CH8N2O3
96.09 g/mol
Food AdditiveWarning
AMMONIUM CARBONATE
CAS506-87-6EC208-058-0
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Inorganic Salt
Primary Use
baking powder and smelling salts
Ammonium carbonate is a chemical compound that serves as an ammonium salt of carbonic acid. It is commonly used as a leavening agent in baking and as a key ingredient in smelling salts.
leavening agent in baking powdercomponent of smelling salts
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Safety Reference
Warning
H302Harmful if swallowed
H412Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
diazanium;carbonate
InChIKey
PRKQVKDSMLBJBJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C(=O)([O-])[O-].[NH4+].[NH4+]
Synonyms (28)
- AMMON CARBON
- AMMONIUM CARBONATE
- Ammonia sesquicarbonate
- Ammoniucm Carbonicum
- Ammonium carbonate carbamate
- Ammonium carbonicum
- Ammonium carbonicum 200C
- Ammoniumcarbonat
- Ammoniumcarbonat [German]
- Amonium carbonate
- Carbonate d'ammoniaque
- Carbonic acid, ammonium salt
- Caswell No. 042
- Crystal Ammonia
- Diammonium carbonate
- E 503(i)
- Hartshorn
- Ins no.503(i)
- Ins-503(i)
- Rxhomeo Homeopathic Combo 19
- diazanium;carbonate