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Formic acid (from Latin formica 'ant'), systematically named methanoic acid, is the simplest carboxylic acid, and has the chemical formula HCOOH and structure H−C(=O)−O−H. It is an important intermediate in chemical synthesis and occurs naturally, most notably in some ants. Esters, salts and the anion derived from formic acid are called formates. Industrially, formic acid is produced from methanol.[5]
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Formicacid (from Latin formica 'ant'), systematically named methanoic acid, is the simplest carboxylic acid, and has the chemical formula HCOOH and structure...
methanoate) is the conjugate base of formicacid. Formate is an anion (HCO−2) or its derivatives such as ester of formicacid. The salts and esters are generally...
Sodium formate, HCOONa, is the sodium salt of formicacid, HCOOH. It usually appears as a white deliquescent powder. For commercial use, sodium formate...
Formicacid fuel cells (direct formicacid fuel cells or DFAFCs) are a subcategory of direct liquid-feed fuel cells (DLFCs), in which the liquid fuel is...
Methyl formate, also called methyl methanoate, is the methyl ester of formicacid. The simplest example of a carboxylate ester, it is a colorless liquid...
from at least the third century BC. Acetic acid is the second simplest carboxylic acid (after formicacid). It is an important chemical reagent and industrial...
up formic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Formic is an adjective describing ants, from the Latin formica. Formic may also refer to: Formicacid, a...
weaker acids (the pKa of formicacid is 3.75 whereas acetic acid, with a methyl substituent, has a pKa of 4.76) Deprotonation of carboxylic acids gives...
Ethyl formate is an ester formed when ethanol (an alcohol) reacts with formicacid (a carboxylic acid). Ethyl formate has the characteristic smell of...
derivative). Chloroformic acid is also structurally related to formicacid, in a way that the non-acidic hydrogen of formicacid is replaced by chlorine...
Dihydroxymethylidene or carbonous acid is a chemical compound with formula C(OH)2. It is an unstable tautomer of formicacid. There is no evidence that this...
cyanohydrin derived from formaldehyde. Some of today's glycolic acids are formicacid-free. Glycolic acid can be isolated from natural sources, such as sugarcane...
When methanol is broken down by the body it results in formaldehyde, formicacid, and formate which cause much of the toxicity. The diagnosis may be suspected...
Performic acid (PFA) is an organic compound with the formula CH2O3. It is an unstable colorless liquid which can be produced by mixing formicacid with hydrogen...
industry. Formicacid can also be obtained by reacting ammonium formate with a dilute acid, and since ammonium formate is also produced from formicacid, it...
the reaction of acetic anhydride and formicacid at 0 °C. While more stable than formic anhydride, acetic formic anhydride is thermally unstable and gradually...
2014, it was discovered that the ant produces and covers itself with formicacid as an antidote to the fire ant's venom. It is the first known example...
Hydrogen cyanide (also known as prussic acid) is a chemical compound with the formula HCN and structural formula H−C≡N. It is a colorless, extremely poisonous...
6-diol. Formicacid decomposes at high temperatures to carbon dioxide and hydrogen or carbon monoxide and water. This property allows formicacid to be...
Calcium formate is the calcium salt of formicacid. It is also known as E238. Under this E number it is used as an animal feed preservative within EU...
formicacid HCOOH. Photolysis with 237–313 nm UV light also produces carbon monoxide CO and water. Evaporation of a solution of urea and oxalic acid in...
Propionic acid has physical properties intermediate between those of the smaller carboxylic acids, formic and acetic acids, and the larger fatty acids. It is...
various ways in which amines can be formed: using either formamide or ammonium formate, or both, or adding formicacid to formamide. However, using just...
esters of formicacid. For example, butyl acetate (systematically butyl ethanoate), derived from butanol and acetic acid (systematically ethanoic acid) would...
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