Ammonium formate
SIAL/70221 - eluent additive for LC-MS, LiChropur™, ≥99.0%
Synonym: Formic acid ammonium salt
CAS Number: 540-69-2
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): CH5NO2
Molecular Weight: 63.06
EC Number: 208-753-9
MDL Number: MFCD00013103
Linear Formula: HCO2NH4
Product Type: Chemical
| λ | 1 M in H2O |
| anion traces | chloride (Cl-): ≤50 mg/kg |
| sulfate (SO42-): ≤50 mg/kg | |
| assay | ≥99.0% |
| ≥99.0% (calc. on dry substance, NT) | |
| cation traces | Al: ≤1 mg/kg |
| As: ≤0.1 mg/kg | |
| Ba: ≤1 mg/kg | |
| Bi: ≤1 mg/kg | |
| Ca: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Cd: ≤1 mg/kg | |
| Co: ≤1 mg/kg | |
| Cr: ≤1 mg/kg | |
| Cu: ≤1 mg/kg | |
| Fe: ≤1 mg/kg | |
| K: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Li: ≤1 mg/kg | |
| Mg: ≤1 mg/kg | |
| Mn: ≤1 mg/kg | |
| Mo: ≤1 mg/kg | |
| Na: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Ni: ≤1 mg/kg | |
| Pb: ≤1 mg/kg | |
| Sr: ≤1 mg/kg | |
| Zn: ≤1 mg/kg | |
| density | 1.26 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| description | anionic |
| form | crystals |
| ign. residue (900°C) | <0.1% (as SO4) |
| impurities | insoluble matter, passes filter test |
| <2% water | |
| InChI | 1S/CH2O2.H3N/c2-1-3;/h1H, |
| InChI key | VZTDIZULWFCMLS-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 119-121 °C (lit.) |
| pH | 5.5-7.5 (25 °C, 1 M in H2O) |
| product line | LiChropur™ |
| quality | LiChropur™ |
| Quality Level | 100  |
| SMILES string | N.OC=O |
| solubility | H2O: 1 M at 20 °C, clear, colorless |
| technique(s) | LC/MS: suitable |
| UV absorption | λ: 260 nm Amax: ≤0.01 |
| λ: 280 nm Amax: ≤0.01 |
| Application: | Ammonium formate has been used as buffer solution during LC-MS/MS analysis for screening of drugs and exogenous compounds. It may be used as a catalytic hydrogen transfer agent in reduction of aliphatic and aromatic nitro compounds. Ammonium formate has been used in the separation of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and of oligosaccharide mixtures using capillary electrochromatography. It is also used in the analysis of phosphatidylserines, triacylglycerols and triacylglycerol oxidation products, and oligogalacturonic acids using HPLC and HPLC-MS methods. |
| Application: | Ammonium formate has been used as buffer solution during LC-MS/MS analysis for screening of drugs and exogenous compounds. It may be used as a catalytic hydrogen transfer agent in reduction of aliphatic and aromatic nitro compounds. |
| General description: | Ammonium formate is the ammonium salt of formic acid. It is readily available, is stable and nontoxic in nature. It can be used in conjugation with Palladium on carbon (Pd-C) or Raney-Nickel catalysts. |
| Legal Information: | LiChropur is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany |
| Symbol |  GHS07 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H319 |
| Precautionary statements | P264 - P280 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P337 + P313 |
| Hazard Codes | Xi |
| Risk Statements | 36/37/38 |
| Safety Statements | 26-36 |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | ≥99.0% (calc. on dry substance, NT); ≥99.0% |
| mp | 119-121 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 1.26 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352107 |