Characteristics: colorless smoke, flammable liquid, with a strong irritating odor
Melting point: 8.4°C
Boiling point: 100.7°C
Relative density: 1.220
Refractive index: 1.3714
Flash point: 69°C
Solubility: soluble in water, ethanol and ether, slightly soluble in benzene
It is used in the preparation of formates, formate esters, carboxamides, etc. It is also used in medicine, printing and dyeing, dyes, leather and other industries.