CHEBI:62946 - ammonium sulfate

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ChEBI Name ammonium sulfate
ChEBI ID CHEBI:62946
Definition An inorganic sulfate salt obtained by reaction of sulfuric acid with two equivalents of ammonia. A high-melting (decomposes above 280°C) white solid which is very soluble in water (70.6 g/100 g water at 0°C; 103.8 g/100 g water at 100°C), it is widely used as a fertilizer for alkaline soils.
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Submitter Vincent Fazio
Supplier Information ChemicalBook:CB6131092, ChemicalBook:CB4733056, eMolecules:475842, eMolecules:10480146
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Ammonium sulfate (American English and international scientific usage; ammonium sulphate in British English); (NH4)2SO4, is an inorganic salt with a number of commercial uses. The most common use is as a soil fertilizer. It contains 21% nitrogen and 24% sulfur.
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Formula H8N2O4S
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 132.14000
Monoisotopic Mass 132.02048
InChI InChI=1S/2H3N.H2O4S/c;;1-5(2,3)4/h2*1H3;(H2,1,2,3,4)
InChIKey BFNBIHQBYMNNAN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES [NH4+].[NH4+].[O-]S([O-])(=O)=O
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): NMR chemical shift reference compound
Any compound that produces a peak used as reference frequency in the delta chemical shift scale.
Application(s): NMR chemical shift reference compound
Any compound that produces a peak used as reference frequency in the delta chemical shift scale.
fertilizer
A fertilizer is any substance that is added to soil or water to assist the growth of plants.
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Outgoing ammonium sulfate (CHEBI:62946) has role fertilizer (CHEBI:33287)
ammonium sulfate (CHEBI:62946) has role NMR chemical shift reference compound (CHEBI:228364)
ammonium sulfate (CHEBI:62946) is a ammonium salt (CHEBI:47704)
ammonium sulfate (CHEBI:62946) is a inorganic sulfate salt (CHEBI:24840)
Incoming ammonium sulfate nitrate (CHEBI:140457) has part ammonium sulfate (CHEBI:62946)
ammonium sulfate urea (CHEBI:91240) has part ammonium sulfate (CHEBI:62946)
IUPAC Name
diazanium sulfate
Synonyms Sources
(NH4)2SO4 ChEBI
ammonium sulfate (2:1) ChemIDplus
ammonium sulphate SUBMITTER
diammonium sulfate IUPAC
mascagnite ChemIDplus
sulfuric acid ammonium salt (1:2) ChemIDplus
sulfuric acid, diammonium salt ChemIDplus
sulphate of ammonia ChEBI
Manual Xrefs Databases
36 PPDB
Ammonium_sulfate Wikipedia
D08853 KEGG DRUG
NH42SO4 MetaCyc
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
11343144 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
7783-20-2 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
7783-20-2 CAS Registry Number KEGG DRUG
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Last Modified
06 June 2024