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399388

Sigma-Aldrich

Formic acid

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ACS reagent, ≥88%

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Linear Formula:
HCOOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
46.03
Beilstein:
1209246
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.21

grade

ACS reagent

Quality Level

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 %

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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)

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storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

OC=O

InChI

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

InChI key

BDAGIHXWWSANSR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

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Application

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

Fast and selective iron-catalyzed transfer hydrogenations of aldehydes

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

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

Supplementary Hazards

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

118.4 °F

Flash Point(C)

48 °C


Regulatory Listings

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FSL

Group 4: Flammable liquids
Type 2 petroleums
Hazardous rank III
Water soluble liquid

ISHL Indicated Name

Substances Subject to be Indicated Names

ISHL Notified Names

Substances Subject to be Notified Names

JAN Code

399388-VAR:
399388-4X2.5L:
399388-12X100ML:
399388-4X100ML:
399388-5ML:
399388-2.5L:4548173939827
399388-100ML-G:
399388-6X500ML:
399388-BULK:
399388-100ML:4548173939810
399388-500ML:4548173939834


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Palladium-Catalyzed Hydrocarboxylation of Alkynes with Formic Acid.
Hou J, et al.
Angewandte Chemie (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 127(21), 6400-6403 (2015)
Carbon dioxide as a raw material: the synthesis of formic acid and its derivatives from CO2.
Leitner W.
Angewandte Chemie (International Edition in English), 34(20), 2207-2221 (1995)
Advances in Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cells: Fabrication of Efficient Ir/Pd Nanocatalysts for Formic Acid Electro-Oxidation.
Al-Akraa IM, et al.
International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 10, 3282-3290 (2015)
Direct formic acid fuel cells on Pd catalysts supported on hybrid TiO2-C materials.
Matos J, et al.
Applied Catalysis. B, Environmental, 163, 167-178 (2015)
Raman spectral study of 'neat' formic acid and aqueous and organic solutions of formic acid.
Bartholomew RJ and Irish DE.
Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 30(4), 325-334 (1999)

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