Formate
Salt or ester of formic acid / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Formate (IUPAC name: methanoate) is the conjugate base of formic acid. Formate is an anion (HCO−2) or its derivatives such as ester of formic acid. The salts and esters are generally colorless.[1]
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Preferred IUPAC name
Formate | |||
Systematic IUPAC name
Methanoate | |||
Other names
Formylate Methylate Isocarbonite Carbonite(1-) Hydrogencarboxylate Metacarbonoate Oxocarbinate Oxomethyl oxide ion Oxomethoxide | |||
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MeSH | Formates | ||
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HCOO− or HCO− 2 | |||
Molar mass | 45.017 g mol−1 | ||
Conjugate acid | Formic acid | ||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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