Methoxymethanol
Agent Name
Methoxymethanol
CAS Number
4461-52-3
Formula
C2-H6-O2
Major Category
Other Classes
Synonyms
Methanol, 1-methoxy-; Methanol, methoxy-; [ChemIDplus] Formaldehyde methyl hemiacetal; Hemiformal; Methanol, hemiformal; Methyl hemiformal; [EPA ChAMP: Submission]
Category
Other Organic Compounds
Sources/Uses
Not produced as a pure compound and is an unstable species with no known commercial applications; Present in equilibrium mixtures of formaldehyde and methanol; These equilibrium mixtures are mainly used to make urea formaldehyde and melamine formaldehyde resins; [EPA ChAMP: Submission]
Comments
See "Formaldehyde." and "Methyl alcohol."
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