Ammonium persulfate
SIGALD/248614 - ACS reagent, ≥98.0%
Synonym: AP; APS; Ammonium peroxodisulfate; Ammonium peroxydisulfate; PER
CAS Number: 7727-54-0
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): H8N2O8S2
Molecular Weight: 228.20
EC Number: 231-786-5
MDL Number: MFCD00003390
Linear Formula: (NH4)2S2O8
Product Type: Chemical
| anion traces | Cl- and ClO4-: ≤0.001% |
| assay | ≥98.0% |
| cation traces | Fe: ≤0.001% |
| heavy metals (as Pb): ≤0.005% | |
| Mn: ≤0.5 ppm | |
| form | chunks or granules |
| powder or crystals | |
| grade | ACS reagent |
| ign. residue | ≤0.05% |
| impurities | ≤0.005% insolubles |
| ≤0.04 meq/g Titr. acid | |
| InChI | 1S/2H3N.H2O8S2/c;;1-9(2,3 |
| InChI key | ROOXNKNUYICQNP-UHFFFAOYSA |
| pH | 1-2 (25 °C, 228 g/L) |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| reaction suitability | reagent type: oxidant |
| SMILES string | N.N.OS(=O)(=O)OOS(O)(=O)= |
| vapor density | 7.9 (vs air) |
| Application: | Ammonium persulfate can be used as an oxidizing reagent for the solvent-free oxidation of: • Primary and secondary alcohols to corresponding carbonyl compounds in an aqueous medium. • Thiols to disulfides. It can also be used as an initiator to initiate copolymerization of acrylonitrile and itaconic acid. |
| Application: | Catalyst for acrylamide gel polymerization. |
| General description: | Ammonium persulfateis a readily available oxidizing agent for various chemicaltransformations, and it is also usedas a bleaching agent in the chemical industry. |
| Packaging: | 100, 500 g in poly bottle |
| Packaging: | 2.5, 4×2.5 kg in poly bottle |
| Packaging: | 5 g in glass bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() ![]() GHS03,GHS07,GHS08 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H272 - H302 - H315 - H317 - H319 - H334 - H335 |
| Precautionary statements | P210 - P280 - P301 + P312 - P302 + P352 - P304 + P340 + P312 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | O,Xn |
| Risk Statements | 8-22-36/37/38-42/43 |
| Safety Statements | 22-24-26-37 |
| RIDADR | UN 1444 5.1 / PGIII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | ≥98.0% |
| UNSPSC | 12352300 |




