12-00340. Aluminum Boroformate [Archived]

Nomenclature

CAS number: 8011-44-7
Aluminum boro-formicicum.

Description and references

Contains about 33% Al2O3, 20% H3BO3, 15% formic acid, 32% H2O. Prepn: Hagers Handb. Pharm. Praxis 1, (Aluminum) p 368 (1930).

Properties

Lustrous scales. Freely sol in water, alc. The aq soln is acid, has a sweetish astringent taste and is not precipitated by alkalies.

Status

This monograph has been retired and is no longer subject to revision or update.