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Formate

Formate
Stereo skeletal formula of formate
Aromatic ball and stick model of formate
Aromatic ball and stick model of formate
Space-filling model of formate
Space-filling model of formate
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Formate
Systematic IUPAC name
Methanoate
Other names
Formylate
Methylate
Isocarbonite
Carbonite(1-)
Hydrogencarboxylate
Metacarbonoate
Oxocarbinate
Oxomethyl oxide ion
Oxomethoxide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
MeSH Formates
UNII
  • O=C[O-]
Properties
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).

Formate (IUPAC name: methanoate) is the conjugate base of formic acid. Formate is an anion (HCO2) or its derivatives such as ester of formic acid. The salts and esters are generally colorless.[1]

  1. ^ Reutemann, Werner; Kieczka, Heinz (2000), "Formic Acid", Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, doi:10.1002/14356007.a12_013, ISBN 3-527-30673-0

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