Methyl cyanoformate

Methyl cyanoformate: Methyl cyanoformate

IUPAC name

Methyl cyanoformate

Identifiers

CAS number 17640-15-2

PubChem 24857095

Properties

Molecular formula C₃H₃NO₂

Molar mass 85.06 g mol⁻¹

Appearance colorless liquid

Density 1.072 g/cm³

Boiling point
100-101 °C

Hazards

Main hazards toxic

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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

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Methyl cyanoformate is the organic compound with the formula CH₃OC(O)CN. This colorless liquid is used as a reagent in organic synthesis as a source of the methoxycarbonyl group.^[1] It was also the active ingredient in the pesticide product Zyklon A.

It is also known as Mander's reagent.

See also

Zyklon B

References

^ Simon R. Crabtree, W. L. Alex Chu, Lewis N. Mander "C-Acylation of Enolates by Methyl Cyanoformate: An Examination of Site- and Stereoselectivity"Synlett 1990; 1990: 169–170. doi:10.1055/s-1990-21025

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Methyl cyanoformate

IUPAC name Methyl cyanoformate
Identifiers
CAS number	17640-15-2
PubChem	24857095
Properties
Molecular formula	C₃H₃NO₂
Molar mass	85.06 g mol⁻¹
Appearance	colorless liquid
Density	1.072 g/cm³
Boiling point	100-101 °C
Hazards
Main hazards	toxic
Y cyanoformate (verify) (what is: Y/N?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references