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Formic acid

ACS reagent, ≥88%

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Linear Formula:
HCOOH
CAS Number:
64-18-6
Molecular Weight:
46.03
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
329755919
EC Number:
200-579-1
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1209246
MDL number:
MFCD00003297
eCl@ss:
32150312
Assay:
≥88%
Form:
liquid
Grade:
ACS reagent
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grade

ACS reagent

Quality Segment

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 %

sustainability

Sustainability features

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)

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

OC=O

InChI

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

InChI key

BDAGIHXWWSANSR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

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Application

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

Fast and selective iron-catalyzed transfer hydrogenations of aldehydes

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Pictograms

Skull and crossbonesCorrosion
GHS06,GHS05

Signal Word

Danger

supp_hazards

EUH071

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

Hazard Classifications

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

Flash Point (°F)

140.0 °F

Flash Point (°C)

60 °C

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