Ammonium carbonate

• Catalog Number: ACM506876
• Product Name: Ammonium carbonate
• CAS: 506-87-6
• Category: Metal & Ceramic Materials
• Description: Ammonium carbonate is a salt with the chemical formula (NH4)2CO3. Commercial samples labelled ammonium carbonate no longer contain this compound, but a mixture that has similar ammonia content. Since it readily degrades to gaseous ammonia and carbon dioxide upon heating, it is used as a leavening agent and also as smelling salt. It is also known as baker’s ammonia and was a predecessor to the more modern leavening agents baking soda and baking powder. It is a component of what was formerly known as sal volatile and salt of hartshorn.
• Synonyms: crystalammonia;diammoniumcarbonate;hartshorn;HARTSHORN SALT;AMMONIU BICARBONATE
• IUPAC Name: azane; carbonic acid
• Molecular Weight: 96.09
• Molecular Formula: CH8N2O3
• Canonical SMILES: C(=O)([O-])[O-].[NH4+].[NH4+]
• InChI Key: ATRRKUHOCOJYRX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• Boiling Point: 333.6ºC at 760 mmHg
• Melting Point: 58ºC
• Flash Point: 169.8ºC
• Density: 2.7
• Appearance: White powder
• EC Number: 208-058-0
• Exact Mass: 96.05350
• Hazard Codes: Xn
• Hazard Statements: Xn: Harmful
• H-Bond Acceptor: 4
• H-Bond Donor: 3
• HS Code: 2836994000
• LogP: 0.87020
• MDL Number: MFCD00010890
• PSA: 64.1
• RIDADR: UN 9084
• Safety Description: S24/25
• Stability: Stable at room temperature in closed containers under normal storage and handling conditions. May decompose on exposure to air.
• Storage Conditions: Store at RT.
• UN Number: 3077
• Vapor Density: 2.7
• WGK Germany: 1