The known syntheses are effective, and methyl formate is already cheap.

甲酸甲酯熟知的合成方法很有效，而且它很便宜。

Anthony Remijan, of America's National Radio Astronomy Observatory, who is one of the astronomers putting ALMA through its paces, is studying the formation of methyl formate, a compound widely used on Earth in applications from insulation to insecticides.

美国国家射电天文台的Anthony Remijan是将ALMA引入这个方向的天文学家中的一员。他正在研究甲酸甲酯的形成过程。从绝缘体到杀虫剂，可以说地球上到处都是甲酸甲酯。