Methyl hypochlorite
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Preferred IUPAC name Methyl hypochlorite | |||
Other names (Chlorooxy)methane; Hypochlorous acid methyl ester; Methoxy chloride | |||
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Chemical formula | CH3ClO | ||
Molar mass | 66.48 g·mol−1 | ||
Appearance | Gas | ||
Odor | Pungent | ||
Density | 1.058 g/cm3 | ||
Melting point | −120.4 °C (−184.7 °F; 152.8 K) | ||
Boiling point | 9.18 °C (48.52 °F; 282.33 K) | ||
Solubility in water | Decomposes | ||
Refractive index (nD) | 1.343 | ||
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NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | 4 4 | ||
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Chemical compound
Methyl hypochlorite is the simplest of the organic alkyl hypochlorites. It is an unstable compound that can be produced by the reaction of methanol with hypochlorous acid.[1] It was first synthesized by Sandmeyer in the 1880s.[2]
Methyl hypochlorite forms in the Earth's atmosphere by a reaction between ClO and CH3OO and is thought to be an important species in ozone destruction over the Arctic and Antarctic regions.[3]
See also
- tert-Butyl hypochlorite, a useful and relatively stable organic hypochlorite
References
- ^ Taylor, M. C.; MacMullin, R. B.; Gammal, C. A. (February 1925). "Hypochlorous Acid and the Alkyl Hypochlorite". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 47 (2): 395–403. doi:10.1021/ja01679a017.
- ^ Sandmeyer, Traugott (January 1886). "Ueber Aethyl- und Methylhypochlorit". Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft. 19 (1): 857–861. doi:10.1002/cber.188601901196.
- ^ Helleis, Frank; Crowley, John; Moortgat, Geert (15 August 1994). "Temperature dependent CH3OCl formation in the reaction between CH3O2 and ClO". Geophysical Research Letters. 21 (17): 1795–1798. Bibcode:1994GeoRL..21.1795H. doi:10.1029/94GL01280.
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