Formate
Basic information
- CAS
71-47-6- Standard SMILES
O=C[O-]- InChIKey
BDAGIHXWWSANSR-UHFFFAOYSA-M- Molecular formula
- CHO2-
- Average molar mass
- 45.017 g/mol
- Monoisotopic mass
- 44.99820285
Overview
Formate is a monocarboxylic acid anion that is the conjugate base of formic acid. Induces severe metabolic acidosis and ocular injury in human subjects. It has a role as a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite and a human metabolite. It is a conjugate base of a formic acid.
Names & identifiers
- Preferred name
- Formate
- IUPAC
- formate
Names & synonyms
formateCHEBI:15740RefChem:921764Formic acid, ion(1-)71-47-6HCO2 anionaminateformylatemethanoatehydrogen carboxylateHCO2-Formate Standard: HCO2- @ 1000 microg/mL in H2O
Show more names
CHEMBL183491formiateformate anionFormate ionSodium; formatea carboxyl groupHydrogencarboxylic acidHCOO-
Database identifiers
- CAS
71-47-6- PubChem CID
- 283
- DTXSID
DTXSID60221219- ChEBI
CHEBI:15740- Nikkaji
- J238.134F
Properties
Computed structural properties
- XLogP
- 0.5
- Topological polar surface area
- 40.1 Ų
- Hydrogen bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen bond acceptors
- 2
- Rotatable bonds
- 0
- Heavy atoms
- 3
- Formal charge
- -1
- Complexity
- 7.5
Related reactions
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Compound notes
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