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Properties of substance:

methyl formate

Group of substances:

organic

Physical appearance:

colorless liquid

Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):

C2H4O2

Structural formula as text:

HCOOCH3

Molar/atomic mass: 60.052

Melting point (°C):

-99.8

Boiling point (°C):

31.8


Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):

diethyl ether: soluble [Ref.]
ethanol: miscible [Ref.]
methanol: soluble [Ref.]
water: 30.4 (20°C) [Ref.]

Density:

1.00319 (0°C, g/cm3)
0.98149 (15°C, g/cm3)
0.9598 (30°C, g/cm3)

Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation ΔfH0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

-386.1 (l)

Molar heat capacity at constant pressure Cp (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

119.1 (l)

Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation ΔfH0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

-357.4 (g)

Standard molar entropy S0 (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

285.3 (g)

Molar heat capacity at constant pressure Cp (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

64.4 (g)

References:

  1. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. - 90ed. - CRC Press, 2010. - pp. 5-22
  2. Dean J.A. Lange's handbook of chemistry. - 1999. - pp. 1.268
  3. Seidell A. Solubilities of organic compounds. - 3ed., vol.2. - New York: D. Van Nostrand Company, 1941. - pp. 101
  4. Справочник химика. - 2 изд., Т.1. - Л.-М.: Химия, 1966. - pp. 555 [Russian]
  5. Справочник химика. - Т. 2. - Л.-М.: Химия, 1964. - pp. 806-807 [Russian]
  6. Хёрд Ч.Д. Пиролиз соединений углерода. - Л.-М.: ГОНТИ РКТП СССР, 1938. - pp. 512 [Russian]
  7. Химический энциклопедический словарь. - Под ред. Кнунянц И.Л. - М.: Советская энциклопедия, 1983. - pp. 337 [Russian]

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