methyl perchlorate

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| PIN = Methyl perchlorate

| OtherNames = Perchloric acid, methyl ester;

|Section1={{Chembox Identifiers

| CASNo = 17043-56-0

| CASNo_Ref = {{cite book |last1=Urben |first1=Peter |title=Bretherick's Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards |date=2017 |publisher=Elsevier |isbn=9780081010594 |page=116 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rnXUDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA116 |language=en}}

| ChemSpiderID = 10179111

| PubChem = 12776836

| SMILES = COCl(=O)(=O)=O

| StdInChI = 1S/CH3ClO4/c1-6-2(3,4)5/h1H3

| StdInChIKey = NHZLDRXCSVFATE-UHFFFAOYSA-N}}

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| C=1 | H=3 | Cl=1 | O=4

| Appearance = liquid

| BoilingPtC = 52.0

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| FlashPt = −14.8 ± 18.7 °C

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Methyl perchlorate is an organic chemical compound with the chemical formula {{chem2|CH3ClO4|auto=1}}. Its molecular structure is a methyl group covalently bonded by a single bond to a perchlorate group, {{chem2|CH3\sO\sCl(\dO)3}}, in which chlorine has an oxidation state of +7. Like many other perchlorates, it is a high energy material. It is also a toxic alkylating agent and exposure to the vapor can cause death.{{cite web|title=Alkyl Perchlorate Esters - energeticchemical|url=https://sites.google.com/site/energeticchemical/alkyl-perchlorate-esters|website=Energeticchemical|accessdate=13 June 2017}} {{unreliable source?|date=June 2017}} It can be prepared by treating iodomethane with a solution of silver perchlorate in benzene.