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Formic acid

Catalog No. 06440 Name Sigma Aldrich
CAS Number 64-18-6 Website http://www.sigmaaldrich.com
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Purity ~98% (T) Email
Storage Chembase ID: 1709

SYNONYMS

Title
甲酸
IUPAC name
formic acid
IUPAC Traditional name
formic acid

DATABASE IDS

MDL Number MFCD00003297
EC Number 200-579-1
Beilstein Number 1209246
CAS Number 64-18-6

PROPERTIES

Vapor Pressure 44.8 mmHg ( 20 °C)
Auto Ignition Point 1004 °F
Boiling Point 100-101 °C(lit.)
Density 1.22 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
Flash Point 48 °C
Flash Point 118.4 °F
Melting Point 8.2-8.4 °C(lit.)
Refractive Index n20/D 1.370(lit.)
Vapor Density 1.6 (vs air)
Explode Limits 57 %
GHS Pictograms GHS02
GHS Pictograms GHS05
GHS Signal Word Danger
GHS Hazard statements H226-H314
European Hazard Symbols Corrosive Corrosive (C)
MSDS Link Download
Personal Protective Equipment Faceshields, full-face respirator (US), Gloves, Goggles, multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US), type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter
GHS Precautionary statements P280-P305 + P351 + P338-P310
RID/ADR UN 1779 8/PG 2
Risk Statements 10-35
RTECS LQ4900000
Safety Statements 23-26-45
Hazard Class 8
UN Number 1779
Packing Group 2
German water hazard class 1
Antion Traces chloride (Cl-): ≤5 mg/kg
Antion Traces sulfate (SO42-): ≤5 mg/kg
Antion Traces sulfite (SO32-): ≤10 mg/kg
Cation Traces Cd: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Cation Traces Co: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Cation Traces Cr: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Cation Traces Cu: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Cation Traces Fe: ≤0.5 mg/kg
Cation Traces Mn: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Cation Traces Ni: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Cation Traces Pb: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Cation Traces Zn: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Evaporation Residue ≤0.002%
Grade puriss. p.a.
Impurities ≤0.5% acetic acid (CH3COOH)
Impurities ~2% water
Linear Formula HCOOH
Purity ~98% (T)

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