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Ammonium persulfate

ACS reagent, ≥98.0%

Synonym(s):

AP, APS, Ammonium peroxodisulfate, Ammonium peroxydisulfate, PER

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Linear Formula:
(NH4)2S2O8
CAS Number:
7727-54-0
Molecular Weight:
228.20
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
329752751
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
EC Number:
231-786-5
MDL number:
MFCD00003390
assay:
≥98.0%
grade:
ACS reagent
form:
chunks or granules
powder or crystals

Product Name

Ammonium persulfate, ACS reagent, ≥98.0%

InChI key

ROOXNKNUYICQNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/2H3N.H2O8S2/c;;1-9(2,3)7-8-10(4,5)6/h2*1H3;(H,1,2,3)(H,4,5,6)

SMILES string

N.N.OS(=O)(=O)OOS(O)(=O)=O

grade

ACS reagent

vapor density

7.9 (vs air)

assay

≥98.0%

form

chunks or granules
powder or crystals

reaction suitability

reagent type: oxidant

impurities

≤0.005% insolubles
≤0.04 meq/g Titr. acid

ign. residue

≤0.05%

pH

1-2 (25 °C, 228 g/L)

anion traces

Cl- and ClO4-: ≤0.001%

cation traces

Fe: ≤0.001%
Mn: ≤0.5 ppm
heavy metals (as Pb): ≤0.005%

Quality Level

200

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Application

Ammonium persulfate can be used as an oxidizing reagent for the solvent-free oxidation of:
  • Primary and secondary alcohols to corresponding carbonyl compounds in an aqueous medium.
  • Thiols to disulfides.
It can also be used as an initiator to initiate copolymerization of acrylonitrile and itaconic acid.
Catalyst for acrylamide gel polymerization.

General description

Ammonium persulfateis a readily available oxidizing agent for various chemicaltransformations, and it is also usedas a bleaching agent in the chemical industry.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Ox. Sol. 3 - Resp. Sens. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

5.1B - Oxidizing hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Tetrahedron Letters, 38(31), 5427-5428 (1997)
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