Methanol also known as Methyl Alcohol, Wood Alcohol, and Wood spirit is a volatile, colorless liquid at room temperature. It is the simplest member of the Alcohol family having a single carbongroup. Methanol is a light, flammable liquid with a distinctive alcoholic odour similar to that of ethanol.

Methanol

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CAS Number	67-56-1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
3DMet	B01170
Beilstein Reference	1098229
ChEBI	CHEBI:17790
ChEMBL	ChEMBL14688
ChemSpider	864
ECHA InfoCard	100.000.599
EC Number	200-659-6
Gmelin Reference	449
KEGG	D02309
MeSH	Methanol
PubChem CID	887
RTECS number	PC1400000
UNII	Y4S76JWI15
UN number	1230
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID2021731

Chemical formula	CH 3OH or CH 4O
Molar mass	32.04 g mol−1
Appearance	Colourless liquid
Odor	Sweet and pungent
Density	0.792 g/cm3[2]
Melting point	−97.6 °C (−143.7 °F; 175.6 K)
Boiling point	64.7 °C (148.5 °F; 337.8 K)
Solubility in water	miscible
log P	−0.69
Vapor pressure	13.02 kPa (at 20 °C)
Acidity (pKa)	15.5[3]
Conjugate acid	Methyloxonium[4]
Conjugate base	Methanolate[5]
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)	−21.40·10−6 cm3/mol
Refractive index (nD)	1.33141[6]
Viscosity	0.545 mPa·s (at 25 °C) [7]
Dipole moment	1.69 D