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5.33002

Formic acid

98%-100%, for LC-MS LiChropur

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Synonym(s):

Formic acid, Methanoic acid, Formylic acid

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Linear Formula:
HCOOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
46.03
UNSPSC Code:
41116105
EC Index Number:
200-579-1
NACRES:
NA.21
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1209246
MDL number:
eCl@ss:
32120505
Assay:
≥98% (acidimetric)
Form:
liquid
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Product Name

Formic acid 98% - 100%, for LC-MS LiChropur™

Quality Segment

agency

suitable for DIN 38407-42, suitable for EPA 1633, suitable for ISO/CEN 15968-2010

reg. compliance

suitable for FDA C-010.02

vapor density

1.6 (vs air)

vapor pressure

44.8 mmHg ( 20 °C)

product line

LiChropur™

assay

≥98% (acidimetric)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

1004 °F

expl. lim.

12-38 % (v/v), 57 %

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technique(s)

LC/MS: suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.370 (lit.)

pH

2.2 (20 °C, 10 g/L in H2O)

bp

100-101 °C (lit.), 101 °C/1013 hPa

mp

8.2-8.4 °C (lit.)

transition temp

flash point 49.5 °C

solubility

water: soluble

density

1.22 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

cation traces

Al: ≤5.0 ppm, Ca: ≤10 ppm, Cu: ≤1.0 ppm, Fe: ≤5.0 ppm, K: ≤5.0 ppm, Mg: ≤2.0 ppm, NH4+: ≤10 ppm, Na: ≤5.0 ppm

application(s)

PFAS testing

greener alternative category

SMILES string

OC=O

storage temp.

15-25°C

InChI

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

InChI key

BDAGIHXWWSANSR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

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Application

Formic acid (FA) 98% - 100% is a mobile phase component used in liquid chromatography − mass spectrometry (LC-MS) system for fatty acid profiling of oil seed crops. It can also be used in the quantitative-qualitative analysis of wheatgrass phenolic compounds.

Legal Information

LiChropur is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany


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Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

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

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Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

Flash Point (°F)

116.6 °F

Flash Point (°C)

47 °C



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