Ammonium Hydroxide
Ammonium Hydroxide (Certified ACS Plus), Fisher Chemical
CAS: 1336-21-6 Molecular Formula: H5NO Molecular Weight (g/mol): 35.046 MDL Number: MFCD00011418 InChI Key: VHUUQVKOLVNVRT-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: ammonia aqueous PubChem CID: 14923 ChEBI: CHEBI:18219 IUPAC Name: azanium;hydroxide SMILES: [NH4+].[OH-]
Ammonium Hydroxide (TraceMetal™ Grade), Fisher Chemical
CAS: 1336-21-6 Molecular Formula: H5NO Molecular Weight (g/mol): 35.046 MDL Number: MFCD00066650 InChI Key: VHUUQVKOLVNVRT-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: ammonia aqueous PubChem CID: 14923 ChEBI: CHEBI:18219 IUPAC Name: azanium;hydroxide SMILES: [NH4+].[OH-]
Ammonium Hydroxide, 6.00N, Ricca Chemical
CAS: 1336-21-6 Molecular Formula: H5NO Molecular Weight (g/mol): 35.046 InChI Key: VHUUQVKOLVNVRT-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: ammonia aqueous PubChem CID: 14923 ChEBI: CHEBI:18219 IUPAC Name: azanium;hydroxide SMILES: [NH4+].[OH-]
Ammonium Hydroxide (26° Bé/NF/FCC), Fisher Chemical
CAS: 7664-41-7 Molecular Formula: H3N Molecular Weight (g/mol): 17.031 MDL Number: MFCD00066650 InChI Key: QGZKDVFQNNGYKY-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: am-fol PubChem CID: 222 ChEBI: CHEBI:16134 IUPAC Name: azane SMILES: N
Ammonium Hydroxide ACS, MilliporeSigma™
CAS: 1336-21-6 Molecular Formula: H5NO Molecular Weight (g/mol): 35.046 InChI Key: VHUUQVKOLVNVRT-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: ammonia aqueous PubChem CID: 14923 ChEBI: CHEBI:18219 IUPAC Name: azanium;hydroxide SMILES: [NH4+].[OH-]
Ammonium hydroxide, Acros Organics™
CAS: 1336-21-6 Molecular Formula: H5NO Molecular Weight (g/mol): 35.046 InChI Key: VHUUQVKOLVNVRT-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: ammonia aqueous PubChem CID: 14923 ChEBI: CHEBI:18219 IUPAC Name: azanium;hydroxide SMILES: [NH4+].[OH-]
Honeywell Fluka™ Ammonium hydroxide solution, Eluent additive for LC-MS, ≥25% in H2O, Honeywell Fluka™
CAS: 1336-21-6 Molecular Formula: H5NO Molecular Weight (g/mol): 35.046 MDL Number: MFCD00066650 InChI Key: VHUUQVKOLVNVRT-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: ammonia aqueous PubChem CID: 14923 ChEBI: CHEBI:18219 IUPAC Name: azanium;hydroxide SMILES: [NH4+].[OH-]
Ammonium hydroxide, ACS reagent, 28-30% solution in water, ACROS Organics™
CAS: 1336-21-6 Molecular Formula: H5NO Molecular Weight (g/mol): 35.046 MDL Number: MFCD00066650 InChI Key: VHUUQVKOLVNVRT-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: ammonia aqueous PubChem CID: 14923 ChEBI: CHEBI:18219 IUPAC Name: azanium;hydroxide SMILES: [NH4+].[OH-]
Ammonium hydroxide, Acros Organics™
CAS: 1336-21-6 Molecular Formula: H5NO Molecular Weight (g/mol): 35.046 InChI Key: VHUUQVKOLVNVRT-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: ammonia aqueous PubChem CID: 14923 ChEBI: CHEBI:18219 IUPAC Name: azanium;hydroxide SMILES: [NH4+].[OH-]
Ammonium Hydroxide, 50% (v/v) Aqueous Solution, Ricca Chemical
CAS: 1336-21-6 Molecular Formula: H5NO Molecular Weight (g/mol): 35.046 InChI Key: VHUUQVKOLVNVRT-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: ammonia aqueous PubChem CID: 14923 ChEBI: CHEBI:18219 IUPAC Name: azanium;hydroxide SMILES: [NH4+].[OH-]
