Specific rotation

15.5 o (c=4, 15N formic acid)

Boiling point

436.08°C (rough estimate)

Density

1.2051 (rough estimate)

Refractive index

14.5 ° (C=4, 15mol/L Formic Acid)

Storage conditions

2-8°C

Solubility

Sparingly soluble or slightly soluble in water and in ethanol (96 per cent), practically insoluble in hexane and in methylene chloride.

Acidity coefficient (pKa)

pKa 3.19±0.01 (H2O t=25.0 I=0.100(NaCl))(Approximate);7.87±0.02(H2O t=25.0 I=0.100(NaCl))(Approximate)

form

Powder

colour

White

Water solubility

Soluble in formic acid, dimethyl sulfoxide. Sparingly soluble in water and ethanol.

Merck

14,839

stability

Stable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.

CAS database

22839-47-0(CAS DataBase Reference)