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Dimethoxymethane

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Catalog Number

ACMA00017347

Product Name

Dimethoxymethane

Category

Polymers

Description

Methylal appears as a clear colorless liquid with a chloroform-like odor. Flash point 0°F. Boiling point 42.3°C. Density 0.864 g / cm³ at 68°F (20°C). Vapors heavier than air.;Liquid;VERY VOLATILE COLOURLESS LIQUID WITH CHARACTERISTIC ODOUR.;Colorless liquid with a chloroform-like odor.;Colorless liquid with a chloroform-like odor.

IUPAC Name

dimethoxymethane

Molecular Weight

76.09g/mol

Molecular Formula

C3H8O2;CH2-(OCH3)2;C3H8O2

Canonical SMILES

COCOC

InChI

InChI=1S/C3H8O2/c1-4-3-5-2/h3H2,1-2H3

InChI Key

NKDDWNXOKDWJAK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Boiling Point

108 °F at 760 mm Hg (USCG, 1999);42.0 °C;41.6 °C @ 760 MM HG;42 °C;111°F;111°F

Melting Point

-157 °F (USCG, 1999);-104.8 °C;-105 °C;-105 °C;-157°F;-157°F

Flash Point

0 °F (USCG, 1999);-26 °F (-32 °C) (OPEN CUP);-31 °C c.c.;-26°F (open cup);(oc) -26°F

Density

0.861 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999);0.8593 @ 20 °C/4 °C;0.86 g/cm³;Relative density of the vapour/air-mixture at 20 °C (air = 1): 1.7;0.86;0.86

Solubility

33 % (NIOSH, 2016);MISCIBLE WITH ALCOHOL, ETHER, OILS; SOL IN 3 PARTS WATER;SOL IN ALL ACETONE, AND BENZENE;Water solubility: 330,000 mg/l;Solubility in water, g/100ml at 20 °C: 28.5 (good);33%

Color/Form

COLORLESS, CLEAR LIQUID;Colorless solid.

Complexity

12.4

Covalently-Bonded Unit Count

EC Number

203-714-2

Exact Mass

76.052429g/mol

Formal Charge

Heat of Vaporization

161.5 BTU/LB= 89.8 CAL/G= 3.76X10+5 JL/KG

Heavy Atom Count

ICSC Number

1152

Log P

0.0 (LogP);log Kow= 0.0;0.18

MeSH Entry Terms

dimethoxymethane;methylal

Monoisotopic Mass

76.052429g/mol

Odor

CHLOROFORM ODOR;Chloroform-like odor.

Other Experimental

HYDROLYZE READILY IN PRESENCE OF ACIDS TO GENERATE ALDEHYDES /KETALS/;Sat conc 1,367 g/cu m @ 20 °C;Ratio of specific heats of vapor (gas)= 1.0888;Henry's Law constant= 1.63X10-4 atm-cu m/mole (calc).

Refractive Index

INDEX OF REFRACTION: 1.3589 AT 18 °C/D;INDEX OF REFRACTION: 1.3513 @ 20 °C/D

Rotatable Bond Count

RTECS Number

PA8750000

Stability

STABLE UNDER NEUTRAL OR ALKALINE CONDITIONS /KETALS/

UNII

7H1M4G2NUE

UN Number

1234;1234;1234;1234;1234

Vapor Density