HCOOH

Formic acid
Flags: Detected, RATE12
Empirical: CH₂O₂
Mass: 46 amu
Dipole moment: 1.410 D
Heat of formation: -378.8 kJ mol^-1
Added to system: 2003-04-28 18:00:51

Reactions: Formation | Destruction

8 HCOOH formation reactions

	Reaction	α	β	T_l - T_u (K)
1	HCOOH₂⁺ + e^- → HCOOH + H	1.10e-7	-0.78	10 - 1000
2	CH₃CHO + HCOOH₂⁺ → CH₃CHOH⁺ + HCOOH	2.90e-9	-0.50	10 - 41000
3	CH₃CN + HCOOH₂⁺ → CH₃CNH⁺ + HCOOH	4.07e-9	-0.50	10 - 41000
4	CH₃OH + HCOOH₂⁺ → CH₃OH₂⁺ + HCOOH	2.29e-9	-0.50	10 - 41000
5	H₂O + HCOOH₂⁺ → H₃O⁺ + HCOOH	2.10e-11	-0.50	10 - 41000
6	NH₃ + HCOOH₂⁺ → NH₄⁺ + HCOOH	1.38e-9	-0.50	10 - 41000
7	O₂⁺ + CH₃CHCH₂ → C₂H₄⁺ + HCOOH	3.00e-11	0.00	10 - 41000
8	OH + H₂CO → HCOOH + H	2.00e-13	0.00	298 - 298

	Reaction	α	β	γ	T_l - T_u (K)
1	O₂⁺ + HCOOH → HCOOH⁺ + O₂	1.26e-10	-0.50	0.00	10 - 41000
2	HCOOH + CRPHOT → HCO + OH	1.30e-17	0.00	124.50	10 - 41000
3	CH₃OH₂⁺ + HCOOH → HCOOH₂⁺ + CH₃OH	3.70e-10	-0.50	0.00	10 - 41000
4	H₃⁺ + HCOOH → H₃O⁺ + CO + H₂	1.80e-9	-0.50	0.00	10 - 41000
5	H₃⁺ + HCOOH → HCO⁺ + H₂O + H₂	4.30e-9	-0.50	0.00	10 - 41000
6	H₃CO⁺ + HCOOH → HCOOH₂⁺ + H₂CO	2.00e-9	-0.50	0.00	10 - 41000
7	HCO⁺ + HCOOH → HCOOH₂⁺ + CO	1.80e-9	-0.50	0.00	10 - 41000
8	O₂⁺ + HCOOH → HCO₂⁺ + O₂H	9.54e-10	-0.50	0.00	10 - 41000
9	HCOOH + PHOTON → HCO + OH	4.10e-10	0.00	1.80	10 - 41000
10	HCOOH + PHOTON → HCOOH⁺ + e^-	2.60e-10	0.00	2.60	10 - 41000

Variation of log fractional abundance (relative to H₂) with log time (years) in a dark cloud model. Ref. RATE12 paper.