Description
Formic acid
ACS reagent, ≥88%
Linear Formula:
HCOOH
CAS Number:
64-18-6
Molecular Weight:
46.03
Beilstein:
1209246
EC Number:
200-579-1
MDL number:
MFCD00003297
PubChem Substance ID:
329755919
NACRES:
NA.21
PROPERTIES
grade
ACS reagent
Quality Level
200
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 %
greener alternative product characteristics
Catalysis
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
DESCRIPTION
General description
Application
Reductant used in iron-catalyzed, greener reduction of aldehydes to alcohols .
Fast and selective iron-catalyzed transfer hydrogenations of aldehydes
Fast and selective iron-catalyzed transfer hydrogenations of aldehydes
Packaging
100 mL in glass bottle
100, 4×100, 500 mL in poly bottle
2.5, 4×2.5 L in poly bottle
SAFETY INFORMATION
Signal Word
Danger
Hazard Statements
H226 - H302 - H314 - H331
Precautionary Statements
P210 - P280 - P301 + P312 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338
Hazard Classifications
Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Corr. 1B
Supplementary Hazards
EUH071
Storage Class Code
3 - Flammable liquids
WGK
WGK 1
Flash Point(F)
118.4 °F
Flash Point(C)
48 °C