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33015

Sigma-Aldrich

Formic acid

puriss. p.a., ACS reagent, reag. Ph. Eur., ≥98%

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Linear Formula:
HCOOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
46.03
Beilstein:
1209246
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.21
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grade

ACS reagent
puriss. p.a.

Quality Level

Agency

reag. Ph. Eur.
suitable for EPA 1633

vapor density

1.6 (vs air)

vapor pressure

44.8 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

≥98%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

1004 °F

expl. lim.

57 %

technique(s)

mass spectrometry (MS): suitable

impurities

≤0.001% ammonium (NH4)
≤0.001% non-volatile matter
≤0.005% acetic acid (CH3COOH)

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.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤5 mg/kg
oxalate (C2O42-): ≤50 mg/kg
sulfate (SO42-): ≤5 mg/kg
sulfite (SO32-): ≤10 mg/kg

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

SMILES string

OC=O

application(s)

PFAS testing

InChI

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

InChI key

BDAGIHXWWSANSR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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.

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.

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.

Legal Information

Nafion is a trademark of The Chemours Company FC, LLC


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Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

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

Supplementary Hazards

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

121.1 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

49.5 °C - closed cup


Regulatory Listings

Regulatory Listings are mainly provided for chemical products. Only limited information can be provided here for non-chemical products. No entry means none of the components are listed. It is the user’s obligation to ensure the safe and legal use of the product.

PDSCL

Deleterious substance

FSL

Group 4: Flammable liquids
Type 2 petroleums
Hazardous rank III
Water soluble liquid

ISHL Indicated Name

Substances Subject to be Indicated Names

ISHL Notified Names

Substances Subject to be Notified Names

JAN Code

33015-6X1L:4548173257747
33015-BULK:
33015-70KG:4548173257761
33015-5L:
33015-1L:4548173984537
33015S-30L:
33015-2.5L:4548173984544
33015-100ML:
33015-RSAMPLE:
33015-6X500ML:4548173257754
33015-500ML:4548173984551
33015-VAR:
33015-4X2.5L:4548173257723



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