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Ammonium carbonate, Puratronic™, 99.999% (metals basis), Thermo Scientific Chemicals
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
| Melting Point | 60° (sublimation) |
| Physical Form | Powder |
| Quantity | 250 g |
| Assay Percent Range | 99.999% (metals basis) |
| Molecular Formula | CH8N2O3 |
| Beilstein | 3627235 |
| Synonym | ammonium carbonate, diammonium carbonate, carbonic acid, diammonium salt, ammonia sesquicarbonate, carbonic acid, ammonium salt, caswell no. 042, ammoniumcarbonat german, unii-pdp691cn28, carbonic acid, ammonium salt 1:2, ammoniumcarbonate |
| Solubility Information | Soluble in water. |
| InChI Key | PRKQVKDSMLBJBJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES | C(=O)([O-])[O-].[NH4+].[NH4+] |
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