES string

[H]C(=O)OC

grade

analytical standard

vapor density

2.1 (vs air)

assay

≥99.8% (GC)

autoignition temp.

842 °F

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

expl. lim.

23 %

refractive index

n20/D 1.343 (lit.)
n20/D 1.344

bp

32-34 °C (lit.)

mp

−100 °C (lit.)

density

0.974 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

Quality Level

100

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Application

Methyl formate may be used as a reference standard for the determination of methyl formate in
  • blood and urine by headspace in-tube extraction gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS-ITEX-GC−MS)
  • Brazilian sugar-cane spirit by high-resolution gas chromatography (HRGC)
  • pharmaceutical excipients using HS-GC-MS operating under scan mode and selected ion monitoring (SIM) mode

General description

Methyl formate is an ester derivative of formic acid.

Other Notes

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 1 - STOT SE 1 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

-2.2 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

-19 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves

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BCCD6892
BCCC5118
BCBV8418

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Formic acid
Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry (2000)
Simultaneous determination of formic acid and formaldehyde in pharmaceutical excipients using headspace GC/MS.
del Barrio MA, et al.
Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 41(3), 738-743 (2006)
Identification and dosage by HRGC of minor alcohols and esters in Brazilian sugar-cane spirit.
Boscolo M, et al.
Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society, 11(1), 86-90 (2000)
Alexandre Faure et al.
The Journal of chemical physics, 135(2), 024301-024301 (2011-07-20)
A potential energy surface for helium interacting with methyl formate has been computed using high-level electronic structure methods. The interaction energies obtained on a three-dimensional grid have been fitted by an analytic function of interatomic distances with correct asymptotic behavior
A Nihlén et al.
International archives of occupational and environmental health, 73(7), 479-487 (2000-11-01)
A toxicokinetic (TK) model was developed to describe the inhalation exposure in humans to methyl formate (MF), a catalyst used in foundries, and to discuss biological monitoring. The TK model consisted of four compartments: MF, the metabolites--methanol (MeOH) and formic
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