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03826

Calcium formate

TraceCERT®, Manufactured by: Sigma-Aldrich Production GmbH, Switzerland

Synonym(s):

Formic acid calcium salt

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Linear Formula:
(HCOO)2Ca
CAS Number:
544-17-2
Molecular Weight:
130.11
NACRES:
NA.24
E Number:
E238
PubChem Substance ID:
329747822
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
EC Number:
208-863-7
MDL number:
MFCD00036108
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3624099

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Product Name

Calcium formate, TraceCERT®, Manufactured by: Sigma-Aldrich Production GmbH, Switzerland

SMILES string

O=CO[Ca]OC=O

InChI

1S/2CH2O2.Ca/c2*2-1-3;/h2*1H,(H,2,3);/q;;+2/p-2

InChI key

CBOCVOKPQGJKKJ-UHFFFAOYSA-L

grade

certified reference material
TraceCERT®

description

qNMR Standard for D2O (~7.5 - 8.5 ppm)

product line

TraceCERT®

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

manufacturer/tradename

Manufactured by: Sigma-Aldrich Production GmbH, Switzerland

storage condition

under inert gas

technique(s)

gas chromatography (GC): suitable
qNMR: suitable ((standard))
qNMR: suitable

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care
pharmaceutical

Quality Level

300

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General description

Calcium formate is a water soluble salt, which can be obtained as a by-product in the manufacture of polyhydric alcohol. It can serve as an efficient source of calcium in dietary supplements.
This certified reference material (CRM) is produced and certified in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO 17034. This CRM is traceable to primary material from an NMI, e.g. NIST or NMIJ.
Certified content by quantitative NMR incl. uncertainty and expiry date are given on the certificate.
Download your certificate at: http://www.sigma-aldrich.com.

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Chemical Shift: ~ 7.5 - 8.5 ppm (chemical shifts may slightly vary depending on the experimental conditions)
suitable NMR solvents: D2O

Legal Information

TraceCERT is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

pictograms

Corrosion
GHS05

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H318

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Absorption and elimination of formate following oral administration of calcium formate in female human subjects
Hanzlik.PR, et al.
Drug Metabolism and Disposition, 33, 282-286 (2005)
Relative bioavailability of calcium from calcium formate, calcium citrate, and calcium carbonate
Hanzlik.PR, et al.
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 313, 1217-1222 (2005)
Effect of calcium formate as an accelerator on the physicochemical and mechanical properties of pozzolanic cement pastes
Heikal M
Cement and Concrete Research, 34, 1051-1056 (2004)
Jessica Momb et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 110(2), 549-554 (2012-12-26)
Maternal supplementation with folic acid is known to reduce the incidence of neural tube defects (NTDs) by as much as 70%. Despite the strong clinical link between folate and NTDs, the biochemical mechanisms through which folic acid acts during neural
Hema Ramsurn et al.
Bioresource technology, 143, 575-583 (2013-07-10)
Switchgrass was liquefied in supercritical water (SCW) using Ca(HCOO)2 as an in-situ source of hydrogen to enhance deoxygenation and the quality of the biocrude obtained. In SCW, Ca(HCOO)2 produces hydrogen via decomposition and hydrolysis reactions, and simultaneously switchgrass hydrolyzes to
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