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Home/Compounds/Agrochemical/Ammonium nitrate
H4N2O3
80.044 g/mol
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AMMONIUM NITRATE

CAS6484-52-2EC229-347-8
Category
Agrochemical
Compound Class
Inorganic Salt
Primary Use
Fertilizer and explosive manufacturing

Ammonium nitrate is an inorganic salt widely used as a high-nitrogen fertilizer and as an oxidizing agent in explosive formulations. It is produced in large quantities for agricultural and industrial applications.

fertilizer manufacturingexplosive manufacturing

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Relevant lists:EU Explosives Precursors (Regulation 2019/1148)EU REACH Restriction List

CAS 6484-52-2

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Safety Reference

Oxidizing
Oxidizing
Harmful
Harmful
Health Hazard
Health Hazard
Danger
H272May intensify fire; oxidizer
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
H372Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
H370Causes damage to organs
H320Causes eye irritation
H371May cause damage to organs
H303May be harmful if swallowed
H315Causes skin irritation
Regulatory Compliance3
  • EU Explosives Precursors (Regulation 2019/1148)EURegulation
    Restricted· listed since 2021-02-01Source
  • EU REACH Restriction ListEURegulation
    RestrictedSource
  • CN Catalogue of Hazardous ChemicalsCNRegulation
    Listed· listed since 2015-05-01Source

Customs Tariff Classification

The international HS code for AMMONIUM NITRATE (CAS 6484-52-2) is 3602.00.

HS code (international, 6-digit)

3602.00

EU CN code (8-digit)

3602 00 00

Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.

Identifiers
IUPAC Name

azanium nitrate

InChIKey

DVARTQFDIMZBAA-UHFFFAOYSA-O

SMILES

[NH4+].[N+](=O)([O-])[O-]

Synonyms (24)
  • (N H4) (N O3)
  • AMMONIUM NITRATE
  • Ammonium hydrogendinitrate
  • Ammonium nitrate - phase IV
  • Ammonium nitrate(V) - III
  • Ammonium nitrate(V) - IV
  • Ammonium nitricum
  • Ammonium saltpeter
  • Caswell No. 045
  • German saltpeter
  • Herco prills
  • Merco Prills
  • Nitram
  • Nitrate d'ammonium
  • Nitrate d'ammonium [French]
  • Nitrate of ammonia
  • Nitrato amonico
  • Nitrato amonico [Spanish]
  • Nitric acid ammonium salt
  • Norway saltpeter
  • Varioform I
  • azanium;nitrate