How is formic acid is prepared in lab? What is it's chemical formula?
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In laboratory formic acid can be obtained by heating oxalic acid in glycerol and extraction by steam distillation .
Glycerol acts as a catalyst, as the reaction proceeds through the glycerol oxalate intermediary. If the reaction mixture is heated to higher temperature ALLYL ALCOHOL results.The next reaction is thus:
C2O4H2 = CO2H2 +CO2
another method is reaction between lead formate and hydrogen sulphide.
Now .Formula of formic acid is HCOOH or HCO2H
Glycerol acts as a catalyst, as the reaction proceeds through the glycerol oxalate intermediary. If the reaction mixture is heated to higher temperature ALLYL ALCOHOL results.The next reaction is thus:
C2O4H2 = CO2H2 +CO2
another method is reaction between lead formate and hydrogen sulphide.
Now .Formula of formic acid is HCOOH or HCO2H
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