2-Pyridinylmethyl Formate
[CAS# 401515-97-7]

Identification

• Name: 2-Pyridinylmethyl Formate
• Synonyms: 2-Pyridinemethanol,formate(ester); 2-Pyridinylmethyl formate #; pyridin-2-ylmethyl formate
• Molecular Formula: C₇H₇NO₂
• Molecular Weight: 137.14
• CAS Registry Number: 401515-97-7
• SMILES: C1=CC=NC(=C1)COC=O
• InChI: 1S/C7H7NO2/c9-6-10-5-7-3-1-2-4-8-7/h1-4,6H,5H2
• InChIKey: IYTAUGFBQPAEGK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Properties

• Density: 1.2±0.1g/cm³ (Cal.)
• Boiling point: 216.4±15.0°C at 760 mmHg (Cal.)
• Flash point: 84.7±20.4°C (Cal.)
• Refractive index: 1.513 (Cal.)

References

• (1): Kang Hyun Park, Seung Uk Son and Young Keun Chung. Immobilized heterobimetallic Ru/Co nanoparticle-catalyzed Pauson–Khand-type reactions in the presence of pyridylmethyl formate, Chem. Commun., 2003, 0, 1898.