399388

Formic acid

ACS reagent, ≥88%

• Linear Formula: HCOOH
• CAS Number: 64-18-6
• Molecular Weight: 46.03
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1209246
• EC Number: 200-579-1
• MDL number: MFCD00003297
• UNSPSC Code: 12352106
• 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; Learn more about the Principles of Green Chemistry.
• sustainability: Greener Alternative Product
• 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 (SO₄^2-): ≤0.002%; sulfite (SO₃^2-): 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

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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

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS02,GHS06,GHS05
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H226,H302,H314,H331
• pcodes: 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
• supp_hazards: EUH071
• Storage Class: 3 - Flammable liquids
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: 118.4 °F
• flash_point_c: 48 °C