• Identifiers

    CAS number
    67-56-1

    Molecular formula
    CH4O

    SMILES
    CO
    HO

    Safety labels

    Flammable
    Flammable

    Acute Toxic
    Acute Toxic

    Health Hazard
    Health

  • Odor profile

    alcoholic 65.97%
    ethereal 61.99%
    fermented 45.92%
    sweet 44.42%
    solvent 43.87%
    winey 34.45%
    odorless 30.87%
    musty 30.17%
    pungent 28.39%
    gassy 27.64%

    Scent© AI

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    -0.5 Well soluble in DPG, ETH, PG

    Molecular weight
    32.042 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • 128.0112 hPa @ 20°C
    • 168.2519 hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra fast

    Boiling point est.
    64°C

    Melting point expt.

    • -144 °F (NTP, 1992)
    • -97.8 °C
    • -97.6 °C
    • -98 °C
    • -144 °F

    Boiling point expt.

    • 148.3 °F at 760 mmHg (NTP, 1992)
    • 64.7 °C at 760 mm Hg
    • 64.00 to 65.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
    • 65 °C
    • 147 °F

    Flash point expt.

    • 52 °F (NTP, 1992)
    • 52 °F (NFPA, 2010)
    • 54 °F
    • 9.7 °C (49.5 °F) - closed cup
    • 15.6 °C (open cup) /from table/
    • 52 °F (11 °C) (closed cup)
    • 9 °C c.c.
    • 52 °F

    Solubility expt.

    • greater than or equal to 100 mg/mL at 70 °F (NTP, 1992)
    • Miscible with water at 25 °C
    • Miscible with water at 20 °C
    • Miscible with ethanol, ether, benzene, most organic solvents and ketones
    • Soluble in acetone, chloroform
    • 1000 mg/mL at 25 °C
    • Solubility in water: miscible
    • Miscible

  • Synonyms

    • methanol
    • methyl alcohol
    • 67-56-1
    • wood alcohol
    • carbinol
    • Wood naphtha
    • Methylol
    • Methyl hydroxide
    • Methylalkohol
    • Monohydroxymethane
NaN of -Infinity
Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Orange, bitter (Spain) 2 72968-50-4 Citrus aurantium L., ssp. amara Engl., fam. Rutaceae 0.1%
Rose (Bulgaria) 2 8007-01-0 Rosa damascena Mill., fam. Rosaceae 0.08%
Carob bean extract 1 9000-40-2 Ceratonia siliqua L., fam. Leguminoseae 0.01%