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Methanol


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Other names/abbreviations: Carbinol
Methyl alcohol
Wood alcohol
Wood naphtha
Wood spirits



Empirical formula: C2H6O1
CAS-Number: 67-56-1
EINECS-Number: 200-659-6



Chemical properties

Solubility
Water: Soluble (20 °C) [1]


Biological properties

Acute toxicity:
LD50 (oral, rat): 5628 mg/kg [1]
LDLo (oral, human): 143 mg/kg [1]
LC50 (inhalation, rat): 64000 ppm(V) /4 h [1]


Safety

Symbol: F, T
R-phrases: 11-23/25
S-phrases: 7-16-24-45


Physical properties

Appearance

Physical state @ 20°C: Liquid [1]
Color: Colourless [1]
Odor: Characteristic [1]


Bulk properties

Molecular weight (g/mol): 32.04 [1]
Melting point (°C): -98 [1]
Boiling point (°C): 65 [1]
Ignition temperature (°C): 455 [1]
Flash point (°C): 11 [1]
Explosion limits (vol. %): 5.5-31 [1]
Density (g/cm3): 0.79 (20 °C) [1]


Optical properties

Refractive index: 1.3288 (589 nm, 20 °C) [1]


Electronic properties

Dipole moment (Debye): 1.7 (20 °C) [1]
Dielectric constant: 32.6 (20 °C) [1]


Misc.

Vapour pressure (Pa): 12800 (20 °C) [1]


References

1: Merck. ChemDAT The Merck Chemical Database Ver. 1.1.5







© Michael Pilgaard
Created: November 3, 2008