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

Formamide
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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.

bp2013_v5_47_1003_[appendix_i_a]_f d_20_20.png, about 1.134; boiling point, about 210°.

Content, minimum 99.5%.

Store in an airtight container.