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5.33002

Formic acid

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98%-100%, for LC-MS LiChropur

Synonym(s):

Formic acid, Methanoic acid, Formylic acid

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Linear Formula:
HCOOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
46.03
UNSPSC Code:
41116105
EC Index Number:
200-579-1
NACRES:
NA.21
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1209246
MDL number:
Assay:
≥98% (acidimetric)
Form:
liquid
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Product Name

Formic acid 98% - 100%, for LC-MS LiChropur

Quality Level

agency

suitable for DIN 38407-42, suitable for EPA 1633, suitable for ISO/CEN 15968-2010

reg. compliance

suitable for FDA C-010.02

vapor density

1.6 (vs air)

vapor pressure

44.8 mmHg ( 20 °C)

product line

LiChropur

assay

≥98% (acidimetric)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

1004 °F

expl. lim.

12-38 % (v/v), 57 %

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technique(s)

LC/MS: suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.370 (lit.)

pH

2.2 (20 °C, 10 g/L in H2O)

bp

100-101 °C (lit.), 101 °C/1013 hPa

mp

8.2-8.4 °C (lit.)

transition temp

flash point 49.5 °C

solubility

water: soluble

density

1.22 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

cation traces

Al: ≤5.0 ppm, Ca: ≤10 ppm, Cu: ≤1.0 ppm, Fe: ≤5.0 ppm, K: ≤5.0 ppm, Mg: ≤2.0 ppm, NH4+: ≤10 ppm, Na: ≤5.0 ppm

application(s)

PFAS testing

SMILES string

OC=O

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storage temp.

15-25°C

InChI

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

InChI key

BDAGIHXWWSANSR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

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Application

Formic acid (FA) 98% - 100% is a mobile phase component used in liquid chromatography − mass spectrometry (LC-MS) system for fatty acid profiling of oil seed crops. It can also be used in the quantitative-qualitative analysis of wheatgrass phenolic compounds.

Legal Information

LiChropur is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany


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Hazard Classifications

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

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Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

flash_point_f

116.6 °F

flash_point_c

47 °C


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64-18-6

CAS No.


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Alina Chernova et al.
PeerJ, 7, e6547-e6547 (2019-03-14)
Oilseed crops are one of the most important sources of vegetable oils for food and industry. Nutritional and technical properties of vegetable oil are primarily determined by its fatty acid (FA) composition. The content and composition of FAs in plants



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