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Formamide

ACS reagent, ≥99.5%

Synonym(s):

Amide C1, Formic amide

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Linear Formula:
HCONH2
CAS Number:
75-12-7
Molecular Weight:
45.04
EC Number:
200-842-0
UNSPSC Code:
12352111
PubChem Substance ID:
24853220
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
505995
MDL number:
MFCD00007941
Assay:
≥99.5%
Grade:
ACS reagent
Technique(s):
PCR: suitable
Bp:
210 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
0.08 mmHg ( 20 °C), 30 mmHg ( 129 °C)
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grade

ACS reagent

Quality Level

200

vapor density

1.55 (vs air)

vapor pressure

0.08 mmHg ( 20 °C), 30 mmHg ( 129 °C)

assay

≥99.5%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

932 °F

technique(s)

PCR: suitable

color

APHA: ≤10

refractive index

n20/D 1.447 (lit.)

pH

4-10 (20 °C, 200 g/L)

bp

210 °C (lit.)

mp

2-3 °C (lit.)

transition temp

freezing point 2.0-3.0 °C

density

1.134 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

NC=O

InChI

1S/CH3NO/c2-1-3/h1H,(H2,2,3)

InChI key

ZHNUHDYFZUAESO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Our premium ACS solvents are ideal for routine chemical synthesis, drying, purification, and critical labware cleaning. They meet or exceed the rigorous standards of the American Chemical Society (ACS), ensuring high-quality results for your research needs.

Premium ACS Solvents: Our solvents meet or exceed the stringent standards set by the American Chemical Society, ensuring high quality and reliability for your laboratory applications.

Replicable and Publishable Results: Designed for consistency, our solvents deliver results that can be reliably reproduced, making them ideal for research that requires publication.

Versatile Applications: Suitable for routine chemical synthesis, drying, purification, and critical labware cleaning, our solvents cater to a wide range of research needs in the laboratory.

Application

The addition of formamide may enhance the specificity and efficiency of amplification of PCR (polymerase chain reaction). It may be used as an ammonia equivalent for the palladium-catalyzed aminocarbonylation of 1-bromo-3-trifluoromethylbenzene to form 3-(trifluoromethyl)benzamide.
Formamide destabilizes nucleic acid duplexes and may be used, typically, at a concentration of 50%, in hybridization protocols requiring lower hybridization temperatures.

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Health hazard
GHS08

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Carc. 2 - Repr. 1B - STOT RE 2 Oral

target_organs

Blood

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

305.6 °F

flash_point_c

152 °C

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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Formamide can dramatically improve the specificity of PCR.
Sarkar G, et al.
Nucleic Acids Research, 18(24), 7465-7465 (1990)
Weinreb SM.
Science of Synthesis: Houben-Weyl Methods of Molecular Transformations, 21, 126-126 (2014)
Solubilization in formamide protects RNA from degradation.
Chomczynski P.
Nucleic Acids Research, 20(14), 3791-3791 (1992)
Microwave spectrum and molecular structure of formamide.
Costain CC and Dowling JM.
J. Chem. Phys. , 32(1), 158-165 (1960)
J Casey et al.
Nucleic acids research, 4(5), 1539-1552 (1977-01-01)
The thermal stabilities of RNA:DNA hybrids are substantially greater than those of DNA:DNA duplexes in aqueous electrolyte solutions containing high concentrations of formamide. Association rates to form DNA:DNA duplexes and DNA:RNA hybrids have been measured in these solvents. There is
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221198-4X4L04061838777034
221198-100ML04061837565359
221198-4L04061837565380
221198-1L04061837565366

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