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Ammonium chloride

EMPROVE^® ESSENTIAL, Ph. Eur., BP, USP

• Synonym(s): Ammonium chloride, Sal ammoniac
• Linear Formula: NH₄Cl
• CAS Number: 12125-02-9
• Molecular Weight: 53.49
• MDL number: MFCD00011420
• UNSPSC Code: 12352301
• EC Index Number: 235-186-4

Properties

• Quality Segment: 500
• agency: BP, Ph. Eur., USP
• vapor pressure: 1.3 hPa ( 30 °C)
• product line: EMPROVE^® ESSENTIAL
• form: solid
• autoignition temp.: >400 °C
• potency: 1410 mg/kg LD₅₀, oral (Rat)
• pH: 4.7 (25 °C, 200 g/L in H₂O, External MSDS)
• mp: 338 °C (sublimed; External MSDS)
• solubility: 372 g/L (External MSDS)
• density: 1.53 g/cm³ at 25 °C
• application(s): liquid formulation; pharmaceutical; solid formulation
• storage temp.: 15-25°C
• SMILES string: Cl[NH4]
• InChI: 1S/ClH.H3N/h1H;1H3
• InChI key: NLXLAEXVIDQMFP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Finding the right excipient that matches your needs as well as regulatory demands can be a complicated challenge in formulation. With our application know-how and regulatory expertise, we support you in every step of development, scale-up, and production.
As part of our Emprove^® Program, our raw materials are offered with extensive documentation facilitating compliance of your pharma and biopharma product, full supply chain transparency and risk mitigation. Our SAFC^® portfolio of high-quality products for biopharmaceutical and pharmaceutical formulation and production withstands strict quality control procedures and is produced according to applicable cGMP guidelines.

Application

Aluminium chloride is typically used as buffer and pH modifier, or finds application as mineral salt. It can also be used as an acidifying agent that has expectorant and diuretic effects.

Legal Information

Emprove is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

SAFC is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS07
• signalword: Warning
• hcodes: H302,H319
• pcodes: P264 - P280 - P301 + P312 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P337 + P313 - P501
• 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