Constituent
Name
Methanol ice
Official name
amorphous Methanol
Family
molecular solid
Class
hydrogen bonded molecular solid
Compound type
organic molecular solid
Comments
Possible small contamination of minor residual gases (H2O)
Constituent abundance in material
Relevance
main - major
Arrangement
single phase
Mass fraction
1.0
Mole fraction
1.0
Chemical composition
Formula
CH3OH
Chemical formula
CH3OH
Elemental formula
C H4 O
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
$CH_3OH$ Methanol molecule 1 1.0 1 pure main
Chemical functions
  Function Number Relevance
$R-OH$ 1 main
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number Relevance
$-O \dots H-$ 1
$\geq C-H$ 3 main
$\geq C-O-$ 1 main
$-O-H$ 1 main
Class
molecular solids with hydrogen bonded molecules (03)
Type
homomolecular H-bonded solids (03.01)
Phase name
amorphous $CH_3OH$
Phase type
amorphous
Crystal system
amorphous
Molar mass
32.0412 $g/mol$
Density
0.635 @ 20K - 0.725 @80K $g/cm^3$
Refringence type
isotropic
Diaphaneity
transparent to translucent
Luster
vitreous