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Formic acid

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ACS reagent, ≥88%

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Linear Formula:
HCOOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
46.03
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
200-579-1
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1209246
MDL number:

Product Name

Formic acid, ACS reagent, ≥88%

InChI key

BDAGIHXWWSANSR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/CH2O2/c2-1-3/h1H,(H,2,3)

SMILES string

OC=O

grade

ACS reagent

vapor density

1.6 (vs air)

vapor pressure

44.8 mmHg ( 20 °C)

description

dilution test passes test

assay

≥88%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

1004 °F

expl. lim.

57 %

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impurities

≤0.4% Acetic acid

evapn. residue

≤0.002%

color

APHA: ≤15

refractive index

n20/D 1.370 (lit.)

pH

2.2 (20 °C, 2.2 g/L)

bp

100-101 °C (lit.)

mp

8.2-8.4 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: miscible

density

1.22 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤0.001%
sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.002%
sulfite (SO32-): passes test

cation traces

Fe: ≤5 ppm
NH4+: ≤0.005%
heavy metals: ≤5 ppm (by ICP)

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storage temp.

room temp

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Application

Reductant used in iron-catalyzed, greener reduction of aldehydes to alcohols .

Fast and selective iron-catalyzed transfer hydrogenations of aldehydes

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Corr. 1B

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Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

118.4 °F

flash_point_c

48 °C


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