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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
Beilstein:
4371014
MDL number:
MFCD00011420
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
NACRES:
NA.21

grade

ACS reagent
anhydrous

Quality Level

100

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)

SMILES string

N.Cl

InChI

1S/ClH.H3N/h1H;1H3

InChI key

NLXLAEXVIDQMFP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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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

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Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H302,H319

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Mark E Kusek et al.
Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE, (83)(83), e50823-e50823 (2014-01-17)
Mucosal surfaces serve as protective barriers against pathogenic organisms. Innate immune responses are activated upon sensing pathogen leading to the infiltration of tissues with migrating inflammatory cells, primarily neutrophils. This process has the potential to be destructive to tissues if
Immune Cell Isolation from Mouse Femur Bone Marrow.
Liu X and Quan N.
Bio-protocol, 5(20) (2015)
Selective Synthesis of Trimethylamine by Catalytic N-Methylation of Ammonia and Ammonium Chloride by utilizing Carbon Dioxide and Molecular Hydrogen.
Beydoun K, et al.
ChemCatChem, 8(1), 135-138 (2016)
Barbara Nozière et al.
Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 12(15), 3864-3872 (2010-04-02)
In natural environments such as atmospheric aerosols, organic compounds coexist with inorganic salts but, until recently, were not thought to interact chemically. We have recently shown that inorganic ammonium ions, NH(4)(+), act as catalysts for acetal formation from glyoxal, a
Ammonium chloride-catalyzed one-pot synthesis of 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2-(1H)-ones under solvent-free conditions
Shaabani A, et al
Tetrahedron Letters, 44, 857-859 (2003)

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