Registration Dossier
Registration Dossier
Please be aware that this old REACH registration data factsheet is no longer maintained; it remains frozen as of 19th May 2023.
The new ECHA CHEM database has been released by ECHA, and it now contains all REACH registration data. There are more details on the transition of ECHA's published data to ECHA CHEM here.
Use of this information is subject to copyright laws and may require the permission of the owner of the information, as described in the ECHA Legal Notice.
EC number: 211-162-9 | CAS number: 631-61-8
Appearance / physical state / colour
Administrative data
Link to relevant study record(s)
- Endpoint:
- appearance / physical state / colour
- Type of information:
- not specified
- Adequacy of study:
- weight of evidence
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: Peer reviewed: The Merck Index.
- Justification for type of information:
- Peer review handbook.
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- No data provided on the method.
- GLP compliance:
- not specified
- Physical state at 20°C and 1013 hPa:
- solid
- Key result
- Form:
- crystalline
- Colour:
- No data
- Odour:
- other: slight acetous odor.
- Substance type:
- other: Carboxylic acid, salt
- Conclusions:
- Ammonium acetate has a form of a deliquescent crystals or crystaline masses with slight acetous odor.
- Executive summary:
Data from handbook: Ammonium acetate has a form of a deliquescent crystals or crystaline masses with slight acetous odor.
- Endpoint:
- appearance / physical state / colour
- Type of information:
- not specified
- Adequacy of study:
- weight of evidence
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- data from handbook or collection of data
- Justification for type of information:
- Peer review handbook.
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- No data provided on the method.
- GLP compliance:
- not specified
- Physical state at 20°C and 1013 hPa:
- solid
- Key result
- Form:
- crystalline
- Colour:
- No data
- Odour:
- other: No data
- Substance type:
- other: Carboxylic acid, salt
- Conclusions:
- Ammonium acetate has a form of crystals.
- Executive summary:
Data from handbook: Ammonium acetate has a form of crystals.
- Endpoint:
- appearance / physical state / colour
- Type of information:
- not specified
- Adequacy of study:
- weight of evidence
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- data from handbook or collection of data
- Justification for type of information:
- Peer review handbook.
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- No data provided on the method.
- GLP compliance:
- not specified
- Physical state at 20°C and 1013 hPa:
- solid
- Key result
- Form:
- crystalline
- Colour:
- White
- Odour:
- other: No data
- Substance type:
- other: Carboxylic acid, salt
- Conclusions:
- Ammonium acetate has a form of cristalline, white and deliquescent mass.
- Executive summary:
Data from handbook: Ammonium acetate has a form of cristalline, white and deliquescent mass.
- Endpoint:
- appearance / physical state / colour
- Type of information:
- not specified
- Adequacy of study:
- weight of evidence
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- data from handbook or collection of data
- Justification for type of information:
- Peer review handbook.
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- No data provided on the method.
- GLP compliance:
- not specified
- Physical state at 20°C and 1013 hPa:
- solid
- Key result
- Form:
- crystalline
- Colour:
- White.
- Odour:
- other: No data
- Substance type:
- other: Carboxylic acid, salt
- Conclusions:
- Ammonium acetate has a form of white, hygroscopic crystals.
- Executive summary:
Data from handbook: Ammonium acetate has a form of white, hygroscopic crystals.
- Endpoint:
- appearance / physical state / colour
- Type of information:
- not specified
- Adequacy of study:
- weight of evidence
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- data from handbook or collection of data
- Justification for type of information:
- Peer review handbook.
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- No data provided on the method.
- GLP compliance:
- not specified
- Physical state at 20°C and 1013 hPa:
- solid
- Key result
- Form:
- crystalline
- Colour:
- Colorless
- Odour:
- other: No data
- Substance type:
- other: Carboxylic acid, salt
- Conclusions:
- Ammonium acetate forms colorless, hygroscopic needles.
- Executive summary:
Data from handbook: Ammonium acetate forms colorless, hygroscopic needles.
Referenceopen allclose all
Description of key information
Appearance/physical state/colour: Weight of evidence: results from different independent sources leading to the conclusion that Ammonium acetate is a solid, with a form of white, hygroscopic, deliquescent crystals or crystaline masses with slight acetous odor.
Key value for chemical safety assessment
- Physical state at 20°C and 1013 hPa:
- solid
- Form:
- solid: crystalline
- Colour:
- white
Additional information
Weight of evidence: results from different independent peer reviewed sources. It is concluded that Ammonium acetate is a solid, with a form of white, hygroscopic, deliquescent crystals or crystaline masses with slight acetous odor.
Information on Registered Substances comes from registration dossiers which have been assigned a registration number. The assignment of a registration number does however not guarantee that the information in the dossier is correct or that the dossier is compliant with Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (the REACH Regulation). This information has not been reviewed or verified by the Agency or any other authority. The content is subject to change without prior notice.
Reproduction or further distribution of this information may be subject to copyright protection. Use of the information without obtaining the permission from the owner(s) of the respective information might violate the rights of the owner.
