Formic acid
SIGALD/33015 - puriss. p.a., ACS reagent, reag. Ph. Eur., ≥98%
CAS Number: 64-18-6
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): CH2O2
Molecular Weight: 46.03
EC Number: 200-579-1
MDL Number: MFCD00003297
Linear Formula: HCOOH
Product Type: Chemical
12 Principles of Green Chemistry: Principle 9—Catalytic reagents (as selective as possible) are superior to stoichiometric reagents.
| agency | reag. Ph. Eur. |
| suitable for EPA 1633 | |
| anion traces | chloride (Cl-): ≤5 mg/kg |
| oxalate (C2O42-): ≤50 mg/kg | |
| sulfate (SO42-): ≤5 mg/kg | |
| sulfite (SO32-): ≤10 mg/kg | |
| application(s) | PFAS testing |
| assay | ≥98% |
| autoignition temp. | 1004 °F |
| bp | 100-101 °C (lit.) |
| cation traces | Ag: ≤0.02 mg/kg |
| Al: ≤0.05 mg/kg | |
| Ba: ≤0.05 mg/kg | |
| Be: ≤0.02 mg/kg | |
| Bi: ≤0.1 mg/kg | |
| Ca: ≤0.2 mg/kg | |
| Cd: ≤0.05 mg/kg | |
| Co: ≤0.02 mg/kg | |
| Cr: ≤0.05 mg/kg | |
| Cu: ≤0.02 mg/kg | |
| Fe: ≤2 mg/kg | |
| Ge: ≤0.05 mg/kg | |
| K: ≤0.1 mg/kg | |
| Li: ≤0.02 mg/kg | |
| Mg: ≤0.5 mg/kg | |
| Mn: ≤0.05 mg/kg | |
| Mo: ≤0.02 mg/kg | |
| Na: ≤0.5 mg/kg | |
| Ni: ≤0.05 mg/kg | |
| Pb: ≤0.02 mg/kg | |
| Sr: ≤0.02 mg/kg | |
| Ti: ≤0.1 mg/kg | |
| Tl: ≤0.05 mg/kg | |
| V: ≤0.05 mg/kg | |
| Zn: ≤0.05 mg/kg | |
| Zr: ≤0.1 mg/kg | |
| concentration | ≥98% |
| density | 1.22 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| expl. lim. | 57 % |
| form | liquid |
| grade | ACS reagent |
| puriss. p.a. | |
| greener alternative category | Aligned  |
| greener alternative product characteristics | Catalysis Learn more about the Principles of Green Chemistry . |
| impurities | ≤0.001% ammonium (NH4) |
| ≤0.001% non-volatile matter | |
| ≤0.005% acetic acid (CH3COOH) | |
| InChI | 1S/CH2O2/c2-1-3/h1H,(H,2, |
| InChI key | BDAGIHXWWSANSR-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 8.2-8.4 °C (lit.) |
| pH | 2.2 (20 °C, 2.2 g/L) |
| Quality Level | 200 |
| refractive index | n |
| SMILES string | OC=O |
| solubility | water: miscible at 20 °C (in all proportions) |
| sustainability | Greener Alternative Product |
| technique(s) | mass spectrometry (MS): suitable |
| vapor density | 1.6 (vs air) |
| vapor pressure | 44.8 mmHg ( 20 °C) |
| Application: | Formic acid has been used to evaluate its first absolute differential elastic electron scattering cross-sections and angular differential cross-sections (incident electron energies in the range of 1.8 and 50eV). It may be used in the preparation of HPLC buffer for mass spectrometric studies. |
| General description: | Formic acid is a simple organic acid. Formate group (-COOH) plays an important role to compose the complex biomolecules (acetic acid, glycine, various amino acids). It exhibits high polarity and its dipole moment is 1.41Debye. It has been reported as a substiute for fuel in polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells. Its permeation through Nafion™ 112 and 117 membranes has been compared with that of methanol. |
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| Legal Information: | Nafion is a trademark of The Chemours Company FC, LLC |
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| Other Notes: | The article number 33015-4X2.5L will be discontinued. Please order the single bottle 33015-2.5L which is physically identical with the same exact specifications. The article number 33015-4X2.5L-M will be discontinued. Please order the single bottle 33015-2.5L-M which is physically identical with the same exact specifications. The article number 33015-6X1L-M will be discontinued. Please order the single bottle 33015-1L-M which is physically identical with the same exact specifications. |
| Symbol |    GHS02,GHS05,GHS06 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H226 - H302 - H314 - H331 |
| Precautionary statements | P210 - P280 - P301 + P312 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | C |
| Risk Statements | 10-35 |
| Safety Statements | 23-26-45 |
| RIDADR | UN 1779 3(8) / PGII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | 121.1 °F - closed cup |
| Flash Point(C) | 49.5 °C - closed cup |
| Supplemental Hazard Statements | EUH071 |
| Purity | ≥98% |
| bp | 100-101 °C (lit.) |
| mp | 8.2-8.4 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 1.22 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| Refractive Index | n |
| UNSPSC | 12352106 |