Methyl fluorosulfonate

Methyl fluorosulfonate
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Methyl sulfurofluoridate
Other names
  • Methyl fluorosulphonate
  • Fluorosulfonic acid, methyl ester
  • Methyl fluorosulphate
  • Magic methyl
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.006.369 Edit this at Wikidata
UNII
  • InChI=1S/CH3FO3S/c1-5-6(2,3)4/h1H3 checkY
    Key: MBXNQZHITVCSLJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/CH3FO3S/c1-5-6(2,3)4/h1H3
    Key: MBXNQZHITVCSLJ-UHFFFAOYAW
  • FS(=O)(=O)OC
Properties
CH3FO3S
Molar mass 114.09 g·mol−1
Density 1.45 g/mL
Boiling point 93 °C (199 °F; 366 K)
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 fluorosulfonate, also known as magic methyl, is the organic compound with the formula FSO2OCH3. It is a colorless liquid that is used as a strong methylating agent in organic synthesis. Because of its extreme toxicity, it has largely been replaced by the related reagent methyl trifluoromethanesulfonate.