Methanol

Product Number

CAS No. 67-56-1

Description

Methanol is the simplest alcohol and has a wide variety of uses in making other chemicals either as a precursor or as a solvent.

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Synonyms

methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, methyl hydrate

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Applications

Methanol is the simplest alcohol and has a wide variety of uses in making other chemicals either as a precursor or as a solvent. It is commonly converted into formaldehyde and from there into many industries including textile, paints, and explosives. Methanol is used as an additive to gasoline, as a denaturant for ethanol, in antifreeze and windshield wiper fluid, and even has use as an energy carrier for some applications.

Compatibilities

Methanol is incompatible with oxidizing agents, alkyl aluminum salts, aluminum salts, acetyl bromide, phosphorous trioxide, isocyanates, metals, and nitric acid.. Please see SDS for full safety and compatibility information.

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