Ammonium formate CAS NO.540-69-2

 

 

 

Ammonium formate

Product Name:Ammonium formate

Synonyms:AMMONIUM FORMATE SOLUTION;AMMONIUM FORMATE;AMMONIUM FORMIATE;FORMIC ACID, AMMONIUM

CAS:540-69-2

MF:CH5NO2

Melting point:119-121 °C (lit.)

Purity/Quality:98%

Appearance/Colour:White solid

Chemical properties:colourless crystals，highly soluble in water (102 g/100 g at 0°C), solubility rapidly increasing with temperature (i.e., 531 g/100 g at 80°C); soluble in liquid ammonia, alcohol and ether.

Uses:In chemical analysis, especially to ppt base metals from salts of the "noble" metals.

Serve as a way of storing formic acid.

Ammonium formate can also be used in palladium on carbon (Pd / C) reduction of functional groups. In the presence of Pd / C, ammonium formate decomposes to hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and ammonia.

Ammonium formate can be used for reductive amination of aldehydes and ketones (Leuckart reaction)

Ammonium formate can be used as a buffer in high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and is suitable for use with liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS).

Packaging:5kg aluminum foil bag, 25kg cardboard drum packaging

Storage temp:Inert atmosphere,Room Temperature