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Formic acid

Name: Formic acid
Brand: SIGALD

reagent grade, ≥95%

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About This Item

Linear Formula:

HCOOH

CAS Number:

64-18-6

Molecular Weight:

46.03

UNSPSC Code:

12352106

NACRES:

NA.21

PubChem Substance ID:

329799662

EC Number:

200-579-1

Beilstein/REAXYS Number:

1209246

MDL number:

MFCD00003297

Assay:

≥95%

Form:

liquid

Grade:

reagent grade

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Properties

grade

reagent grade

Quality Level

100

vapor density

1.6 (vs air)

vapor pressure

44.8 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

≥95%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

1004 °F

contains

<2.5% water as stabilizer

expl. lim.

57 %

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impurities

≤1% acetic acid

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.)

greener alternative category

Aligned

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

OC=O

InChI

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

InChI key

BDAGIHXWWSANSR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Formic acid (HCOOH, FA) is the simplest carboxylic acid that is mostly found in insect bites and stings. It is widely utilized as a hydrogen storage molecule due to its low toxicity, recyclability, ease of usage, and liquid state in ambient conditions.

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Application

Electrochemical CO(2) Reduction on Metallic and Oxidized Tin: This study uses grand-canonical density functional theory (DFT) and in situ attenuated total reflectance surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy (ATR-SEIRA) to investigate electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction on tin surfaces, where formic acid could play a role in understanding reaction mechanisms (Whittaker et al., 2024).

Simultaneous Measurement of COVID-19 Treatment Drugs: This research demonstrates the use of UPLC-MS/MS for the simultaneous measurement of COVID-19 treatment drugs in rat plasma, indicating the importance of formic acid in preparing samples or as a mobile phase additive for better chromatographic separation (Zhou et al., 2024).

Metabolite Profiling of Liquiritin: The study involves metabolite profiling using ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS), where formic acid is likely utilized in sample preparation or chromatographic processes (Chen et al., 2024).

Analysis of Cocaine and Its Metabolites: This article explores solid-phase extraction followed by UHPLC-ESI-MS/MS analysis of cocaine metabolites, a method that often incorporates formic acid to enhance the ionization of analytes (Makhdoom et al., 2024).

Determination of Antimicrobial Compounds in Pigs: This research uses UHPLC-MS/MS for the simultaneous determination of various antimicrobial compounds, demonstrating formic acid′s role in sample processing and chromatographic separation (Nowacka-Kozak et al., 2024).

Formic acid is used as a reducing agent in the:

synthesis of graphene from graphene oxide.
catalytic reduction of chromium (Cr(VI) to Cr(III)) by colloidal palladium.

It is also used as a reagent in the Eschweiler-Clarke reaction during the synthesis of ketamine from the reduction of 2-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-nitrocyclohexanone (2-CPNCH) to norketamine.

Additionally, it is used as a hydrogen donor during the transformation of the furanose form into the pyranose form of glucose and in the catalytic transfer hydrogenation reaction.