methyl carbamate

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| ChemSpiderID_Ref = {{chemspidercite|correct|chemspider}}

| ChemSpiderID = 11229

| InChI = 1/C2H5NO2/c1-5-2(3)4/h1H3,(H2,3,4)

| InChIKey = GTCAXTIRRLKXRU-UHFFFAOYAJ

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| StdInChI = 1S/C2H5NO2/c1-5-2(3)4/h1H3,(H2,3,4)

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| CASNo = 598-55-0

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| UNII = 9WFX634X2T

| PubChem = 11722

| SMILES = O=C(OC)N

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|Section2={{Chembox Properties

| Formula = C₂H₅NO₂

| MolarMass =75 g/mol

| Appearance = white solid

| Density = 1.136 (56 °C)

| MeltingPtC = 52

| BoilingPtC = 177

| Solubility = 20 g/L{{cite web |title=Alfa Aesar Methyl carbamate |url=https://www.fishersci.com/shop/products/methyl-carbamate-99-4/AAA1652318 |website=Alfa Aesar |publisher=Alfa Aesar |access-date=4 October 2021}}

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Methyl carbamate (also called methylurethane, or urethylane) is an organic compound and the simplest ester of carbamic acid (H₂NCO₂H). It is a colourless solid.{{Ullmann|date=2012|first1=Peter|last1=Jäger|first2=Costin N.|last2=Rentzea|first3=Heinz|last3=Kieczka|title=Carbamates and Carbamoyl Chlorides|doi=10.1002/14356007.a05_051}}

Methyl carbamate is prepared by the reaction of methanol and urea:

:CO(NH₂)₂ + CH₃OH → CH₃OC(O)NH₂ + NH₃

It also forms in the reaction of ammonia with methyl chloroformate or dimethyl carbonate.