Ozonolysis of Maleic Acid in the System Formic Acid -Water.

Role of Water in Formic Acid Decomposition

Formic acid decomposes primarily to CO and H2 0 in the gas phase, but to CO, and H, in the aqueous phase. Ab-initio quantum chemical calculations were performed, using Hartree-Fock and density functional methods, to seek an explanation for this behavior. The effect of water on the two decomposition pathways and on the isomerization of formic acid was determined. The transition state structures ...

Treatment of Warts with Topical Formic Acid

Importance of relative humidity in the oxidative ageing of organic aerosols: case study of the ozonolysis of maleic acid aerosol

Many important atmospheric aerosol processes depend on the chemical composition of the aerosol, e.g. water uptake and particle cloud interactions. Atmospheric ageing processes, such as oxidation reactions, significantly and continuously change the chemical composition of aerosol particles throughout their lifetime. These ageing processes are often poorly understood. In this study we utilize an ...

Liquid-Liquid Equilibrium of the Ternary System Water/Formic Acid/1-Pentanol at T= 308.2 K

Investigating the latent polymorphism of maleic acid.

The unexpected appearance of a new polymorph of maleic acid is reported and a computational study addresses the predictability of this new polymorph and future potential polymorphism.