Solid phase
Official name
amorphous Methanol
Secondary names
amorphous CH3OH ice
Type
Family
molecular solid
Class
hydrogen bonded molecular solid
Compound type
organic molecular solid
Chemical composition
Formula
$CH_3OH$
Chemical formula
CH3OH
Elemental formula
C H4 O
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
2.0
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
$CH_3OH$ Methanol molecule 1 1.0 1 pure main
Chemical functions
  Function Number
$R-OH$ 1
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$-O \dots H-$ 1
$\geq C-H$ 3
$\geq C-O-$ 1
$-O-H$ 1
Class
molecular solids with hydrogen bonded molecules (03)
Type
homomolecular H-bonded solids (03.01)
Phase name
amorphous $CH_3OH$
Phase type
amorphous
Crystal system
amorphous
Molar mass
32.0412 $g/mol$
Density
0.635 @ 20K - 0.725 @80K $g/cm^3$
State NTP
liquid
Phase transitions
Phase transition type Other phases Temperature - Pressure
solid-solid to alpha CH3OH ice above 128K
Refringence type
isotropic
Pure color
colorless
Diaphaneity
transparent to translucent
Luster
vitreous