Formaldehyde

• Catalog No.: DB03843
• CAS Number: 50-00-0
• M. F.: CH2O
• M. W.: 30.02598

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: formaldehyde
• IUPAC Traditional name: formaldehyde
• Brand Name: Formalin; Formol
• Synonyms: Paraform; Oxymethylene; Oxomethylene; Paraformaldehyde; Oxomethane; Methylene oxide; Methyl aldehyde; Methanal

DATABASE IDS

• PubChem CID: 712
• PubChem SID: 46505094
• CAS Number: 50-00-0

PROPERTIES

• Hydrophobicity(logP): 0.35 [HANSCH,C ET AL. (1995)]
• Solubility: 400 mg/mL at 20 oC [PICKRELL,JA et al. (1983)]

DETAILS

Description (English)

• Drug Groups: experimental
• Description: A highly reactive aldehyde gas formed by oxidation or incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons. In solution, it has a wide range of uses: in the manufacture of resins and textiles, as a disinfectant, and as a laboratory fixative or preservative. Formaldehyde solution (formalin) is considered a hazardous compound, and its vapor toxic. (From Reynolds, Martindale The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p717)
• Toxicity: Acute oral toxicity (LD50): 42 mg/kg [Mouse].
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