Ammonium nitrate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    6484-52-2

    Molecular formula
    H4N2O3

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

    Safety labels

    Oxidizer
    Oxidizer

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Odorless 94.45%
    Sharp 16.06%
    Sour 15.95%
    Bitter 14.19%
    Clean 10.57%
    Animal 10.28%
    Pungent 10.11%
    Milky 10.08%
    Sweaty 10.0%
    Aromatic 8.74%

     

    Flavor
    Odorless 71.75%
    Sour 30.12%
    Vinegar 24.84%
    Formyl 23.0%
    Mousy 22.39%
    Rotten 22.12%
    Bland 22.08%
    Pungent 22.05%
    Soy 20.48%
    Decomposing cabbage 19.65%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Odorless

  • Properties

    pKa est.
    10.68 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    80.044 g/mol

    Melting point expt.

    • 337.8 °F (USCG, 1999)
    • 169.7 °C
    • 170 °C

    Boiling point

    • Decomposes at 200-260 °C

    Flash point

    • 14.98 ˚C est.

    Solubility expt.

    • 213 g/100 g water at 25 °C
    • Slightly soluble in methanol
    • Soluble in alcohol and alkalies
    • 118.3 g/100 cc of H2O at 0 °C, 871 g at 100 °C; 3.8 g/100 cc ethanol at 20 °C; soluble in acetone; 17.1 g/100 cc methanol at 20 °C; soluble in ammonia; insoluble in ether
    • Solubility in water, g/100ml at 20 °C: 200

  • Synonyms

    • AMMONIUM NITRATE
    • 6484-52-2
    • Norway saltpeter
    • Ammonium nitricum
    • Ammonium saltpeter
    • Nitrate of ammonia
    • Nitric acid ammonium salt
    • azanium;nitrate
    • Nitrato amonico
    • Nitrate d'ammonium
    • Nitric acid, ammonium salt
    • Ammonium(I) nitrate (1:1)
    • Nitric acid ammonium salt (1:1)
    • T8YA51M7Y6
    • DTXSID2029668
    • CHEBI:63038
    • Nitram
    • NCGC00091921-01
    • Herco prills
    • German saltpeter
    • Merco Prills
    • Varioform I
    • DTXCID109668
    • Caswell No. 045
    • Nitrato amonico [Spanish]
    • Nitrate d'ammonium [French]
    • CAS-6484-52-2
    • HSDB 475
    • EINECS 229-347-8
    • UN0222
    • UN1942
    • UN2426
    • EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 076101
    • UNII-T8YA51M7Y6
    • Ammonium Nitrate ACS grade
    • EC 229-347-8
    • Ammonium nitrate(V) - IV
    • Ammonium nitrate(V) - III
    • Ammonium nitrate - phase IV
    • AMMONIUM NITRATE [MI]
    • AMMONIUM NITRATE [HSDB]
    • AMMONIUM NITRATE [VANDF]
    • AMMONIUM NITRICUM [HPUS]
    • CHEMBL1500032
    • DVARTQFDIMZBAA-UHFFFAOYSA-O
    • Tox21_111177
    • Tox21_202271
    • Tox21_303522
    • (N H4) (N O3)
    • AKOS025295591
    • Ammonium nitrate 54% in water by weight
    • NCGC00091921-02
    • NCGC00257475-01
    • NCGC00259820-01
    • NS00082532
    • Q182329

