Formic acid

Product Name

Formic acid 98-100%, for analysis EMSURE^® ACS,Reag. Ph Eur

SMILES string

OC=O

InChI

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

InChI key

BDAGIHXWWSANSR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

grade

ACS reagent

agency

reag. Ph. Eur.

vapor density

1.6 (vs air)

vapor pressure

44.8 mmHg ( 20 °C)

product line

EMSURE^®

assay

≥98% (alkalimetric)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

1004 °F

expl. lim.

12-38 % (v/v), 57 %

Quality Level

300

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technique(s)

HPLC: suitable

impurities

≤500 ppm Acetic acid (CH₃COOH)

evapn. residue

≤10 ppm

color

APHA: ≤10

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.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl^-): ≤5 ppm, sulfate (SO₄^2-): ≤5 ppm, sulfite (SO₃^2-): ≤10 ppm

cation traces

Ag: ≤0.020 ppm, Al: ≤0.050 ppm, Ba: ≤0.050 ppm, Be: ≤0.020 ppm, Bi: ≤0.10 ppm, Ca: ≤0.20 ppm, Cd: ≤0.050 ppm, Co: ≤0.020 ppm, Cr: ≤0.050 ppm, Cu: ≤0.020 ppm, Fe: ≤2.0 ppm, Ge: ≤0.050 ppm, K: ≤0.10 ppm, Li: ≤0.020 ppm, Mg: ≤0.50 ppm, Mn: ≤0.050 ppm, Mo: ≤0.020 ppm, NH₄⁺: ≤10 ppm, Na: ≤0.50 ppm, Ni: ≤0.050 ppm, Pb: ≤0.020 ppm, Sr: ≤0.020 ppm, Ti: ≤0.10 ppm, Tl: ≤0.050 ppm, V: ≤0.050 ppm, Zn: ≤0.050 ppm, Zr: ≤0.10 ppm, heavy metals (as Pb): ≤10 ppm

greener alternative category

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storage temp.

15-25°C