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5.43804

Formic acid 98 - 100%

for HPLC LiChropur™

Synonym(s):

Formic acid, Methanoic acid, Formylic acid

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Linear Formula:
HCOOH
CAS Number:
64-18-6
Molecular Weight:
46.03
UNSPSC Code:
41116105
NACRES:
NB.21
EC Index Number:
200-579-1
MDL number:
MFCD00003297
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1209246

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Product Name

Formic acid 98 - 100%, for HPLC LiChropur™

InChI

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

SMILES string

OC=O

InChI key

BDAGIHXWWSANSR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

agency

suitable for DIN 38407-42
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)

assay

≥98% (alkalimetric)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

1004 °F

expl. lim.

12-38 % (v/v)
57 %

technique(s)

HPLC: 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

density

1.22 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

cation traces

Al: ≤0.05 ppm
Ca: ≤0.20 ppm
Cu: ≤0.020 ppm
Fe: ≤2.0 ppm
K: ≤0.10 ppm
Mg: ≤0.50 ppm
Na: ≤0.50 ppm

storage temp.

15-25°C

Quality Level

100

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Application

Formic acid 98–100% can be used as a mobilephase additive for the comparative studies using DAD (Diode Array Detector)detection.

General description

Formic acid 98 - 100% is used as a mobile phase component in the HPLC–UV system for the separation of six organic acids, including, malic acid, tartaric acid, citric acid, acetic acid, lactic acid, and succinic acid.

Legal Information

LiChropur is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

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

supp_hazards

EUH071

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

121.1 °F

flash_point_c

49.5 °C

Regulatory Information

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