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Formic Acid 96% ACS

Formic Acid 96% ACS Grade CAS: 64-18-6 | MF: HCOOH | MW: 46.03, Buy now for reliable and Reproducible results from ChemieR Acid at Chemical World.

Formic acid 96%, ACS is a clear, colorless liquid with a pungent odor. It is simplest form of carboxylic acid and also known as methanoic acid. Its assay is not less than 96%. Its chemical formula is HCOOH and it contains only one carbon. It is about 10 times stronger than Acetic Acid. The high acidity level and reducing nature of this compound, makes it different from other carboxylic acids. Formic acid is a simple carboxylic acid produced by the hydrolysis of methyl formate or formamide or from its salts. 

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Application :

  • Formic acid 96%, ACS is primarily used in chemical industries.
  • It can be used as a reagent in the Co-Nx-catalyzed one-pot reductive amination of carbonyl compounds with nitro compounds to synthesize secondary amines.
  • It can be used in photoreduction of polycyclic and heterocyclic nitro arenes to corresponding amines.
  • It can be used in Pd-catalyzed chemoselective hydrogenation of olefins to saturated hydrocarbons.

Key features :

  • Meet the toughest regulatory standards for quality and purity.
  • As a preservative agent in livestock feed.
  • High acidity level and has reducing nature
  • Strong acid

Properties

Quality Level
200
Vapor Density
1.6 (vs air)
Vapor Pressure
44.8 mmHg ( 20 °C)
Assay
?88%
Form
liquid
autoignition temp.
1004 °F
expl. lim.
57 %
technique(s)
-
impurities
?0.4% Acetic acid
color
APHA: ?15
transmittance
-
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.)
density
1.22 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
UV absorption
-
application(s)
-
SMILES string
OC=O
InChI
1S/CH2O2/c2-1-3/h1H,(H,2,3)
InChI key
BDAGIHXWWSANSR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
 

Safety Information

Pictograms
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 Classifications
Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Corr. 1B
Target Organs
-
Storage Class Code
3 - Flammable liquids
WGK
WGK 1
Flash Point(F)
118.4 °F
Flash Point(C)
48 °C

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