Back Metila fluoroacetato Esperanto フルオロ酢酸メチル Japanese மெத்தில் புளோரோ அசிட்டேட்டு Tamil 氟乙酸甲酯 Chinese
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| Preferred IUPAC name
Methyl fluoroacetate | |
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3D model (JSmol)
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.006.563 |
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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| Properties | |
| FCH2CO2CH3 | |
| Molar mass | 92.069 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | Colorless liquid |
| Odor | Odorless or faint fruity |
| Melting point | −40 °C (−40 °F; 233 K) |
| Boiling point | 104 °C (219 °F; 377 K) |
| 117 g/L at 25 °C | |
| Hazards | |
| Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): | |
Main hazards
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Extremely toxic |
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| Danger | |
| H226, H300, H315, H319, H335, H400 | |
| P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P301+P310, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P330, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P370+P378, P391, P403+P233, P403+P235, P405, P501 | |
| Flash point | −32 °C (−26 °F; 241 K) |
| Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |
LD50 (median dose)
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6 mg/kg (mice) |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Methyl fluoroacetate (MFA) is an organic compound with the chemical formula FCH2CO2CH3. It is the extremely toxic methyl ester of fluoroacetic acid. It is a colorless, odorless liquid at room temperature. It is used as a laboratory chemical and as a rodenticide. Because of its extreme toxicity, MFA was studied for potential use as a chemical weapon.[1]
The general population is not likely to be exposed to methyl fluoroacetate. People who use MFA for work, however, can breathe in or have direct skin contact with the substance.[2]
- ^ Gribble, Gordon W. (July 1973). "Fluoroacetate toxicity" (PDF). Journal of Chemical Education. 50 (7): 460–2. Bibcode:1973JChEd..50..460G. doi:10.1021/ed050p460. PMID 4711243.
- ^ National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Database. Methyl fluoroacetate, CID=9959, https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Methyl-fluoroacetate (accessed on Mar. 20, 2020)