Methyl cyanoformate

CAS Registry Number®

17640-15-2

CAS Name

Methyl cyanoformate

Molecular Formula

C3H3NO2

Molecular Mass

85.06

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    98-99 °C

  • Density (2)

    1.0719 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C3H3NO2/c1-6-3(5)2-4/h1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=OBWFJXLKRAFEDI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(C#N)(OC)=O

Canonical SMILES

N#CC(=O)OC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Carbonocyanidic acid, methyl ester
  • Formic acid, cyano-, methyl ester
  • Methyl cyanoformate
  • Methyl carbonocyanidate
  • Mander's reagent

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