CAS 506-87-6 Ammonium carbonate - Materials / Alfa Chemistry

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Ammonium carbonate

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Catalog Number

ACM506876-1

CAS Number

506-87-6

Product Name

Ammonium carbonate

Structure

Category

Electrolytes

Synonyms

crystalammonia;diammoniumcarbonate;hartshorn;HARTSHORN SALT;AMMONIU BICARBONATE

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.

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