Formic acid, systematically named methanoic acid, is the simplest carboxylic acid, and has the chemical formula HCOOH and structure.
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24 Facts About Formic acid
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In nature, formic acid is found in most ants and in stingless bees of the genus Oxytrigona.
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Formic acid is a naturally occurring component of the atmosphere primarily due to forest emissions.
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Formic acid was first synthesized from hydrocyanic acid by the French chemist Joseph Gay-Lussac.
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Formic acid was long considered a chemical compound of only minor interest in the chemical industry.
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Formic acid is a colorless liquid having a pungent, penetrating odor at room temperature, comparable to the related acetic acid.
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Treatment of formic acid with sulfuric acid is a convenient laboratory source of CO.
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Formic acid is a source for a formyl group for example in the formylation of methylaniline to N-methylformanilide in toluene.
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In synthetic organic chemistry, formic acid is often used as a source of hydride ion, as in the Eschweiler-Clarke reaction:.
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Formic acid is unique among the carboxylic acids in its ability to participate in addition reactions with alkenes.
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In one of these processes, used by BASF, the formic acid is removed from the water by liquid-liquid extraction with an organic base.
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Significant amount of formic acid is produced as a byproduct in the manufacture of other chemicals.
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At one time, acetic acid was produced on a large scale by oxidation of alkanes, by a process that cogenerates significant formic acid.
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Formic acid can be obtained by aqueous catalytic partial oxidation of wet biomass by the OxFA process.
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Formic acid is named after ants which have high concentrations of the compound in their venom.
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Major use of formic acid is as a preservative and antibacterial agent in livestock feed.
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Formic acid has been considered as a means of hydrogen storage.
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Formic acid used as a volatile pH modifier in HPLC and capillary electrophoresis.
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Formic acid is often used as a component of mobile phase in reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography analysis and separation techniques for the separation of hydrophobic macromolecules, such as peptides, proteins and more complex structures including intact viruses.
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Especially when paired with mass spectrometry detection, formic acid offers several advantages over the more traditionally used phosphoric acid.
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Formic acid is significantly used in the production of leather, including tanning, and in dyeing and finishing textiles because of its acidic nature.
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Formic acid is used in place of mineral acids for various cleaning products, such as limescale remover and toilet bowl cleaner.
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Formic acid application has been reported to be an effective treatment for warts.
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The principal danger from formic acid is from skin or eye contact with the concentrated liquid or vapors.
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