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Formamide, 99%
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500 g
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10 kg
Description
This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.
Suitable for battery materials development.
Applications
Formamide is used for cryopreservation of tissues and organs and in hybridization buffers. It acts as an RNA stabiliser in gel electrophoresis by deionizing RNA. It is used as an alternative solvent for the electrostatic self-assembly of polymer nanofilms. It is used in the preparation of brain sections of mice for BrdU immunohistochemistry and fish analysis of HeLa cells. It essentially plays a vital role in crystallization of pharmaceuticals, in soil stabilization, as a solvent in inks, as a component of liquid fertilizers, as a heat-resistant coatings and in some personal care products.
Solubility
It is miscible with water.
Notes
Incompatible with bases, oxidizing agents, hydrogen peroxide, iodine, pyridine and sulphur oxides.
Formamide is used for cryopreservation of tissues and organs and in hybridization buffers. It acts as an RNA stabiliser in gel electrophoresis by deionizing RNA. It is used as an alternative solvent for the electrostatic self-assembly of polymer nanofilms. It is used in the preparation of brain sections of mice for BrdU immunohistochemistry and fish analysis of HeLa cells. It essentially plays a vital role in crystallization of pharmaceuticals, in soil stabilization, as a solvent in inks, as a component of liquid fertilizers, as a heat-resistant coatings and in some personal care products.
Solubility
It is miscible with water.
Notes
Incompatible with bases, oxidizing agents, hydrogen peroxide, iodine, pyridine and sulphur oxides.

Specifications
Specifications
Melting Point | 2°C |
Density | 1.134 g/mL |
Boiling Point | 210°C |
Quantity | 10 kg |
Flash Point | 150°C (302°F) |
Refractive Index | 1.4475 |
Assay Percent Range | 99% |
Linear Formula | HCONH2 |
Beilstein | 505995 |
Merck Index | 14,4237 |
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Safety and Handling
Hazard Category | H351-H360FD-H373 |
Hazard Statement | GHS H Statement H360 |
Precautionary Statement | P201-P202-P260-P281-P308+P313-P501c |
EINECSNumber | 200-842-0 |
RTECSNumber | LQ0525000 |
TSCA | Yes |
Recommended Storage | Ambient temperatures |
RUO – Research Use Only
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