Detailed Product Description:

White, deliquescent crystalline powder.  Soluble in water and alcohol.

Ammonium acetate is a chemical compound with the formula CH3COONH4.

It is a white solid, which can be derived from the reaction of ammonia and

acetic acid.  

Grade/Purity:

This is Reagent grade, anhydrous with a minimum purity of 99.0%.

Applications:

As the salt of a weak acid and a weak base, ammonium acetate has a number

of distinctive properties.  Most often used as a buffer in acidic electroplating

baths.  Also as a food additive, dehydrating agent and a laboratory reagent.

It is occasionally employed as a biodegradable de-icing agent.  It is often used

with acetic acid to create a buffer solution, one that can be thermally decomposed

to non-ionic products.

Can be used with distilled water to make a protein precipitating reagent.

Is often used as an aqueous buffer for ESI mass spectrometry of proteins and

other molecules.

Properties:

It is a relatively unusual example of a salt that melts at low temperatures.

CH3COONH4 is hygroscopic.  It decomposes easily at elevated temperatures

into acetamide.  Colorless, odorless crystalline powder.  Soluble in water and ether.

Slightly soluble in alcohol.

Precautions:

May cause irritation to skin, eyes, and respiratory tract.  Combustible.

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