Product name: Methyl formate 
Alias:  Methyl formate
CAS RN: 107-31-3 
EINECS No.: 203-481-7 
Molecular formula: C2H4O2
Molecular weight: 60.05 

Physical and chemical properties:  
Property Colorless liquid, volatile, with fragrance. 
Melting point -99℃ 
Boiling point 31.5℃ 
Relative density 0.9742 
Refractive index 1.3433 
Flash point -19℃ 

Solubility The solubility in water is 30.4g/100ml (20°C). Miscible with ethanol, soluble in ether and methanol. 
 
Uses As raw material for acetate fiber and DMF, as solvent for pesticide carbendazim, as curing agent in phenolic resin, as fumigant for fruit and various types of tobacco