Paraformaldehyde

CAS Registry Number®

30525-89-4

CAS Name

Paraformaldehyde

Molecular Formula

(CH2O)x

Molecular Mass

30.03

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    193-198 °C @ Press: 13 Torr

  • Melting Point (2)

    164 °C (decomp)

  • Density (3)

    1.46 g/cm³

Source(s)

  • (1) GB865340, 1961, CAplus
  • (2) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)
  • (3) International Chemical Safety Cards data were obtained from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/CH2O/c1-2/h1H2

InChIKey

InChIKey=WSFSSNUMVMOOMR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Paraformaldehyde
  • Flo-Mor
  • Paraform
  • Aldacide
  • TransFix

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

53026-80-5, 104512-58-5, 104512-63-2, 104814-22-4, 1417997-02-4

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