Methyl Alcohol

• Formula: CH₄O
• Molecular weight: 32.0419
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/CH4O/c1-2/h2H,1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: OKKJLVBELUTLKV-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 67-56-1
• Chemical structure:
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• Isotopologues:
  • Methan-d3-ol
  • Methanol-o-d1
  • Methanol-D4
• Other names: Methanol; Carbinol; Methyl hydroxide; Methylol; Monohydroxymethane; Wood alcohol; CH3OH; Colonial spirit; Columbian spirit; Hydroxymethane; Wood naphtha; Alcool methylique; Alcool metilico; Columbian spirits; Metanolo; Methylalkohol; Metylowy alkohol; Pyroxylic spirit; Wood spirit; Rcra waste number U154; UN 1230; Pyro alcohol; Spirit of wood; Bieleski's solution; NSC 85232
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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
MS - José A. Martinho Simões
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias
RCD - Robert C. Dunbar

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Reactions 251 to 300

 (cr) + ( • 552) (solution) =  (l) +  (cr)

By formula: CH₃NaO (cr) + (HCl • 552H₂O) (solution) = CH₄O (l) + ClNa (cr)

 +  =  + 2

By formula: C₆H₁₂O₂ + H₂O = C₄H₆O + 2CH₄O

 +  =  + 2

By formula: C₅H₁₂O₂ + H₂O = C₃H₆O + 2CH₄O

 +  = 2 + 

By formula: C₆H₁₄O₂ + H₂O = 2CH₄O + C₄H₈O

 +  = 2 + 

By formula: C₇H₁₆O₂ + H₂O = 2CH₄O + C₅H₁₀O

 +  =  + 2

By formula: C₆H₁₁NO₃ + H₂O = C₄H₅NO₂ + 2CH₄O

 + 2 = C₉H₁₆O₂ + 

By formula: C₇H₁₀O + 2CH₄O = C₉H₁₆O₂ + H₂O

 +  =  + 

By formula: C₄H₈O₃ + H₂O = C₃H₆O₃ + CH₄O

 +  =  + 2

By formula: C₈H₁₈O₂ + H₂O = C₆H₁₂O + 2CH₄O

 +  =  + 

By formula: H₂O + C₃H₆O₂ = C₂H₄O₂ + CH₄O

 +  =  + 2

By formula: C₅H₁₂O₃ + H₂O = C₃H₆O₂ + 2CH₄O

 +  =  + 

By formula: H₂O + C₇H₁₂O = C₆H₁₀O + CH₄O

 + 2 =  + 

By formula: C₄H₆O + 2CH₄O = C₆H₁₂O₂ + H₂O

 +  =  + 2

By formula: H₂O + C₈H₁₆O₂ = C₆H₁₀O + 2CH₄O

 +  =  + 2

By formula: C₄H₁₀O₃ + H₂O = C₂H₄O₂ + 2CH₄O

 +  =  + 

By formula: C₄H₈O + H₂O = CH₄O + C₃H₆O

 +  = 2 + 

By formula: C₄H₁₀O₂ + H₂O = 2CH₄O + C₂H₄O

 +  =  + 2

By formula: H₂O + C₇H₁₄O₂ = C₅H₈O + 2CH₄O

=  + 

By formula: C₄H₄F₆O₂ = CH₄O + C₃F₆O

 +  =  + 

By formula: C₄H₅NO₂ + H₂O = C₃H₃NO₂ + CH₄O

 +  = 2 + 

By formula: C₁₀H₁₄O₃ + H₂O = 2CH₄O + C₈H₈O₂

 +  =  + 

By formula: C₄H₈O₂ + H₂O = CH₄O + C₃H₆O₂

 +  =  + 

By formula: C₅H₁₀O₂ + H₂O = CH₄O + C₄H₈O₂

 +  =  + 

By formula: CH₄O + C₃H₆O = C₄H₈O + H₂O

 + 2 =  + 

By formula: C₄H₈O + 2CH₄O = C₆H₁₄O₂ + H₂O

 + 2 =  + 

By formula: C₅H₈O + 2CH₄O = H₂O + C₇H₁₄O₂

 + 2 =  + 

By formula: C₆H₁₀O + 2CH₄O = H₂O + C₈H₁₆O₂

2 +  =  + 

By formula: 2CH₄O + C₂H₄O = C₄H₁₀O₂ + H₂O

 +  =  + 

By formula: CH₃NO₂ + HCl = ClNO + CH₄O

2 +  =  + 

By formula: 2CH₄O + C₃H₆O = H₂O + C₅H₁₂O₂

 +  = 2 + 

By formula: CH₃NO₂ + HNO₃ = 2NO₂ + CH₄O

F₆S^- +  = (F₆S^- • )

By formula: F₆S^- + CH₄O = (F₆S^- • CH₄O)

Free energy of reaction

 +  = ( • )

By formula: C₇F₁₄^- + CH₄O = (C₇F₁₄^- • CH₄O)

Free energy of reaction

=  + 

By formula: C₅H₁₂O = C₄H₈ + CH₄O

C₁₀H₁₁ClZr (cr) +  (l) = C₁₁H₁₃ClOZr (cr) +  (g)

By formula: C₁₀H₁₁ClZr (cr) + CH₄O (l) = C₁₁H₁₃ClOZr (cr) + H₂ (g)

( • 2) +  = ( • 3)

By formula: (Mg⁺ • 2CH₄O) + CH₄O = (Mg⁺ • 3CH₄O)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (Mg⁺ • CH₄O) + CH₄O = (Mg⁺ • 2CH₄O)

CH₃LiO (cr) +  (l) = HLiO (cr) +  (l)

By formula: CH₃LiO (cr) + H₂O (l) = HLiO (cr) + CH₄O (l)

 +  =

By formula: C₅H₁₀ + CH₄O = C₆H₁₄O

 +  =

By formula: C₅H₁₀ + CH₄O = C₆H₁₄O

=  + 

By formula: C₆H₁₄O = C₅H₁₀ + CH₄O

 + 2 =  + 

By formula: C₄H₆O₃ + 2CH₄O = C₃H₈O₂ + C₃H₆O₃

 (cr) +  (l) =  (cr) +  (l)

By formula: CH₃NaO (cr) + H₂O (l) = HNaO (cr) + CH₄O (l)

 +  =  + 

By formula: CH₄O + HNO₃ = CH₃NO₃ + H₂O

 +  =

By formula: C₄H₈ + CH₄O = C₅H₁₂O

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Co⁺ + CH₄O = (Co⁺ • CH₄O)

 +  =

By formula: C₂H₂O + CH₄O = C₃H₆O₂

References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  T	Temperature
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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