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Formic acid is converted into sodium formate using sodium hydroxide.

Industrial Organic Chemistry, 3rd. Ed. K. Weissermel, H.-J. Arpe, VCH (1997)

HCOOH
  +  
NaOH
         
HCOONa
  +  
H2O
Reactant Page Go To Go To
Formic acid     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Sodium hydroxide     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Sodium formate     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Water     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Acid + Base -> Salt + Water
British A-Level Chemistry: AS
Industrial Process: Organic
Proton transfer: Brønsted reaction

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