Methyl chloroformate appears as a colorless liquid with a pungent odor. Flash point 54 °F. Corrosive to metals and tissue. Vapors heavier than air. Very toxic by inhalation. Used to make other chemicals and insecticides.
Flammable
Corrosive
Acute toxic
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Methyl chloroformate appears as a colorless liquid with a pungent odor. Flash point 54 °F. Corrosive to metals and tissue. Vapors heavier than air. Very toxic by inhalation. Used to make other chemicals and insecticides.
| Physical Description | Methyl chloroformate appears as a colorless liquid with a pungent odor. Flash point 54 °F. Corrosive to metals and tissue. Vapors heavier than air. Very toxic by inhalation. Used to make other chem… |
| Color/Form | CLEAR LIQUID |
| Odor | Unpleasant, acrid |
| Melting Point | less than -114 °F (USCG, 1999) |
| Boiling Point | 160 °F at 760 mmHg (EPA, 1998) |
| Flash Point | 54 °F (EPA, 1998) |
| Density | 1.223 at 68 °F (EPA, 1998) - Denser than water; will sink |
| Solubility | SOL IN CHLOROFORM, BENZENE, IN ALL PROPORTIONS IN ALCOHOL, ETHER |
| Vapor Pressure | 159.0 [mmHg] |
| Refractive Index | INDEX OF REFRACTION: 1.3868 @ 20 °C/D |
| IUPAC Name | methyl carbonochloridate |
| Molecular Formula | C2H3ClO2 |
| Molecular Weight | 94.50 g/mol |
| CAS | 79-22-1 |
| SMILES | COC(=O)Cl |
| InChIKey | XMJHPCRAQCTCFT-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| Catalog No | KC.1310153 |
| Pack sizes | 500ML · 2.5LTR |
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