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Organic Chemicals > Aldehydes > Formaldehyde

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Formaldehyde  

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Definition

  • A highly reactive aldehyde gas formed by oxidation or incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons. In solution, it has a wide range of uses: in the manufacture of resins and textiles, as a disinfectant, and as a laboratory fixative or preservative. Formaldehyde solution (formalin) is considered a hazardous compound, and its vapor toxic. (From Reynolds, Martindale The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p717)

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  • 1HG84L3525
  • 50-00-0 (Formaldehyde)
  • Methanal
  • Oxomethane

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  • French

  • 1HG84L3525
  • 50-00-0 (Formaldehyde)
  • Aldéhyde formique
  • Formaldehyde
  • Méthanal

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