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32.042 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalDanger
Methanol
CAS67-56-1EC200-659-6
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Alcohol
Primary Use
solvent and chemical intermediate
Methanol is the simplest alcohol, a light, volatile, colorless, and flammable liquid. It is widely used as a solvent and chemical intermediate in industrial processes.
solventchemical intermediate
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Safety Reference
Danger
H225Highly flammable liquid and vapour
H301Toxic if swallowed
H311Toxic in contact with skin
H331Toxic if inhaled
H370Causes damage to organs
H351Suspected of causing cancer
H302Harmful if swallowed
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H336May cause drowsiness or dizziness
H360May damage fertility or the unborn child
H372Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
H303May be harmful if swallowed
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
methanol
InChIKey
OKKJLVBELUTLKV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CO
Synonyms (103)
- MOH
- Isopropyl Alcohol EP Impurity E
- Methyl alcohol, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
- Residual Solvent Class 2 - Methanol, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
- ACETONE IMPURITY A
- Alcohol, Wood
- Alcohol, methyl
- Alcool methylique
- Alcool methylique [French]
- Alcool metilico
- Alcool metilico [Italian]
- Caswell No. 552
- Coat-B1400
- Freers Elm Arrester
- Hydroxymethane
- METHANOL (D2)
- METHYL ALCOHOL (METHANOL)
- METHYL ALCOHOL [MART.]
- MetOH
- Metanol
- Metanol [Spanish]
- Metanolo
- Metanolo [Italian]
- Methanol HPLC Gradient Grade
- Methanol LC-MS
- Methanol [for HPLC Solvent]
- Methanol cluster
- Methanol, Environmental Grade
- Methanol, HPLC Plus
- Methanol, HPLC gradient
- Methanol, Histology Grade
- Methanol, LCMS grade
- Methanol, Laboratory Reagent
- Methanol, NMR
- Methanol, SAJ first grade
- Methanol, SAJ special grade
- Methanol, anhydrous
- Methanol, low benzene
- Methanol, or methyl alcohol
- Methanol, p.a.
- Methanol, purification grade
- Methanol, ultrapure
- Methanol-[17O]
- Methanol; Methyl alcohol
- Methoxide, Sodium
- Methyl alcohol (NF)
- Methyl hydrate
- Methyl hydroxide
- Methylalkohol
- Methylalkohol [German]
- Methylol
- Methynol
- Metylowy alkohol
- Metylowy alkohol [Polish]
- Monohydroxymethane
- Primary alcohol
- Pyro alcohol
- R-CHOH-R'
- RCRA waste no. U154
- Rcra waste number U154
- Secondary alcohol
- Surflo-B17
- Wilbur-Ellis Smut-Guard
- Wood
- Wood naphtha
- a primary alcohol
- a secondary alcohol
- carbinol
- methanol
- methly alcohol
- methyl alcohol
- secondary alcohols
- wood alcohol