Formic Acid

• CAT Number: R021272
• CAS Number: 64-18-6
• Molecular Formula: HCOOH
• Molecular Weight: 46.03
• Purity: ≥95%
• Synonyms: Add-F; Add-F (silage additive); Amasil; Amasil 85; Ameisensaure; Aminic acid; Bilorin; Collo-Bueglatt; Collo-Didax; Ensilox; Formira; Formisoton; Formylic Acid; Hydrogen Carboxylic Acid; Methanoic Acid; Methanoic Acid Monomer; Myrmicyl; Sybest; Wonde
• Storage: 2°C to 8°C
• IUPAC Name: formic acid
• InChI: InChI=1S/CH2O2/c2-1-3/h1H,(H,2,3)
• InChIKey: BDAGIHXWWSANSR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: C(=O)O

Formic acid (Cat No.: R021272), with the chemical formula HCOOH, is the simplest carboxylic acid. It is a colorless, fuming liquid with a pungent odor and is miscible with water and many polar solvents. Naturally found in ant venom and stinging nettles, it plays a key role in nature as a defense compound. Industrially, formic acid is used in leather processing, textile dyeing, and as a preservative and antibacterial agent in livestock feed. It also serves as a reducing agent and chemical intermediate.