Sodium formate

Sodium formate
Ball-and-stick model of the formate anion
Names
	Systematic IUPAC name Sodium methanoate
	Other names formic acid, sodium salt;
Identifiers
CAS Number	141-53-7 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:62965;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL183491 ;
ChemSpider	8517 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.004.990
EC Number	205-488-0;
E number	E237 (preservatives)
PubChem CID	2723810;
UNII	387AD98770 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID2027090 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/CH2O2.Na/c2-1-3;/h1H,(H,2,3);/q;+1/p-1 Key: HLBBKKJFGFRGMU-UHFFFAOYSA-M ; InChI=1/CH2O2.Na/c2-1-3;/h1H,(H,2,3);/q;+1/p-1 Key: HLBBKKJFGFRGMU-REWHXWOFAN;
	SMILES [Na+].[O-]C=O;
Properties
Chemical formula	HCOONa
Molar mass	68.007 g/mol
Appearance	white granules ; deliquescent
Density	1.92 g/cm3 (20 °C)
Melting point	253 °C (487 °F; 526 K)
Boiling point	decomposes
Solubility in water	43.82 g/100 mL (0 °C) ; 97.2 g/100 mL (20 °C) ; 160 g/100 mL (100 °C)
Solubility	insoluble in ether ; soluble in glycerol, alcohol, formic acid
Thermochemistry
Heat capacity (C)	82.7 J/mol K
Std molar; entropy (S⦵298)	103.8 J/mol K
Std enthalpy of; formation (ΔfH⦵298)	-666.5 kJ/mol
Gibbs free energy (ΔfG⦵)	-599.9 kJ/mol
Hazards
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)	1 0 0
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Sodium formate, HCOONa, is the sodium salt of formic acid, HCOOH. It usually appears as a white deliquescent powder.