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Formic acid

for LC-MS LiChropur™, 97.5-98.5% (T)

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Linear Formula:
HCOOH
CAS Number:
64-18-6
Molecular Weight:
46.03
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1209246
MDL number:
MFCD00003297
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vapor density

1.6 (vs air)

vapor pressure

44.8 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

97.5-98.5% (T)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

1004 °F

expl. lim.

57 %

technique(s)

LC/MS: suitable

impurities

1.5-2.5% water

evapn. residue

≤0.002%

refractive index

n20/D 1.370 (lit.)

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, sulfate (SO42-): ≤5 mg/kg, sulfite (SO32-): ≤10 mg/kg

cation traces

Ca: ≤1.0 mg/kg, Co: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Cr: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Cu: ≤5.0 mg/kg, Fe: ≤0.5 mg/kg, Mn: ≤0.1 mg/kg, NH4+: ≤10 mg/kg, Ni: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Pb: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Zn: ≤0.5 mg/kg

SMILES string

OC=O

InChI

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

InChI key

BDAGIHXWWSANSR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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 - Met. Corr. 1 - Skin Corr. 1A

flash_point_f

113.0 °F - closed cup - (own results)

flash_point_c

45 °C - closed cup - (own results)

signalword

Danger

supp_hazards

EUH071

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

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