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CHEBI:77699 - methyl formate
| Formula | C2H4O2 |
| Net Charge | 0 |
| Average Mass | 60.052 |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 60.02113 |
| SMILES | [H]C(=O)OC |
| InChI | InChI=1S/C2H4O2/c1-4-2-3/h2H,1H3 |
| InChIKey | TZIHFWKZFHZASV-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| Roles Classification |
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| Chemical Role: | polar aprotic solvent A solvent with a comparatively high relative permittivity (or dielectric constant), greater than ca. 15, and a sizable permanent dipole moment, that cannot donate suitably labile hydrogen atoms to form strong hydrogen bonds. |
| Applications: | refrigerant A substance used in a thermodynamic heat pump cycle or refrigeration cycle that undergoes a phase change from a gas to a liquid and back. Refrigerants are used in air-conditioning systems and freezers or refrigerators and are assigned a "R" number (by ASHRAE - formerly the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers), which is determined systematically according to their molecular structure. fumigant A volatile or volatilizable chemical compound utilized for control of pests in buildings, soil, grain, as well as during processing of goods to be imported or exported to prevent transfer of exotic organisms. polar aprotic solvent A solvent with a comparatively high relative permittivity (or dielectric constant), greater than ca. 15, and a sizable permanent dipole moment, that cannot donate suitably labile hydrogen atoms to form strong hydrogen bonds. insecticide Strictly, a substance intended to kill members of the class Insecta. In common usage, any substance used for preventing, destroying, repelling or controlling insects. |
| ChEBI Ontology |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| methyl formate (CHEBI:77699) has functional parent methanol (CHEBI:17790) |
| methyl formate (CHEBI:77699) has role fumigant (CHEBI:39276) |
| methyl formate (CHEBI:77699) has role insecticide (CHEBI:24852) |
| methyl formate (CHEBI:77699) has role polar aprotic solvent (CHEBI:48358) |
| methyl formate (CHEBI:77699) has role refrigerant (CHEBI:78433) |
| methyl formate (CHEBI:77699) is a formate ester (CHEBI:52343) |
| methyl formate (CHEBI:77699) is a methyl ester (CHEBI:25248) |
| methyl formate (CHEBI:77699) is a volatile organic compound (CHEBI:134179) |
| IUPAC Name |
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| methyl formate |
| Synonyms | Source |
|---|---|
| HCO2CH3 | ChEBI |
| methanoic acid methyl ester | NIST Chemistry WebBook |
| methyl methanoate | NIST Chemistry WebBook |
| HCOOCH3 | NIST Chemistry WebBook |
| formic acid methyl ester | NIST Chemistry WebBook |
| formiate de methyle | ChemIDplus |
| UniProt Name | Source |
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| methyl formate | UniProt |
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