Ammonium Hydroxide , Macron Fine Chemicals™
CAS: 1336-21-6 Molecular Formula: H5NO Molecular Weight (g/mol): 35.046 InChI Key: VHUUQVKOLVNVRT-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: ammonia aqueous PubChem CID: 14923 ChEBI: CHEBI:18219 IUPAC Name: azanium;hydroxide SMILES: [NH4+].[OH-]
Honeywell Fluka™ Ammonium Hydroxide Solution, ACS Reagent, 28.0 to 30.0% NH3 basis, Honeywell Fluka™
CAS: 1336-21-6 Molecular Formula: H5NO Molecular Weight (g/mol): 35.046 MDL Number: MFCD00066650 InChI Key: VHUUQVKOLVNVRT-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: ammonia aqueous PubChem CID: 14923 ChEBI: CHEBI:18219 IUPAC Name: azanium;hydroxide SMILES: [NH4+].[OH-]
Ammonium hydroxide, for analysis, 28-30 wt% solution of NH3 in water, ACROS Organics™
CAS: 1336-21-6 Molecular Formula: H5NO Molecular Weight (g/mol): 35.046 MDL Number: MFCD00066650 InChI Key: VHUUQVKOLVNVRT-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: ammonia aqueous PubChem CID: 14923 ChEBI: CHEBI:18219 IUPAC Name: azanium;hydroxide SMILES: [NH4+].[OH-]
Ammonium Hydroxide (Optima™), Fisher Chemical
CAS: 1336-21-6 Molecular Formula: H5NO Molecular Weight (g/mol): 35.046 MDL Number: MFCD00066650 InChI Key: VHUUQVKOLVNVRT-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: ammonia aqueous PubChem CID: 14923 ChEBI: CHEBI:18219 IUPAC Name: azanium;hydroxide SMILES: [NH4+].[OH-]
Honeywell Fluka™ Ammonium Hydroxide Solution, puriss. p.a. plus, Honeywell Fluka™
CAS: 1336-21-6 Molecular Formula: H5NO Molecular Weight (g/mol): 35.046 MDL Number: MFCD00066650 InChI Key: VHUUQVKOLVNVRT-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: ammonia aqueous PubChem CID: 14923 ChEBI: CHEBI:18219 IUPAC Name: azanium;hydroxide SMILES: [NH4+].[OH-]
Ammonium Hydroxide, ACS, 28.0-30.0%NH™, Alfa Aesar
CAS: 1336-21-6 Molecular Formula: H5NO Molecular Weight (g/mol): 35.046 MDL Number: MFCD00066650 InChI Key: VHUUQVKOLVNVRT-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: ammonia aqueous PubChem CID: 14923 ChEBI: CHEBI:18219 IUPAC Name: azanium;hydroxide SMILES: [NH4+].[OH-]
Ammonia (ca. 4% in Isopropyl Alcohol, ca. 2.0mol/L), TCI America™
CAS: 7664-41-7 Molecular Formula: H3N Molecular Weight (g/mol): 17.031 MDL Number: MFCD00011418 InChI Key: QGZKDVFQNNGYKY-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: am-fol PubChem CID: 222 ChEBI: CHEBI:16134 IUPAC Name: azane SMILES: N
Ammonium hydroxide, extra pure, 25% solution in water, ACROS Organics™
CAS: 1336-21-6 Molecular Formula: H5NO Molecular Weight (g/mol): 35.046 InChI Key: VHUUQVKOLVNVRT-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: ammonia aqueous PubChem CID: 14923 ChEBI: CHEBI:18219 IUPAC Name: azanium;hydroxide SMILES: [NH4+].[OH-]
Ammonium hydroxide, for analysis, 25% free ammonia, solution in water, ACROS Organics™
CAS: 1336-21-6 Molecular Formula: H5NO Molecular Weight (g/mol): 35.046 MDL Number: MFCD00066650 InChI Key: VHUUQVKOLVNVRT-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: ammonia aqueous PubChem CID: 14923 ChEBI: CHEBI:18219 IUPAC Name: azanium;hydroxide SMILES: [NH4+].[OH-]
