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Formic acid
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<p>Formic acid , <a href="/facts/Preferred_IUPAC_name/qIDqTvoI">systematically named</a> methanoic acid, is the simplest <a href="/facts/Carboxylic_acid/U4xuMosy">carboxylic acid</a>. It has the <a href="/facts/Chemical_formula/hghUtthl">chemical formula</a> HCOOH and structure H−C(=O)−O−H. This acid is an important intermediate in <a href="/facts/Chemical_synthesis/3KXsVVwC">chemical synthesis</a> and occurs naturally, most notably in some ants. <a href="/facts/Ester/FoUAIIw4">Esters</a>, <a href="/facts/Salt_(chemistry)/lsSKwGpn">salts</a>, and the <a href="/facts/Anion/wrbwhF3z">anion</a> derived from formic acid are called <a href="/facts/Formate/Py3GhI7L">formates</a>. Industrially, formic acid is produced from <a href="/facts/Methanol/EIfpoNCg">methanol</a>. </p>