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Formaldehyde H2CO HCHO Methanal |
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Real, long lived, electronically neutral reagent chemical. Gram formula weight (molecular mass) = 30.025 Melting point = -117 °C Boiling point = -19.2 °C Purity = 99 % Solubility in organics = very soluble Formaldehyde does not exist for long as molecular CH2O. Therefore, the substance is either used as "formalin", a formaldehyde in water solution, or a "paraformaldehyde", a formaldehyde polymer, (CH2O)n.
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