FX0445

Formic acid

88%, Meets ACS Specifications, Meets Reagent Specifications for testing USP/NF monographs GR ACS

• Synonym(s): Formic acid, Methanoic Acid,Aminic Acid
• Linear Formula: HCOOH
• CAS Number: 64-18-6
• Molecular Weight: 46.03
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1209246
• MDL number: MFCD00003297
• UNSPSC Code: 12352106

Properties

• product name: Formic Acid, 88%, Meets ACS Specifications, Meets Reagent Specifications for testing USP/NF monographs GR ACS
• agency: meets USP/NF
• Quality Level: 200
• vapor density: 1.6 (vs air)
• vapor pressure: 44.8 mmHg ( 20 °C)
• assay: ≥88.0%
• form: liquid
• autoignition temp.: 1004 °F
• expl. lim.: 57 %
• impurities: ≤0.001% Chloride (Cl); ≤0.002% Sulfate (SO₄); ≤0.005% Ammonium (NH₄); ≤0.4% Acetic acid (CH₃COOH); ≤5 ppm Heavy metals (as Pb); ≤5 ppm Iron (Fe)
• evapn. residue: ≤0.002%
• color: APHA: ≤15
• refractive index: n20/D 1.370 (lit.)
• bp: 100-101 °C (lit.); 107 °C/1013 hPa
• mp: 8.2-8.4 °C (lit.)
• transition temp: flash point 71 °C
• density: 1.22 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• shipped in: ambient
• storage temp.: room temp
• SMILES string: OC=O
• InChI: 1S/CH2O2/c2-1-3/h1H,(H,2,3)
• InChI key: BDAGIHXWWSANSR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Application

Meets ACS Specifications, Meets Reagent Specifications for testing USP/NF monographs GR ACS

Analysis Note

Acetic acid (CH3COOH): 0.4% max
Ammonium (NH4): 0.005% max
Assay: 88.0% min
Chloride (Cl): 0.001% max
Color (APHA): 15 max
Dilution test: To pass test
Evaporation residue: 0.002% max
Heavy metals (as Pb): 5ppm max
Iron (Fe): 5ppm max
Sulfate (SO4): 0.002% max
Sulfite (SO3): To pass test

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS06,GHS05
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H302,H314,H331
• pcodes: P261 - 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 - Skin Corr. 1A
• supp_hazards: EUH071
• Storage Class: 3 - Flammable liquids
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: 159.8 °F
• flash_point_c: 71 °C