3-Isocyanatopropanoic acid methyl ester
[CAS# 50835-77-3]

Identification

• Name: 3-Isocyanatopropanoic acid methyl ester
• Synonyms: Methyl 3-isocyanatopropionate
• Molecular Formula: C₅H₇NO₃
• Molecular Weight: 129.11
• CAS Registry Number: 50835-77-3

Properties

• Solubility: Sparingly soluble (18 g/L) (25 ºC), Calc.^*
• Density: 1.09±0.1 g/cm³ (20 ºC 760 Torr), Calc.^*
• Boiling point: 75 ºC (11 Torr)^**
• Refractive index: 1.4230 (589.3 nm 20 ºC)^***
• Flash point: 67.6±17.1 ºC, Calc.^*

^* Calculated using Advanced Chemistry Development (ACD/Labs) Software V11.02 (©1994-2015 ACD/Labs)

^** Elderfield, Robert C.; Journal of Organic Chemistry 1961, V26, P1917-23.

^*** Lebedev, A. V.; Russian Journal of General Chemistry 2006, V76(7), P1069-1080.