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Formic acid

Name: Formic acid
Brand: SUPELCO

for LC-MS LiChropur^™, 97.5-98.5% (T)

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Linear Formula:

HCOOH

CAS Number:

64-18-6

Molecular Weight:

46.03

Beilstein/REAXYS Number:

1209246

MDL number:

MFCD00003297

UNSPSC Code:

41116107

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Properties

vapor density

1.6 (vs air)

vapor pressure

44.8 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

97.5-98.5% (T)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

1004 °F

expl. lim.

57 %

technique(s)

LC/MS: suitable

impurities

1.5-2.5% water

evapn. residue

≤0.002%

refractive index

n20/D 1.370 (lit.)

bp

100-101 °C (lit.)

mp

8.2-8.4 °C (lit.)

density

1.22 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl^-): ≤5 mg/kg, sulfate (SO₄^2-): ≤5 mg/kg, sulfite (SO₃^2-): ≤10 mg/kg

cation traces

Ca: ≤1.0 mg/kg, Co: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Cr: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Cu: ≤5.0 mg/kg, Fe: ≤0.5 mg/kg, Mn: ≤0.1 mg/kg, NH₄⁺: ≤10 mg/kg, Ni: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Pb: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Zn: ≤0.5 mg/kg

SMILES string

OC=O

InChI

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

InChI key

BDAGIHXWWSANSR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Legal Information

LiChropur is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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pictograms

GHS02,GHS06,GHS05

signalword

Danger

pcodes

P210 - P280 - P301 + P312 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338

supp_hazards

EUH071

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

hcodes

H226,H290,H302,H314,H331

Hazard Classifications

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

flash_point_f

113.0 °F - closed cup - (own results)

flash_point_c

45 °C - closed cup - (own results)

Regulatory Listings

Regulatory Listings are mainly provided for chemical products. Only limited information can be provided here for non-chemical products. No entry means none of the components are listed. It is the user’s obligation to ensure the safe and legal use of the product.

Deleterious substance

pdsc

Group 4: 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

00940-10ML:4.548173366159E12 + 00940-50ML:4.548173366173E12 + 00940-250ML:4.548173366166E12

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