Molar mass of Methanol
The molecular formula of Methanol is CH4O, giving a molar mass of 32.042 g/mol.
Molar mass
32.042g/mol
Computed from the formula with the IUPAC conventional atomic weights (abridged, 2021 edition).
Formula
CH4O
Category
Common Solvents
Atoms per molecule
6
Methanol conversions
Mass ↔ amount and solution conversions derived from the stored molar mass of 32.042 g/mol.
1 mmol32.042 mg
1 g31.2090 mmol
1 M32.042 g/L
About Methanol
A low-boiling polar solvent widely used as an HPLC mobile phase and as a feedstock for biodiesel. It is acutely toxic because alcohol dehydrogenase oxidises it to formaldehyde and formic acid, which attack the optic nerve — a few tens of millilitres can cause permanent blindness.
Related compounds
Other entries in Common Solvents.
AcetoneC3H6O · 58.080 g/molAcetonitrileC2H3N · 41.053 g/molBenzeneC6H6 · 78.114 g/molChloroformCHCl3 · 119.369 g/molCyclohexaneC6H12 · 84.162 g/molDichloromethaneCH2Cl2 · 84.927 g/molDiethyl etherC4H10O · 74.123 g/molDimethyl sulfoxideC2H6OS · 78.129 g/molEthanolC2H6O · 46.069 g/molEthyl acetateC4H8O2 · 88.106 g/molGlycerolC3H8O3 · 92.094 g/molIsopropanolC3H8O · 60.096 g/mol