Methanol (67-56-1)

? Methanol (CAS NO.67-56-1) is also named as? Alcohol, methyl ; Alcool methylique ; Alcool metilico ; Bieleski's solution ; Carbinol ; Colonial Spirit ; Colonial spirits ; Columbian Spirit ; Columbian spirits ; EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 053801 ; Eureka Products Criosine Disinfectant ; Eureka Products, Criosine ; Freers Elm Arrester ; Ideal Concentrated ; Wood Preservative ;?Methyl alcohol ;?Metanolo ; Pyroxylic Spirit ; Pyroxylic spirits ; RCRA waste number U154 ; Surflo-B17 ; Wilbur-Ellis Smut-Guard ; Wood Spirit ; Wood alcohol ; Wood naphtha ; X-Cide 402 Industrial Bactericide .?Methanol?is colorless liquid with a faintly sweet pungent odor like that of ethyl alcohol. It is completely mixes with water. It is highly flammable.?It reacts with hypochlorous acid either in water solution or mixed water/carbon tetrachloride solution to give methyl hypochlorite, which decomposes in the cold and may explode on exposure to sunlight or heat. Gives the same product with chlorine.reacts violently with acetyl bromide. Mixtures with concentrated sulfuric acid and concentrated hydrogen peroxide can cause explosions. Can react explosively with isocyanates under basic conditions. The presence of an inert solvent mitigates this reaction. A violent exothermic reaction occurred between methyl alcohol and bromine in a mixing cylinder. A flask of anhydrous lead perchlorate dissolved in Methanol exploded when Methanol was disturbed. P4O6 reacts violently with Methanol. Exposure to excessive vapor causes eye irritation, head- ache, fatigue and drowsiness. It can be absorbed through skin. Swallowing may cause death or eye damage.

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