• British Pharmacopoeia Volume V
  • Appendices
  • Appendix I A. General Reagents

Formamide

Formamide CH3NO = 45.0 (75-12-7)

A clear, colourless, oily liquid, hygroscopic, miscible with water and with ethanol (96%). It is hydrolysed by water.

bp2012_v5_46_006_[appendix_i_a]_f_revised_texts_ep7-3 d_20_20.png, about 1.134; boiling point, about 210°.

Content, minimum 99.5%.

Store in an airtight container.