甲酸甲酯

最简单的甲酯,由甲酰基与甲氧基连接而成。

化学式
C2H4O2
官能团
酯
摩尔质量
60.05 g/mol
Also known as
Methyl formate, Formic acid, methyl ester, 甲酸甲酯

概览

Its carbonyl carbon bears hydrogen, but is also bonded to the ester oxygen. That connectivity makes it a methanoate ester rather than an aldehyde. Hydrolysis gives methanol and methanoic acid or methanoate, depending on the conditions.

Identifiers

化学式
C2H4O2
官能团
酯
摩尔质量
60.05 g/mol
Also known as
Methyl formate, Formic acid, methyl ester, 甲酸甲酯
化学标识符
SMILES
COC=O
InChI
InChI=1S/C2H4O2/c1-4-2-3/h2H,1H3
PubChem CID
7865

Related compounds

参考文献

  1. PubChem Compound Summary: Methyl methanoate (CID 7865)National Center for Biotechnology Information · PubChem

    Identity, molecular formula, molecular weight and selected English aliases retrieved via PUG REST on 2026-09-16. Chinese search names are curated nomenclature translations. Unspecified stereochemistry remains unspecified.

  2. OpenStax Organic Chemistry: Chemistry of estersJohn McMurry · OpenStax · 2023

    Supports the qualitative structural interpretation of the recorded molecular structure; no new physical measurement or verified preparative yield is claimed.