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221228

Ammonium hydroxide solution

ACS reagent, 28.0-30.0% NH3 basis

Synonym(s):

Ammonia aqueous, Ammonia water

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Linear Formula:
NH4OH
CAS Number:
1336-21-6
Molecular Weight:
35.05
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
329752250
eCl@ss:
38060103
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
MDL number:
MFCD00066650
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3587154

Product Name

Ammonium hydroxide solution, ACS reagent, 28.0-30.0% NH3 basis

form

liquid

InChI

1S/H3N.H2O/h1H3;1H2

SMILES string

[NH4+].[OH-]

InChI key

VHUUQVKOLVNVRT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

grade

ACS reagent

autoignition temp.

1204 °F

expl. lim.

27 %

concentration

28.0-30.0% NH3

impurities

MnO4- reducers, passes test
≤0.002% CO2

ign. residue

≤0.002%

pH

11.7 (20 °C)

Quality Level

200

solubility

water: soluble

density

0.9 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤0.5 ppm
nitrate (NO3-): ≤2 ppm
phosphate (PO43-): ≤2 ppm
sulfate (SO42-): ≤2 ppm

cation traces

Fe: ≤0.2 ppm
heavy metals: ≤0.5 ppm (by ICP)

storage temp.

2-8°C

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Application

Ammonium hydroxide solution may be used:
  • As a medium to prepare magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles via a modified controlled chemical coprecipitation method.
  • As a solvent and reagent to prepare 4-aryl and 4-alkyl-2,6-dimethyl-1,4-dihydro-3,5-pyridinedicarboxylates via Hantzsch synthesis in a microwave cavity synthesizer.

General description

Ammonium hydroxide is a weak base mainly used as a source to prepare other ammonium compounds like urea, ammonium carbonate and ammonium sulfate etc.

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ACS specifications same for product 320145

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

8B - Non-combustible corrosive hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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