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EC number: 211-162-9 | CAS number: 631-61-8
- Life Cycle description
- Uses advised against
- Endpoint summary
- Appearance / physical state / colour
- Melting point / freezing point
- Boiling point
- Density
- Particle size distribution (Granulometry)
- Vapour pressure
- Partition coefficient
- Water solubility
- Solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility
- Surface tension
- Flash point
- Auto flammability
- Flammability
- Explosiveness
- Oxidising properties
- Oxidation reduction potential
- Stability in organic solvents and identity of relevant degradation products
- Storage stability and reactivity towards container material
- Stability: thermal, sunlight, metals
- pH
- Dissociation constant
- Viscosity
- Additional physico-chemical information
- Additional physico-chemical properties of nanomaterials
- Nanomaterial agglomeration / aggregation
- Nanomaterial crystalline phase
- Nanomaterial crystallite and grain size
- Nanomaterial aspect ratio / shape
- Nanomaterial specific surface area
- Nanomaterial Zeta potential
- Nanomaterial surface chemistry
- Nanomaterial dustiness
- Nanomaterial porosity
- Nanomaterial pour density
- Nanomaterial photocatalytic activity
- Nanomaterial radical formation potential
- Nanomaterial catalytic activity
- Endpoint summary
- Stability
- Biodegradation
- Bioaccumulation
- Transport and distribution
- Environmental data
- Additional information on environmental fate and behaviour
- Ecotoxicological Summary
- Aquatic toxicity
- Endpoint summary
- Short-term toxicity to fish
- Long-term toxicity to fish
- Short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Long-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria
- Toxicity to aquatic plants other than algae
- Toxicity to microorganisms
- Endocrine disrupter testing in aquatic vertebrates – in vivo
- Toxicity to other aquatic organisms
- Sediment toxicity
- Terrestrial toxicity
- Biological effects monitoring
- Biotransformation and kinetics
- Additional ecotoxological information
- Toxicological Summary
- Toxicokinetics, metabolism and distribution
- Acute Toxicity
- Irritation / corrosion
- Sensitisation
- Repeated dose toxicity
- Genetic toxicity
- Carcinogenicity
- Toxicity to reproduction
- Specific investigations
- Exposure related observations in humans
- Toxic effects on livestock and pets
- Additional toxicological data
Solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility
Administrative data
Link to relevant study record(s)
- Endpoint:
- solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility
- 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
- Key result
- Medium:
- other: alcohol
- Solubility:
- other: freely soluble
- Remarks on result:
- other: (Numerical results are not provided)
- Key result
- Medium:
- acetone
- Solubility:
- other: slightly soluble
- Remarks on result:
- other: (Numerical results are not provided)
- Conclusions:
- Ammonium acetate is freely soluble in alcohol and slightly in acetone.
- Executive summary:
Ammonium acetate is freely soluble in alcohol and slightly in acetone.
- Endpoint:
- solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility
- 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
- Key result
- Medium:
- other: alcohol
- Solubility:
- other: soluble
- Remarks on result:
- other: (Numerical results are not provided)
- Conclusions:
- Ammonium acetate is soluble in alcohol.
- Executive summary:
Ammonium acetate is soluble in alcohol.
- Endpoint:
- solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility
- Type of information:
- not specified
- Adequacy of study:
- weight of evidence
- Reliability:
- 4 (not assignable)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- secondary literature
- Justification for type of information:
- Handbook data.
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- No data provided on the method.
- GLP compliance:
- not specified
- Key result
- Medium:
- acetone
- Solubility:
- other: soluble
- Remarks on result:
- other: (Numerical results are not provided)
- Key result
- Medium:
- ethanol
- Solubility:
- other: soluble
- Remarks on result:
- other: (Numerical results are not provided)
- Conclusions:
- Ammonium acetate is soluble in ethanol and acetone.
- Executive summary:
Ammonium acetate is soluble in ethanol and acetone.
- Endpoint:
- solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility
- 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:
- Handbook data.
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- No data provided on the method.
- GLP compliance:
- not specified
- Key result
- Medium:
- methanol
- Solubility:
- 78.9 g/L
- Temp.:
- 15 °C
- Conclusions:
- Ammonium acetate is soluble in methanol; at 15 ºC, solubility is 78.9 g/L.
- Executive summary:
Ammonium acetate is soluble in methanol; at 15 ºC, solubility is 78.9 g/L.
- Endpoint:
- solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility
- 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
- Key result
- Medium:
- methanol
- Solubility:
- 7 900 mg/100 g solvent
- Temp.:
- 15 °C
- Conclusions:
- Ammonium acetate is soluble in methanol; at 15 ºC, solubility is 7.9 g/100 g solvent.
- Executive summary:
Ammonium acetate is soluble in methanol; at 15 ºC, solubility is 7.9 g/100 g solvent.
Referenceopen allclose all
Ammonium acetate is freely soluble in alcohol and slightly in acetone.
Ammonium acetate is soluble in alcohol.
Ammonium acetate is soluble in ethanol and acetone.
Ammonium acetate is soluble in methanol; at 15 ºC, solubility is 78.9 g/L.
Ammonium acetate is soluble in methanol; at 15 ºC, solubility is 7.9 g/100 g solvent.
Description of key information
Solubility in organic solvents/fat solubility: Weight of evidence: Ammonium acetate is soluble in methanol; at 15 ºC, solubility is 7.9 g/100 g solvent. It is also soluble in ethanol and acetone.
Key value for chemical safety assessment
- Solubility in mg/100g standard fat:
- 7 890
- At the temperature of:
- 20 °C
Additional information
Weight of evidence: results from different independent sources such as peer reviewed and not peer reviewed secondary sources. It is concluded that Ammonium acetate is soluble in methanol; at 15 ºC, solubility is 7.89 g/100 g solvent. It is also soluble in ethanol and acetone.
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