  • Applications

    Ammonium nitrate is primarily used as a nitrogen fertilizer in agriculture, supplying a readily available nitrogen source for crop growth. It also serves as a key oxidizer in blasting agents for mining, quarrying, and construction, including formulations such as ANFO and emulsions. In consumer and industrial contexts, it is used in instant cold packs as an endothermic cooling agent. In specialized, regulated formulations, it may function as an oxidizer in certain solid propellant systems and other energetic formulations.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 78.83
    methanol 170.09
    isopropanol 42.78
    water 92.53
    ethyl acetate 6.03
    n-propanol 51.16
    acetone 12.42
    n-butanol 34.65
    acetonitrile 11.88
    DMF 93.55
    toluene 0.99
    isobutanol 29.79
    1,4-dioxane 18.74
    methyl acetate 10.0
    THF 33.44
    2-butanone 8.76
    n-pentanol 16.87
    sec-butanol 31.92
    n-hexane 1.43
    ethylene glycol 114.83
    NMP 74.47
    cyclohexane 1.06
    DMSO 67.67
    n-butyl acetate 5.8
    n-octanol 7.19
    chloroform 13.47
    n-propyl acetate 3.27
    acetic acid 118.6
    dichloromethane 10.42
    cyclohexanone 13.58
    propylene glycol 98.01
    isopropyl acetate 2.88
    DMAc 53.16
    2-ethoxyethanol 29.41
    isopentanol 17.44
    n-heptane 1.25
    ethyl formate 16.65
    1,2-dichloroethane 5.63
    n-hexanol 17.76
    2-methoxyethanol 84.03
    isobutyl acetate 2.03
    tetrachloromethane 4.51
    n-pentyl acetate 4.9
    transcutol 21.53
    n-heptanol 10.78
    ethylbenzene 0.68
    MIBK 2.57
    2-propoxyethanol 32.06
    tert-butanol 31.62
    MTBE 6.94
    2-butoxyethanol 22.0
    propionic acid 61.45
    o-xylene 1.26
    formic acid 175.99
    diethyl ether 5.55
    m-xylene 0.98
    p-xylene 1.08
    chlorobenzene 2.56
    dimethyl carbonate 5.07
    n-octane 0.53
    formamide 102.28
    cyclopentanone 25.22
    2-pentanone 5.54
    anisole 2.17
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 8.8
    gamma-butyrolactone 43.23
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 42.71
    pyridine 11.29
    3-pentanone 4.35
    furfural 35.16
    n-dodecane 0.35
    diethylene glycol 39.58
    diisopropyl ether 1.19
    tert-amyl alcohol 26.93
    acetylacetone 4.43
    n-hexadecane 0.36
    acetophenone 2.94
    methyl propionate 8.93
    isopentyl acetate 4.82
    trichloroethylene 9.43
    n-nonanol 5.94
    cyclohexanol 17.97
    benzyl alcohol 6.05
    2-ethylhexanol 6.52
    isooctanol 6.75
    dipropyl ether 4.13
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 2.73
    ethyl lactate 7.2
    propylene carbonate 19.55
    n-methylformamide 71.49
    2-pentanol 14.57
    n-pentane 1.57
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 19.73
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 6.16
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 10.61
    mesitylene 0.72
    ε-caprolactone 15.65
    p-cymene 1.25
    epichlorohydrin 18.73
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 3.9
    2-aminoethanol 123.64
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 44.22
    sulfolane 56.74
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 0.93
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 17.24
    n-hexyl acetate 6.19
    isooctane 0.45
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 15.79
    sec-butyl acetate 1.8
    tert-butyl acetate 2.88
    decalin 0.5
    glycerin 121.02
    diglyme 20.14
    acrylic acid 68.39
    isopropyl myristate 2.02
    n-butyric acid 42.88
    acetyl acetate 3.68
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 4.82
    ethyl propionate 3.29
    nitromethane 53.99
    1,2-diethoxyethane 4.35
    benzonitrile 5.07
    trioctyl phosphate 4.2
    1-bromopropane 4.09
    gamma-valerolactone 34.97
    n-decanol 4.29
    triethyl phosphate 3.36
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 5.53
    propionitrile 11.05
    vinylene carbonate 17.68
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 42.0
    DMS 4.89
    cumene 0.77
    2-octanol 5.85
    2-hexanone 3.21
    octyl acetate 3.66
    limonene 1.94
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 21.18
    ethyl orthosilicate 3.25
    tributyl phosphate 4.04
    diacetone alcohol 9.09
    N,N-dimethylaniline 2.63
    acrylonitrile 16.85
    aniline 7.53
    1,3-propanediol 86.53
    bromobenzene 1.54
    dibromomethane 6.44
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 10.67
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 3.5
    tetrabutyl urea 5.54
    diisobutyl methanol 2.81
    2-phenylethanol 6.71
    styrene 0.8
    dioctyl adipate 3.49
    dimethyl sulfate 11.41
    ethyl butyrate 3.59
    methyl lactate 18.5
    butyl lactate 9.22
    diethyl carbonate 2.92
    propanediol butyl ether 22.04
    triethyl orthoformate 3.89
    p-tert-butyltoluene 1.33
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 6.58
    morpholine 33.31
    tert-butylamine 15.74
    n-dodecanol 3.15
    dimethoxymethane 19.32
    ethylene carbonate 13.8
    cyrene 12.29
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 5.41
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 3.8
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 3.85
    4-methylpyridine 8.29
    dibutyl ether 2.65
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 2.81
    DEF 15.02
    dimethyl isosorbide 12.39
    tetrachloroethylene 10.11
    eugenol 9.51
    triacetin 5.1
    span 80 14.73
    1,4-butanediol 34.82
    1,1-dichloroethane 4.95
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 9.6
    methyl formate 37.85
    2-methyl-1-butanol 21.59
    n-decane 0.55
    butyronitrile 11.26
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 4.62
    1-chlorooctane 1.68
    1-chlorotetradecane 0.74
    n-nonane 0.56
    undecane 0.42
    tert-butylcyclohexane 0.58
    cyclooctane 0.42
    cyclopentanol 35.52
    tetrahydropyran 12.35
    tert-amyl methyl ether 6.35
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 14.56
    1-hexene 2.82
    2-isopropoxyethanol 12.87
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 47.79
    methyl butyrate 5.7

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IFRA standard 51

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