formic acid

Also known as methanoic acid, methoic acid, HCOOH, H-COOH, HCO2H, hydrogen carboxylic acid, aminic acid, formylic acid

chemical compound

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Formic acid is a simple organic chemical compound that occurs naturally in ant venom and some plants, and can also be produced synthetically. It has practical uses in industry, such as in the production of leather and textiles, and in laboratory and manufacturing processes.

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Chemical data

Formula: CH2O2
Molecular weight: 46.025 g/mol
IUPAC name: formic acid
SMILES: C(=O)O
InChIKey: BDAGIHXWWSANSR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP: -0.2
Polar surface area: 37.3 Å²
H-bond donors: 1
H-bond acceptors: 2
Formal charge: 0

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of: short-chain fatty acid
Has part: hydrogen
Mass: 46.005
Image: Formic acid 85 percent.jpg
Autonomy: 520

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upper flammable limit: 57
found in taxon: Sinorhizobium meliloti
Commons category: Formic acid
flash point: 122
NIOSH Pocket Guide ID: 0296
density: 1.22
immediately dangerous to life or health: 56.4
vapor pressure: 35
lower flammable limit: 18
ionization energy: 11.05
time-weighted average exposure limit: 9
pKa: 3.81
chemical formula: CH₂O₂
canonical SMILES: C(=O)O
dynamic viscosity: 0.16
melting point: 8.3
boiling point: 101
standard enthalpy of formation: -409.19
refractive index: 1.3714
electric dipole moment: 1.41
subject has role: primary metabolite

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Preferred IUPAC name Formic acid

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