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5.33002

Formic acid

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98%-100%, for LC-MS LiChropur

Synonym(s):

Formic acid, Methanoic acid, Formylic acid

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Linear Formula:
HCOOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
46.03
UNSPSC Code:
41116105
EC Index Number:
200-579-1
NACRES:
NA.21
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1209246
MDL number:
Assay:
≥98% (acidimetric)
Form:
liquid
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Product Name

Formic acid 98% - 100%, for LC-MS LiChropur

SMILES string

OC=O

InChI

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

InChI key

BDAGIHXWWSANSR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

agency

suitable for DIN 38407-42, suitable for EPA 1633, suitable for ISO/CEN 15968-2010

reg. compliance

suitable for FDA C-010.02

vapor density

1.6 (vs air)

vapor pressure

44.8 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Quality Level

pH

2.2 (20 °C, 10 g/L in H2O)

bp

100-101 °C (lit.), 101 °C/1013 hPa

mp

8.2-8.4 °C (lit.)

transition temp

flash point 49.5 °C

solubility

water: soluble

density

1.22 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

cation traces

Al: ≤5.0 ppm, Ca: ≤10 ppm, Cu: ≤1.0 ppm, Fe: ≤5.0 ppm, K: ≤5.0 ppm, Mg: ≤2.0 ppm, NH4+: ≤10 ppm, Na: ≤5.0 ppm

application(s)

PFAS testing

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storage temp.

15-25°C

product line

LiChropur

assay

≥98% (acidimetric)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

1004 °F

expl. lim.

12-38 % (v/v), 57 %

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technique(s)

LC/MS: suitable

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Application

Formic acid (FA) 98% - 100% is a mobile phase component used in liquid chromatography − mass spectrometry (LC-MS) system for fatty acid profiling of oil seed crops. It can also be used in the quantitative-qualitative analysis of wheatgrass phenolic compounds.

Legal Information

LiChropur is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

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

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Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

121.1 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

49.5 °C - closed cup


Regulatory Listings

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Deleterious substance

pdsc

Flammable liquids + Type 2 petroleums + Hazardous rank III + Water soluble liquid

fsl

Substances Subject to be Indicated Names

ishl_indicated

Substances Subject to be Notified Names

ishl_notified


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Alina Chernova et al.
PeerJ, 7, e6547-e6547 (2019-03-14)
Oilseed crops are one of the most important sources of vegetable oils for food and industry. Nutritional and technical properties of vegetable oil are primarily determined by its fatty acid (FA) composition. The content and composition of FAs in plants
Urszula Złotek et al.
Food chemistry, 288, 256-261 (2019-03-25)
The effect of elicitation with arachidonic and jasmonic acids on the production of phenolic compounds as well as the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of phenolic extracts of wheatgrass was evaluated. The qualitative and quantitative analysis of phenolic compounds carried out

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Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
5.33002.005004054839236167

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