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Methyl perchlorate
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<p>Methyl perchlorate is an <a href="/facts/Organic_chemical/gqCNaN45">organic</a> <a href="/facts/Chemical_compound/37FXqqtv">chemical compound</a> with the <a href="/facts/Chemical_formula/hghUtthl">chemical formula</a> <a href="/facts/Carbon/ukrgQexo">C</a><a href="/facts/Hydrogen/BoYHjl0J">H</a>3<a href="/facts/Chlorine/y27UwYBM">Cl</a><a href="/facts/Oxygen/acyn6o8r">O</a>4. Its molecular structure is a <a href="/facts/Methyl_group/fkM97EMD">methyl group</a> <a href="/facts/Covalently_bonded/EzMLf3Pz">covalently bonded</a> by a <a href="/facts/Single_bond/8qz02fEl">single bond</a> to a <a href="/facts/Perchlorate/WCC53zS2">perchlorate</a> group, CH3−O−Cl(=O)3, in which <a href="/facts/Chlorine/y27UwYBM">chlorine</a> has an <a href="/facts/Oxidation_state/W53W6s6V">oxidation state</a> of +7. Like many other perchlorates, it is a <a href="/facts/Explosive/sUme5Pp8">high energy material</a>. It is also a toxic <a href="/facts/Alkylating_agent/1rd5SNbt">alkylating agent</a> and exposure to the vapor can cause death. It can be prepared by treating <a href="/facts/Iodomethane/uUKdue80">iodomethane</a> with a solution of <a href="/facts/Silver_perchlorate/YX0v6ETL">silver perchlorate</a> in <a href="/facts/Benzene/Fguue7nr">benzene</a>. </p>