Deuterated methanol (CD3OD), is a form (called an isotopologue) of methanol (CH3OH) in which the hydrogen atoms ("H") are replaced with deuterium (heavy hydrogen) isotope ("D").[1] Deuterated methanol is a common solvent used in NMR spectroscopy.

Deuterated methanol
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
(2H3)Methan(2H)ol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
1733278
ChEBI
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 212-378-6
UN number 1230
  • InChI=1S/CH4O/c1-2/h2H,1H3/i1D3,2D
    Key: OKKJLVBELUTLKV-MZCSYVLQSA-N
  • [2H]OC([2H])([2H])[2H]
Properties
CD4O
Molar mass 36.0665 g mol−1
Density 0.888 g cm−3
Melting point −98 °C (−144 °F; 175 K)
Boiling point 65 °C (149 °F; 338 K)
Thermochemistry
87.9 J K−1 mol−1
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS02: FlammableGHS06: ToxicGHS08: Health hazard
Warning
H225, H301, H311, H331, H370
P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P310, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P307+P311, P311, P312, P321, P322, P330, P361, P363, P370+P378, P403+P233, P403+P235, P405, P501
Flash point 11 °C (52 °F; 284 K)
Related compounds
Related compounds
Methanol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Deuterated methanol was first detected in interstellar space was Orion-KL in 1988 by scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Bizzocchi, L.; Caselli, P.; Spezzano, S.; Leonardo, E. (2014-09-01). "Deuterated methanol in the pre-stellar core L1544". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 569: A27. arXiv:1408.2491. Bibcode:2014A&A...569A..27B. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201423858. ISSN 0004-6361.
  2. ^ Mauersberger, R.; Henkel, C.; Jacq, T.; Walmsley, C. M. (1988-04-01). "Deuterated methanol in Orion". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 194: L1–L4. Bibcode:1988A&A...194L...1M. ISSN 0004-6361.