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Preferred IUPAC name
Methylarsonic acid[1] | |
Other names
Methanearsonic acid
Monomethylarsonic acid | |
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4-04-00-03682 | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.004.278 |
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UN number | 1557 |
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Properties | |
CH5AsO3 | |
Molar mass | 139.970 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | white solid |
Melting point | 160.5 °C (320.9 °F; 433.6 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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Methylarsonic acid is an organoarsenic compound with the formula CH3AsO3H2. It is a colorless, water-soluble solid. Salts of this compound, e.g. disodium methyl arsonate, have been widely used in as herbicides and fungicides in growing cotton and rice.[2]