CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Physical Description | Colorless or white odorless solid; [HSDB] White crystalline solid; Soluble in water; [MSDSonline] |
|---|---|
| Color/Form | White powder |
| Odor | Odorless |
| Taste | Strong astringent taste |
| Solubility | Freely soluble in glycerol; practically insoluble in alcohol. |
| Density | 2.45 at 20 °C |
| Stability/Shelf Life | Low melting solids or colorless, volatile liquids. /Alkylaluminum halides/ |
| Other Experimental Properties | Loses 20 molecules of H2O 120 °C /dodecahydrate/ |
| Chemical Classes | Metals -> Metals, Inorganic Compounds |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 237.15 g/mol |
|---|---|
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 1 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 8 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 0 |
| Exact Mass | 236.9193718 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 236.9193718 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 178 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 12 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 62.2 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 4 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
Aluminum ammonium sulfate is a sulfate of aluminum and ammonium. Aluminum is the most abundant metal in the earth's crust and is always found combined with other elements such as oxygen, silicon, and fluorine. (L739, L740)