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Ammonium formate

eluent additive for LC-MS, LiChropur^™, ≥99.0%

• Synonym(s): Formic acid ammonium salt
• Linear Formula: HCO₂NH₄
• CAS Number: 540-69-2
• Molecular Weight: 63.06
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 3625095
• EC Number: 208-753-9
• MDL number: MFCD00013103
• UNSPSC Code: 12352107
• eCl@ss: 39021903
• PubChem Substance ID: 329762353
• NACRES: NB.21

Properties

• grade: eluent additive for LC-MS
• Quality Level: 100
• description: anionic
• assay: ≥99.0% (calc. on dry substance, NT); ≥99.0%
• form: crystals
• quality: LiChropur^™
• technique(s): LC/MS: suitable
• impurities: insoluble matter, passes filter test; <2% water
• ign. residue (900°C): <0.1% (as SO₄)
• pH: 5.5-7.5 (25 °C, 1 M in H₂O)
• mp: 119-121 °C (lit.)
• solubility: H₂O: 1 M at 20 °C, clear, colorless
• density: 1.26 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• anion traces: chloride (Cl^-): ≤50 mg/kg; sulfate (SO₄^2-): ≤50 mg/kg
• 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
• λ: 1 M in H₂O
• UV absorption: λ: 260 nm A_max: ≤0.01; λ: 280 nm A_max: ≤0.01
• SMILES string: N.OC=O
• InChI: 1S/CH2O2.H3N/c2-1-3;/h1H,(H,2,3);1H3
• InChI key: VZTDIZULWFCMLS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

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.

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.

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.

Legal Information

LiChropur is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS07
• signalword: Warning
• hcodes: H319
• pcodes: P264 - P280 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P337 + P313
• Hazard Classifications: Eye Irrit. 2
• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves