Methyl carbamate

Methyl carbamate
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Methyl carbamate
Identifiers
CAS Number	598-55-0 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:76606 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL1085707 ;
ChemSpider	11229 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.009.037
KEGG	C19445 ;
PubChem CID	11722;
UNII	9WFX634X2T ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID8020834 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C2H5NO2/c1-5-2(3)4/h1H3,(H2,3,4) Key: GTCAXTIRRLKXRU-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C2H5NO2/c1-5-2(3)4/h1H3,(H2,3,4) Key: GTCAXTIRRLKXRU-UHFFFAOYAJ;
	SMILES O=C(OC)N;
Properties
Chemical formula	C2H5NO2
Molar mass	75 g/mol
Appearance	white solid
Density	1.136 (56 °C)
Melting point	52 °C (126 °F; 325 K)
Boiling point	177 °C (351 °F; 450 K)
Solubility in water	20 g/L
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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.

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.