Collection: Formate Salts [Metallic Salts]
Formate Salts [Metallic Salts] — contains metal salts of formic acid, including sodium, potassium, and lithium forms, each with different solubility and hygroscopic properties. This group plays an important role as a source of hydride or a mild reducing agent in various catalytic transfer hydrogenation reactions.
Formate salts are widely used in catalytic transfer hydrogenation reactions as a hydrogen source replacing H2 gas, especially in the reduction of C=C and C=N bonds with transition metal catalysts. Sodium formate and potassium formate are also commonly used as buffers or additives in protein crystallization and biochemical sample preparation, while lithium formate monohydrate is used in electrochemical and crystallographic applications.
Product examples in this collection: TCI S0807 141-53-7 Sodium Formate, TCI F0171 6108-23-2 Lithium Formate Monohydrate, TCI P3246 590-29-4 Potassium Formate.
Pay attention to the hydrate form (anhydrous or monohydrate) as it affects reaction stoichiometry calculations, the purity grade for analytical applications, and storage conditions given the hygroscopic nature of formate salts. All products are genuine Tokyo Chemical Industry (TCI) Japan products, with purity, packaging, and storage conditions listed on each item's page.
Other parallel categories under Metallic Salts [Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry], often used together in a single laboratory workflow:
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