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901230

Ammonium chloride

anhydrous, free-flowing, Redi-Dri™, ACS reagent, ≥99.5%

Synonym(s):

Salmiac

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Linear Formula:
NH4Cl
CAS Number:
12125-02-9
Molecular Weight:
53.49
NACRES:
NA.21
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
4371014
MDL number:
MFCD00011420
Assay:
≥99.5%
Grade:
ACS reagent, anhydrous
Form:
powder or crystals

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SMILES string

N.Cl

InChI

1S/ClH.H3N/h1H;1H3

InChI key

NLXLAEXVIDQMFP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

grade

ACS reagent, anhydrous

agency

suitable for SM 4500 - NH3, suitable for SM 5210

vapor density

1.9 (vs air)

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 160.4 °C)

product line

Redi-Dri™

assay

≥99.5%

form

powder or crystals

impurities

≤0.005% insolubles

ign. residue

≤0.01%

pH

4.5-5.5 (25 °C, 5%)

mp

340 °C (subl.) (lit.)

anion traces

phosphate (PO43-): ≤2 ppm, sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.002%

cation traces

Ca: ≤0.001%, Fe: ≤2 ppm, Mg: ≤5 ppm, heavy metals: ≤5 ppm (by ICP)

Quality Level

100

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General description

Crystals of ammonium chloride (NH4Cl) belong to the cubic crystal system. It can be synthesized by reacting HCl with aqueous ammonia solutions. NH4Cl is formed as a by-product during soda manufactured by Solvay process.

Application

Ammonium chloride (NH4Cl) has been used as one of the components of red blood cell (RBC) lysis buffer for use in various studies. It may be used as a catalyst in the preparation 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2-(1H)-ones.
Inorganic ammonium ions (NH4+) effectively catalyze the aldol condensation of carbonyl compounds. It serves as a source of nitrogen during the preparation of trimethylamine hydrochloride (TMA·HCl).

Legal Information

Redi-Dri is a trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC

pictograms

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GHS07

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Warning

hcodes

H302,H319

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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