Formic acid

Formic acid appears as a colorless liquid with a pungent odor.Formic acid is the simplest carboxylic acid, containing a single carbon. It is a conjugate acid of a formate. Formic acid exists naturally in various sources including the venom of bee and ant stings. Formis acid is a useful organic synthetic reagent. Principally used as a preservative and antibacterial agent in livestock feed.It has a role as an antibacterial agent, a protic solvent, a metabolite, a solvent and an astringent. 

It is widely used in the industries of pesticides, leather, dyes, pharmaceuticals and rubber.Formic acid can be directly used in fabric processing, tanning, textile printing and dyeing, and the preservation of green fodder.It can also serve as a metal surface treatment agent, rubber additive and industrial solvent.In organic synthesis, it is used to prepare various formates, acridine dyes and pharmaceutical intermediates of the formamide series.