Sodium Formate

Sodium formate is the sodium salt of formic acid which usually appears as a white powder. Sodium formate is usually prepared by neutralizing formic acid with sodium hydroxide but can also be produced by absorbing carbon monoxide under pressure in solid sodium hydroxide. Sodium formate is also unavoidably formed as a by-product in the pentaerythritol synthesis.

Synonyms

Sodium methanoate

Chemical Formula

HCOONa

CAS Number

141-53-7