MF: CH2O2CAS: 64-18-6EINECS: 200-579-1
Appearance: colorless fuming liquid, pungent odor.
Melting point: 8.4°C
Boiling point: 100.7°C
Solubility: soluble in water, ethanol and diethyl ether, slightly soluble in benzene.
Item |
First Grade |
Second Grade |
Colour Index,max |
10 |
20 |
Purity % min |
90 |
85 |
Sulphate as SO4 % max |
0.001 |
0.002 |
Chloride as CL % max |
0.003 |
0.005 |
Iron as FE % max |
0.0001 |
0.0005 |
Evaporation residue % max |
0.006 |
0.02 |
Uses:Pharmaceutical: used for manufacturing trimethylxanthine, analgin, aminopyrine, metronidazole, mebendazole. Pesticide: used for manufacturing triadimefon, tricyclazole, triazophos, paclobutrazol,uniconazole,dicofol
Chemical: used for manufacturing formic acid salts, formamide, dimethyl formamide, pentaerythritol,Neopentyl glycol
Leather: tanning agent, deliming agent, neutralizing agent
Rubber: coagulating agent of natural rubber.
Others: Metals surface treating agent, animal feed additives