Ammonium butyrate

Ammonium butyrate

Names
IUPAC name azanium;butanoate
Other names Ammonium butanoate
Identifiers
CAS Number	14287-04-8  Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	24785
ECHA InfoCard	100.034.718
EC Number	238-207-5
PubChem CID	26607
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID60884742
InChI InChI=1S/C4H8O2.H3N/c1-2-3-4(5)6;/h2-3H2,1H3,(H,5,6);1H3 Key: YNTQKXBRXYIAHM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES C(C(O)=O)CC.N
Properties
Chemical formula	C4H11NO2
Molar mass	105.137 g·mol−1
Appearance	Yellow-white powder
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Ammonium butyrate is a chemical compound with the chemical formula C₃H₇COONH₄. This is an organic ammonium salt of butyric acid. ^[1]

Synthesis

The compound can be prepared by reacting dry ammonia gas with butyric acid in ether: ^[2]

NH₃ + C₃H₇COOH → C₃H₇COONH₄↓

Chemical properties

It can react with ammonia to form an ammine compound C₃H₇COONH₄·xNH₃ at low temperatures. ^[3]

Heating ammonium butyrate with phosphorus pentoxide produces butyronitrile C₃H₇CN. ^[4]

Uses

The compound is used as an emulsifying agent for leather, oils, soaps, and for textile finishing. ^[5]

Also, it can be used as a mineralizer for growing calcite single crystals. ^[6]

References

1. "Ammonium butyrate". chemsrc.com. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
2. McMaster, LeRoy (1 April 1914). "The Preparation and Properties of the Neutral Ammonium Salts of Organic Acids". Journal of the American Chemical Society . 36 (4): 742–747. Bibcode:1914JAChS..36..742M. doi:10.1021/ja02181a013. ISSN   0002-7863 . Retrieved 19 March 2025.
3. Lindenberg, W. (1 May 1966). "Das System Ammoniumbutyrat/Ammoniak". Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B . 21 (5): 396–399. doi: 10.1515/znb-1966-0503 . ISSN   1865-7117 . Retrieved 19 March 2025.
4. Roscoe, Henry Enfield; Schorlemmer, Carl (1881). A Treatise on Chemistry: The chemistry of the hydrocarbons and their derivatives, or, Organic chemistry. Pts. 1-6. Macmillan. p. 596. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
5. Heising, Leonard F. (1954). Review of the Ammonia Industry and Its Application to North Dakota. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines. p. 32. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
6. Yanagisawa, Kazumichi; Kageyama, Kimiaki; Feng, Qi; Matsushita, Isao (1 July 2001). "Improvement of quality of hydrothermally grown calcite single crystals" . Journal of Crystal Growth . 229 (1): 440–444. Bibcode:2001JCrGr.229..440Y. doi:10.1016/S0022-0248(01)01199-X. ISSN   0022-0248 . Retrieved 19 March 2025.