Ammonium Bicarbonate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    1066-33-7

    Molecular formula
    CH5NO3

    SMILES
    C(=O)(O)[O-].[NH4+]

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Odorless 94.48%
    Sour 26.84%
    Sharp 21.22%
    Cheesy 16.22%
    Sweaty 14.29%
    Pungent 13.15%
    Bitter 12.58%
    Milky 12.01%
    Animal 11.87%
    Clean 10.91%

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  • Properties

    pKa est.
    -189062.16 (strong acid)

    Molecular weight
    79.056 g/mol

    Melting point expt.

    • 95 °F (USCG, 1999)
    • 107 °C (decomposes)
    • Decomposes below its melting point, dissociating into ammonia, carbon dioxide and water.

    Flash point est.
    113.53 ˚C

    Solubility expt.

    • Freely soluble in water. Insoluble in ethanol
    • Insoluble in alcohol, acetone ... One gram dissolves in 10 mL glycerol (pharmaceutical grade)
    • Insoluble in ethanol, benzene
    • 24.8 g/100 g water at 25 °C
    • In water: 14% at 10 °C; 17.4% at 20 °C; 21.3% at 30 °C. Decomposed by hot water.
    • Solubility in water, g/100ml at 20 °C: 17.4 (good)

  • Synonyms

    • AMMONIUM BICARBONATE
    • 1066-33-7
    • Ammonium hydrogencarbonate
    • Ammonium hydrogen carbonate
    • Monoammonium carbonate
    • Carbonic acid, monoammonium salt
    • Acid ammonium carbonate
    • Ammonium acid carbonate
    • Ammonium hydrogencarbonat
    • CCRIS 7327
    • HSDB 491
    • azanium;hydrogen carbonate
    • EINECS 213-911-5
    • Ammonium bicarbonate (1:1)
    • UNII-45JP4345C9
    • 45JP4345C9
    • INS NO.503(II)
    • DTXSID5035618
    • INS-503(II)
    • EC 213-911-5
    • Carbonic acid, ammonium salt (1:1)
    • E 503(II)
    • E-503(II)
    • MFCD00012138
    • AMMONIUM BICARBONATE (MART.)
    • AMMONIUM BICARBONATE [MART.]
    • ammoniumbicarbonate
    • AMMONIUM HYDROGEN CARBONATE (EP MONOGRAPH)
    • AMMONIUM HYDROGEN CARBONATE [EP MONOGRAPH]
    • Bicarbonato amonico
    • CH5NO3
    • DTXCID3015618
    • AMMONIUM BICARBONATE [MI]
    • CHEBI:184335
    • AMMONIUM BICARBONATE [FCC]
    • AMMONIUM BICARBONATE [HSDB]
    • AMMONIUM BICARBONATE [WHO-DD]
    • AKOS016008582
    • FA47149
    • USEPA/OPP Pesticide Code: 073401
    • Acid ammonium carbonate, monoammonium salt
    • NS00075641
    • 213-911-5

