formate
Sign in to saveFormate (IUPAC name: methanoate) is the conjugate base of formic acid. Formate is an anion () or its derivatives such as ester of formic acid. The salts and esters are generally colorless.
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- Fundamentals
- Biochemistry
- Formate esters
- Formate salts
- Examples
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Formate (IUPAC name: methanoate) is the conjugate base of formic acid. Formate is an anion () or its derivatives such as ester of formic acid. The salts and esters are generally colorless.
==Fundamentals== When dissolved in water, formic acid converts to formate: