Ammonium bisulfate
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IUPAC name Ammonium hydrogen sulfate | |||
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.029.332 | ||
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Chemical formula | (NH4)HSO4 | ||
Molar mass | 115.11 g/mol | ||
Appearance | White solid | ||
Density | 1.78 g/cm3 | ||
Melting point | 147 °C (297 °F; 420 K) | ||
Solubility in water | Very soluble | ||
Solubility in other solvents | Soluble in methanol insoluble in acetone | ||
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NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | 3 0 0 | ||
Safety data sheet (SDS) | External MSDS | ||
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Other anions | Ammonium thiosulfate Ammonium sulfite Ammonium sulfate Ammonium persulfate | ||
Other cations | Sodium bisulfate Potassium bisulfate | ||
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Ammonium bisulfate, also known as ammonium hydrogen sulfate, is a white, crystalline solid with the formula (NH4)HSO4. This salt is the product of the half-neutralization of sulfuric acid by ammonia.
Production
It is commonly collected as a byproduct of the "acetone cyanohydrin route" to the commodity chemical methyl methacrylate.[1]
It can also be obtained by hydrolysis of sulfamic acid in aqueous solution, which produces the salt in high purity:
- H3NSO3 + H2O → (NH4)HSO4
It also arises by the thermal decomposition of ammonium sulfate:
- (NH4)2SO4 → (NH4)HSO4 + NH3
Applications
It can be further neutralized with ammonia to form ammonium sulfate, a valuable fertilizer. It can be used as a weaker alternative to sulfuric acid, although sodium bisulfate is much more common.
Natural occurrence
A related compound of the (NH4)3H(SO4)2 formula, occurs as the rare mineral letovicite, known from coal fire environments.[2][3]
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- Aluminon
- Ammonium acetate
- Ammonium adipate
- Ammonium benzoate
- Ammonium bituminosulfonate
- Ammonium carbamate
- Ammonium citrate
- Ammonium diethyl dithiophosphate
- Ammonium ferric citrate
- Ammonium formate
- Ammonium fumarate
- Ammonium glutamate
- Ammonium lactate
- Ammonium lauryl sulfate
- Ammonium malate
- Ammonium nonanoate
- Ammonium oxalate
- Ammonium picrate
- Ammonium perfluorononanoate
- Ammonium propionate
- Ammonium thioglycolate
- Cupferron
- Ferric ammonium oxalate
- Murexide