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 94.16
    methanol 179.3
    isopropanol 56.74
    water 630.93
    ethyl acetate 9.79
    n-propanol 53.13
    acetone 45.08
    n-butanol 34.71
    acetonitrile 14.01
    DMF 411.86
    toluene 2.49
    isobutanol 30.78
    1,4-dioxane 48.87
    methyl acetate 19.24
    THF 95.85
    2-butanone 17.48
    n-pentanol 20.55
    sec-butanol 34.61
    n-hexane 2.31
    ethylene glycol 153.01
    NMP 162.14
    cyclohexane 1.27
    DMSO 276.14
    n-butyl acetate 7.96
    n-octanol 8.99
    chloroform 5.59
    n-propyl acetate 9.18
    acetic acid 69.2
    dichloromethane 8.86
    cyclohexanone 16.91
    propylene glycol 116.6
    isopropyl acetate 6.27
    DMAc 254.35
    2-ethoxyethanol 104.98
    isopentanol 20.46
    n-heptane 1.45
    ethyl formate 36.23
    1,2-dichloroethane 8.65
    n-hexanol 12.43
    2-methoxyethanol 221.38
    isobutyl acetate 4.66
    tetrachloromethane 2.51
    n-pentyl acetate 7.05
    transcutol 48.6
    n-heptanol 10.01
    ethylbenzene 1.62
    MIBK 7.16
    2-propoxyethanol 69.44
    tert-butanol 55.9
    MTBE 17.39
    2-butoxyethanol 39.21
    propionic acid 42.62
    o-xylene 3.39
    formic acid 192.0
    diethyl ether 15.41
    m-xylene 2.53
    p-xylene 2.27
    chlorobenzene 1.52
    dimethyl carbonate 28.04
    n-octane 0.83
    formamide 191.36
    cyclopentanone 35.16
    2-pentanone 12.28
    anisole 7.12
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 20.9
    gamma-butyrolactone 58.52
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 119.12
    pyridine 12.78
    3-pentanone 9.28
    furfural 55.27
    n-dodecane 0.66
    diethylene glycol 98.05
    diisopropyl ether 3.59
    tert-amyl alcohol 38.44
    acetylacetone 13.51
    n-hexadecane 0.67
    acetophenone 6.74
    methyl propionate 20.66
    isopentyl acetate 6.04
    trichloroethylene 6.41
    n-nonanol 8.24
    cyclohexanol 17.31
    benzyl alcohol 12.06
    2-ethylhexanol 5.74
    isooctanol 6.71
    dipropyl ether 10.26
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1.82
    ethyl lactate 19.55
    propylene carbonate 23.94
    n-methylformamide 174.17
    2-pentanol 15.86
    n-pentane 2.28
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 37.15
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 13.71
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 28.54
    mesitylene 2.04
    ε-caprolactone 22.45
    p-cymene 1.75
    epichlorohydrin 42.81
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 3.09
    2-aminoethanol 151.04
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 143.0
    sulfolane 87.76
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 1.14
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 29.97
    n-hexyl acetate 8.12
    isooctane 0.59
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 35.33
    sec-butyl acetate 4.54
    tert-butyl acetate 7.5
    decalin 0.74
    glycerin 221.09
    diglyme 58.33
    acrylic acid 47.92
    isopropyl myristate 3.77
    n-butyric acid 29.93
    acetyl acetate 5.03
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 6.49
    ethyl propionate 10.08
    nitromethane 89.44
    1,2-diethoxyethane 13.69
    benzonitrile 5.01
    trioctyl phosphate 6.16
    1-bromopropane 4.95
    gamma-valerolactone 76.44
    n-decanol 6.54
    triethyl phosphate 7.28
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 7.81
    propionitrile 11.94
    vinylene carbonate 21.9
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 54.05
    DMS 9.03
    cumene 1.68
    2-octanol 6.38
    2-hexanone 8.12
    octyl acetate 5.92
    limonene 2.1
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 118.76
    ethyl orthosilicate 7.42
    tributyl phosphate 6.39
    diacetone alcohol 22.39
    N,N-dimethylaniline 9.5
    acrylonitrile 16.51
    aniline 10.5
    1,3-propanediol 121.77
    bromobenzene 0.93
    dibromomethane 5.31
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 9.18
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 5.57
    tetrabutyl urea 11.26
    diisobutyl methanol 3.87
    2-phenylethanol 8.41
    styrene 1.51
    dioctyl adipate 6.74
    dimethyl sulfate 58.71
    ethyl butyrate 7.05
    methyl lactate 45.42
    butyl lactate 13.62
    diethyl carbonate 6.18
    propanediol butyl ether 35.83
    triethyl orthoformate 8.83
    p-tert-butyltoluene 1.92
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 13.49
    morpholine 79.12
    tert-butylamine 24.64
    n-dodecanol 5.15
    dimethoxymethane 128.84
    ethylene carbonate 19.91
    cyrene 31.21
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 10.76
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 4.71
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 2.36
    4-methylpyridine 13.68
    dibutyl ether 5.53
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 3.87
    DEF 39.33
    dimethyl isosorbide 33.2
    tetrachloroethylene 6.78
    eugenol 20.11
    triacetin 10.42
    span 80 19.76
    1,4-butanediol 61.27
    1,1-dichloroethane 4.87
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 12.28
    methyl formate 124.42
    2-methyl-1-butanol 22.99
    n-decane 1.01
    butyronitrile 11.66
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 5.79
    1-chlorooctane 2.06
    1-chlorotetradecane 1.17
    n-nonane 0.99
    undecane 0.79
    tert-butylcyclohexane 0.82
    cyclooctane 0.77
    cyclopentanol 31.85
    tetrahydropyran 18.91
    tert-amyl methyl ether 15.07
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 44.45
    1-hexene 3.94
    2-isopropoxyethanol 44.45
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 59.65
    methyl butyrate 14.57

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