Methyl chloroformate

CAS Registry Number®

79-22-1

CAS Name

Methyl chloroformate

Molecular Formula

C2H3ClO2

Molecular Mass

94.50

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    71.0 °C

  • Melting Point (2)

    -61 °C

  • Density (1)

    1.223 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)
  • (2) International Chemical Safety Cards data were obtained from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C2H3ClO2/c1-5-2(3)4/h1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=XMJHPCRAQCTCFT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(OC)(Cl)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(Cl)OC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Carbonochloridic acid, methyl ester
  • Formic acid, chloro-, methyl ester
  • Chloroformic acid methyl ester
  • Methyl chlorocarbonate
  • Methyl chloroformate

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