Formic acid

Colorless transparent liquid, has strong hair smoke irritating sour.

is widely used in pesticide, leather, dyestuff, medicine and rubber industries.
Formic acid can be applied directly to fabrics processing, tanning, textile printing
and dyeing and green fodder storage, but also can be used as the metal surface
treatment, rubber additives and industrial solvents. In organic synthesis for the
synthesis of various formic acid esters, acridone acetamiprid class dyes and armour
amide series pharmaceutical intermediates.