methyl

Radical

Chemical compoundtype of chemical entityQ6823951

Also known as methyl radical · trihydridocarbon

Formula: CH₃
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1.Stated in PubChem“Methyl radical”Retrieved 2016-10-05
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Mass: 15.023 Da
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1.Stated in PubChem“Methyl radical”Retrieved 2016-10-05
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Overview

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Methyl radical is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH3. Although extremely rare, it is a colourless gas. Indicative of its high reactivity, its half-life is a few minutes in methanol solution at -196 °C.

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Chemistry

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Molecular formula: CH3
Molecular weight: 15.035 g/mol
SMILES: [CH3]
InChIKey: WCYWZMWISLQXQU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP: 0.6
Topological polar surface area: 0 Å²
H-bond donors / acceptors: 0 / 0
Complexity: 0

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Canonical SMILES: [CH3]
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1.Stated in PubChem“Methyl radical”Retrieved 2016-10-05
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Different from: methyl
Subclass of: radical
Members / parts: carbon
hydrogen

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15 identifiers linking methyl across the web's reference databases

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