Methanol

CAS Registry Number®

67-56-1

CAS Name

Methanol

Molecular Formula

CH4O

Molecular Mass

32.04

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    64.7 °C @ Press: 760 Torr
  • Melting Point (1)

    -97.8 °C
  • Density (1)

    0.8100 g/cm³ @ Temp: 0 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/CH4O/c1-2/h2H,1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=OKKJLVBELUTLKV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CO

Canonical SMILES

OC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Methanol
  • Carbinol
  • Methyl alcohol
  • Methyl hydroxide
  • Monohydroxymethane

Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

54841-71-3, 1173023-83-0, 1196157-60-4

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