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F7508

Formamide

≥99.5% (GC), liquid

Synonym(s):

Amide C1, Formic amide

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
HCONH2
CAS Number:
75-12-7
Molecular Weight:
45.04
EC Number:
200-842-0
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
329799766
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
505995
MDL number:
MFCD00007941

grade

Molecular Biology

vapor density

1.55 (vs air)

vapor pressure

0.08 mmHg ( 20 °C), 30 mmHg ( 129 °C)

assay

≥99.5% (GC)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

932 °F

color

clear colorless

refractive index

n20/D 1.447 (lit.)

bp

210 °C (lit.)

mp

2-3 °C (lit.)

density

1.134 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

suitability

suitable for nucleic acid hybridization

SMILES string

NC=O

InChI

1S/CH3NO/c2-1-3/h1H,(H2,2,3)

InChI key

ZHNUHDYFZUAESO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Formamide destabilizes nucleic acid duplexes and may be used, typically, at a concentration of 50%, in hybridization protocols requiring lower hybridization temperatures.

Other Notes

This product has been replaced by F9037-SIGMA | Formamide ≥99.5% (GC), BioReagent, for molecular biology

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pictograms

Health hazard
GHS08

signalword

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Carc. 2 - Repr. 1B - STOT RE 2 Oral

target_organs

Blood

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

305.6 °F

flash_point_c

152 °C

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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75-12-7

CAS No.

75-12-7

CAS No.

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
037K0002
027K0017
066K0684
128H0163
120H030215

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