Trimethyl orthoformate - anhydrous, ≥99.8% , CAS No.149-73-5

CAS: 149-73-5 Cat. No.: T104065 Molecular Weight: 106.12 Beilstein Registry Number: 969215 EC Number: 205-745-7 PubChem CID: 9005

GRADE & PURITY Anhydrous Grade, ≥99.8%

Synonyms

MFCD00008483 | trimethoxy methane | CH(OMe)3 | PYOKUURKVVELLB-UHFFFAOYSA- | Trimethylester kyseliny orthomravenci [Czech] | trimethyl ortho formate | LS-13013 | Methoxymethylal | NSC 147479 | AKOS000121043 | AMY41181 | TRIMETHYL ORTHOFORMATE [HSDB] | Trim

Storage

Room temperature,Desiccated

Shipped In

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Overview

Trimethyl orthoformate is an effective solvent for thallium(III) nitrate-mediated oxidations.It undergoes acid catalyzed reaction with 6-(N-D-ribitylanilino) uracils to form 8-demethyl-8-hydroxy-5-deazariboflavins.
Trimethyl orthoformate was used as dehydrating agent in the preparation of surface-modified colloidal silica nanoparticles.

Specifications

Synonyms

MFCD00008483 | trimethoxy methane | CH(OMe)3 | PYOKUURKVVELLB-UHFFFAOYSA- | Trimethylester kyseliny orthomravenci [Czech] | trimethyl ortho formate | LS-13013 | Methoxymethylal | NSC 147479 | AKOS000121043 | AMY41181 | TRIMETHYL ORTHOFORMATE [HSDB] | Trim

Specifications & Purity

anhydrous, ≥99.8%

Storage

Room temperature, Desiccated

Shipped In

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Grade

Anhydrous Grade

Purity

≥99.8%

Names and Identifiers

• Pubchem Sid: 504751778
• Pubchem Sid Url: https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/substance/504751778
• Canonical Smiles: COC(OC)OC
• IUPAC Name: trimethoxymethane
• InChIKey: PYOKUURKVVELLB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• INCHI: 1S/C4H10O3/c1-5-4(6-2)7-3/h4H,1-3H3
• Isomeric SMILES: COC(OC)OC
• WGK Germany: 1
• RTECS: RM6650000
• PubChem CID: 9005
• UN Number: 3272
• Molecular Weight: 106.12
• Beilstein: 969215

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomy Tree

• Kingdom Organic compounds
  • Superclass Organic oxygen compounds
    • Class Organooxygen compounds
      • Subclass Ortho esters

• Kingdom: Organic compounds
• Superclass: Organic oxygen compounds
• Class: Organooxygen compounds
• Subclass: Ortho esters
• Intermediate Tree Nodes: Not available
• Direct Parent: Ortho esters
• Alternative Parents: Carboxylic acid orthoesters Hydrocarbon derivatives
• Molecular Framework: Aliphatic acyclic compounds
• Substituents: Ortho ester - Carboxylic acid orthoester - Orthocarboxylic acid derivative - Hydrocarbon derivative - Aliphatic acyclic compound
• Description: This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as ortho esters. These are compounds having the general structure RC(OR')3 ( R' not H), or the structure C(OR')4 ( R' not H).
• External Descriptors: Not available

Data sources

1. Djoumbou Feunang Y, Eisner R, Knox C, Chepelev L, Hastings J, Owen G, Fahy E, Steinbeck C, Subramanian S, Bolton E, Greiner R, and Wishart DS. ClassyFire: Automated Chemical Classification With A Comprehensive, Computable Taxonomy. Journal of Cheminformatics, 2016, 8:61.

DOI: 10.1186/s13321-016-0174-y

Chemical and Physical Properties

• Solubility: Soluble in water, alcohol, and ether.
• Sensitivity: Moisture Sensitive
• Refractive Index: 1.379
• Flash Point(°F): 48.2 °F
• Flash Point(°C): 13℃
• Boil Point(°C): 101°C
• Melt Point(°C): -53°C
• Molecular Weight: 106.120 g/mol
• XLogP3: 0.200
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 0
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 3
• Rotatable Bond Count: 3
• Exact Mass: 106.063 Da
• Monoisotopic Mass: 106.063 Da
• Topological Polar Surface Area: 27.700 Ų
• Heavy Atom Count: 7
• Formal Charge: 0
• Complexity: 28.400
• Isotope Atom Count: 0
• Defined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
• Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
• Defined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• The total count of all stereochemical bonds: 0
• Covalently-Bonded Unit Count: 1

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