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Ammonium carbonate, Puratronic™, 99.999% (metals basis)
Description
Ammonium carbonate is widely utilized as a leavening agent in lebkuchen, cookies and flat biscuits. It finds an important application as an emetic and an active ingredient in some cough syrups. It is the main component in smelling salts and an active ingredient in some smokeless tobacco products, shampoos and dyes used in textile industries. It is an important predecessor to the modern leavening agent’s baking soda and baking powder. It serves as a foaming agent for the production of expanded material. It is also used as a reagent for analytical purposes in the chemical industry.
This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.
Specifications
Specifications
| Melting Point | 60° (sublimation) |
| Physical Form | Powder |
| Quantity | 10 g |
| Assay Percent Range | 99.999% (metals basis) |
| Molecular Formula | C2H11N3O5 |
| Beilstein | 3627235 |
| Synonym | ammonium carbonate nf, ugam, ammonium bicarbonate-ammonium carbamate, ammonium carbonate chips nf, ammonium bicarbonate, mixt. with ammonium carbamate, ammonium carbamate, mixt. with ammonium bicarbonate, monoammonium carbonate mixture with ammonium carbamate, carbamic acid, monoammonium salt, mixt. with ammonium carbonate, diazanium hydrogen carbonate carbamate |
| Solubility Information | Soluble in water. |
| InChI Key | YNSUIDWLZCFLML-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES | C(=O)(N)[O-].C(=O)(O)[O-].[NH4+].[NH4+] |
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Safety and Handling
| Hazard Category | H302 |
| Precautionary Statement | P264b-P270-P301+P312-P330-P501c |
| EINECSNumber | 208-058-0 |
| RTECSNumber | BP1925000 |
| TSCA | Yes |
| storageNote1 | Hygroscopic |
| Recommended Storage | Ambient temperatures |
RUO – Research Use Only
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