Methoxymethanol

Methoxymethanol
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Methoxymethanol
	Other names Formaldehyde methyl hemiacetal
Identifiers
CAS Number	4461-52-3;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
Beilstein Reference	1900186
ChEBI	CHEBI:46791;
ChemSpider	56311;
ECHA InfoCard	100.022.476
EC Number	224-722-2;
PubChem CID	62540;
UNII	9T7K15960E;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID4027571;
	InChI InChI=1S/C2H6O2/c1-4-2-3/h3H,2H2,1H3 Key: VHWYCFISAQVCCP-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES COCO;
Properties
Chemical formula	C2H6O2
Molar mass	62.068 g·mol−1
Density	0.948
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Warning
Hazard statements	H226, H302, H371
Precautionary statements	P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P260, P264, P270, P280, P301+P312, P303+P361+P353, P309+P311, P330, P370+P378, P403+P235, P405, P501
Flash point	39.9 °C (103.8 °F; 313.0 K)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Methoxymethanol is a chemical compound which is both an ether and an alcohol, a hemiformal. The structural formula can be written as CH₃OCH₂OH. It has been discovered in space.