Formic acid suppliers

Properties

Melting point:：

8.2-8.4 °C (lit.)

Boiling point:：

100-101 °C (lit.)

Density ：

1.22 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

vapor density ：

1.03 (vs air)

vapor pressure ：

52 mm Hg ( 37 °C)

FEMA ：

2487 | FORMIC ACID

refractive index ：

n20/D 1.377

Flash point:：

133 °F

storage temp. ：

2-8°C

solubility ：

H2O: soluble1g/10 mL, clear, colorless

pka：

3.75(at 20℃)

form ：

Liquid

Specific Gravity：

1.216 (20℃/20℃)

color ：

APHA: ≤15

PH：

3.47(1 mM solution);2.91(10 mM solution);2.38(100 mM solution);

Odor：

at 0.10 % in water. pungent vinegar formyl

Odor Type：

acetic

biological source：

synthetic

explosive limit：

12-38%(V)

Water Solubility ：

MISCIBLE

Thermal Conductivity：

0.265 W/(m·K) at 25 ℃

Specific Heat Capacity：

Cp(liquid): 2.15 J/(g·K), at 25℃

Sensitive ：

Hygroscopic

λmax：

λ: 260 nm Amax: 0.03
λ: 280 nm Amax: 0.01

Merck ：

14,4241

JECFA Number：

79

BRN ：

1209246

Henry's Law Constant：

At 25 °C: 95.2, 75.1, 39.3, 10.7, and 3.17 at pH values of 1.35, 3.09, 4.05, 4.99, and 6.21, respectively (Hakuta et al., 1977)

Dielectric constant：

58.0(16℃)

Exposure limits：

ACGIH:TLV-TWA 5 ppm
OSHA:PEL-TWA 5 ppm (9 mg/m3)
NIOSH:REL-TWA 5 ppm

Stability:：

Stable. Substances to be avoided include strong bases, strong oxidizing agents and powdered metals, furfuryl alcohol. Combustible. Hygroscopic. Pressure may build up in tightly closed bottles, so bottles should be opened carefully and vented periodically.

Major Application：

sample preparation

Cosmetics Ingredients Functions：

PRESERVATIVE
pH ADJUSTERS
FRAGRANCE

Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)：

Formic acid (64-18-6)

InChI：

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

InChIKey：

BDAGIHXWWSANSR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES：

OC=O

LogP：

-0.540

CAS DataBase Reference：

64-18-6(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference：

Formic acid(64-18-6)

EPA Substance Registry System：

Formic acid (64-18-6)

SecurityInformation

Symbol(GHS) ：

GHS02,GHS05,GHS06,GHS08

Signal word ：

Danger

Hazard statements ：

H331-H302-H314-H370-H373-H402-H226-H290

Precautionary statements ：

P501-P273-P270-P240-P260-P210-P233-P234-P243-P241-P242-P271-P264-P280-P370+P378-P390-P308+P311-P303+P361+P353-P301+P330+P331-P363-P301+P312+P330-P304+P340+P310-P305+P351+P338+P310-P403+P233-P403+P235-P406-P405

Hazard Codes ：

T,C,Xi

Risk Statements ：

23/24/25-34-40-43-35-36/38-10

Safety Statements ：

36/37-45-26-23-36/37/39

OEB：

B

OEL：

TWA: 5 ppm (9 mg/m3)

RIDADR ：

UN 1779 8/PG II (FORMIC ACID with more than 85 % acid by mass)

RIDADR ：

UN 3412 8/PG II (FORMIC ACID with not less than 10 % but not more than 85 % acid by mass)

WGK Germany ：

2

RTECS ：

LP8925000

F ：

10

Autoignition Temperature：

1004 °F

TSCA ：

TSCA listed

HazardClass ：

8

PackingGroup ：

II

HS Code ：

29151100

Storage Class：

3 - Flammable liquids

Hazard Classifications：

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

Hazardous Substances Data：

64-18-6(Hazardous Substances Data)

Toxicity：

LD50 in mice (mg/kg): 1100 orally; 145 i.v. (Malorny)

IDLA：

30 ppm

REACH Registrations：

Active

Limited Quantities：

1.0 L (0.3 gallons) (liquid) or 1 Kg (2.2 lbs) (solid)

Excepted Quantities：

Max Inner Pack (30g or 30ml) and Max Outer Pack (500g or 500ml)