15513

Formaldehyde solution

meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP, 35 wt. %, contains 10% methanol as stabilizer

• Synonym(s): Formalin
• Linear Formula: HCHO
• CAS Number: 50-00-0
• Molecular Weight: 30.03
• Beilstein: 1209228
• MDL number: MFCD00003274
• eCl@ss: 39021101
• PubChem Substance ID: 329750917

Properties

• vapor density: 1.03 (vs air)
• vapor pressure: 52 mmHg ( 37 °C)
• assay: 35 wt. %; 35.0-38.0%
• form: liquid
• autoignition temp.: 572 °F
• quality: meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP
• contains: 10% methanol as stabilizer
• impurities: acidic reac. substances, complies; residual solvents, complies; 9.0-15.0% methanol (GC)
• ign. residue: ≤0.01% (as SO₄)
• bp: 97 °C
• mp: -15 °C
• density: 1.09 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• suitability: complies for appearance of solution
• SMILES string: [H]C([H])=O
• InChI: 1S/CH2O/c1-2/h1H2
• InChI key: WSFSSNUMVMOOMR-UHFFFAOYSA-N