CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Physical Description | Ammonium gluconate is a white solid with a weak odor of ammonia. Sinks and mixes with water. (USCG, 1999) |
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| Color/Form | NEEDLES |
| Solubility | IN WATER: 31.6 G/100 ML @ 25 °C; SLIGHTLY SOL IN ALCOHOL; PRACTICALLY INSOL IN MOST ORGANIC SOLVENTS |
| Density | greater than 1 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999) |
| Stability/Shelf Life | TURNS YELLOW ON EXPOSURE TO LIGHT |
| Optical Rotation | SPECIFIC OPTICAL ROTATION: +11.6 DEG IN WATER |
| Other Experimental Properties | SALT DECOMPOSES ON STEAMING WITH FORMATION OF AMMONIA & GLUCONIC ACID |
| Chemical Classes | Nitrogen Compounds -> Ammonium Compounds |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 213.19 g/mol |
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| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 7 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 8 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 5 |
| Exact Mass | 213.08485182 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 213.08485182 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 139 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 14 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 170 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 4 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 2 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
Ammonium gluconate is a white solid with a weak odor of ammonia. Sinks and mixes with water. (USCG, 1999)