Ammonium Hydroxide, Certified, 5.0N ±0.1N (5.0M), LabChem™
CAS: 1336-21-6 Molecular Formula: H5NO Molecular Weight (g/mol): 35.046 InChI Key: VHUUQVKOLVNVRT-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: ammonia aqueous PubChem CID: 14923 ChEBI: CHEBI:18219 IUPAC Name: azanium;hydroxide SMILES: [NH4+].[OH-]
Ammonium Hydroxide, 10% (v/v), with HNO3, Ricca Chemical
Chemical Name or Material: Ammonium Hydroxide CAS: 7732-18-5 CAS Min %: 90.0 CAS Max %: 93.0 CAS: 1336-21-6 CAS Min %: 8.08 CAS Max %: 8.41 CAS: 7697-37-2 CAS Min %: 0.13 CAS Max %: 0.14
Ammonium hydroxide, Macron Fine Chemicals™
CAS: 1336-21-6 Molecular Formula: H5NO Molecular Weight (g/mol): 35.046 InChI Key: VHUUQVKOLVNVRT-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: ammonia aqueous PubChem CID: 14923 ChEBI: CHEBI:18219 IUPAC Name: azanium;hydroxide SMILES: [NH4+].[OH-]
Honeywell Fluka™ Ammonium Hydroxide Solution, 5.0M, Honeywell Fluka™
CAS: 1336-21-6 Molecular Formula: H5NO Molecular Weight (g/mol): 35.046 MDL Number: MFCD00066650 InChI Key: VHUUQVKOLVNVRT-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: ammonia aqueous PubChem CID: 14923 ChEBI: CHEBI:18219 IUPAC Name: azanium;hydroxide SMILES: [NH4+].[OH-]
Honeywell Fluka™ Ammonium hydroxide solution, Puriss. p.a., Reag. ISO, Reag. Ph. Eur., ∼25% NH3 basis, Honeywell Fluka™
CAS: 1336-21-6 Molecular Formula: H5NO Molecular Weight (g/mol): 35.046 MDL Number: MFCD00066650 InChI Key: VHUUQVKOLVNVRT-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: ammonia aqueous PubChem CID: 14923 ChEBI: CHEBI:18219 IUPAC Name: azanium;hydroxide SMILES: [NH4+].[OH-]
Ammonia Dilute R1, Ricca Chemical
CAS: 1336-21-6 Molecular Formula: H5NO Molecular Weight (g/mol): 35.046 InChI Key: VHUUQVKOLVNVRT-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: ammonia aqueous PubChem CID: 14923 ChEBI: CHEBI:18219 IUPAC Name: azanium;hydroxide SMILES: [NH4+].[OH-]
Ammonium hydroxide, for analysis, 20% solution in water, ACROS Organics™
CAS: 1336-21-6 Molecular Formula: H5NO Molecular Weight (g/mol): 35.046 MDL Number: MFCD00066508 InChI Key: VHUUQVKOLVNVRT-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: ammonia aqueous PubChem CID: 14923 ChEBI: CHEBI:18219 IUPAC Name: azanium;hydroxide SMILES: [NH4+].[OH-]
Ammonium Hydroxide 20%, Riccal Chemical
CAS: 1336-21-6 Molecular Formula: H5NO Molecular Weight (g/mol): 35.046 InChI Key: VHUUQVKOLVNVRT-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: ammonia aqueous PubChem CID: 14923 ChEBI: CHEBI:18219 IUPAC Name: azanium;hydroxide SMILES: [NH4+].[OH-]

Known as ammonia water, ammonia liquor, aqueous ammonia, or colloquially as ammonia, ammonium hydroxide (NH4OH), CAS 1336-21-6, is a colorless solution of ammonia in water. Available in multiple grades — ACS, HPCL, food, LCMS, USP, analytical, industrial, trace metal — ammonium hydroxide is a volatile, pungent-smelling liquid.
Ammonium hydroxide is used in traditional qualitative inorganic analysis as a complexant and base. It is also often found in solutions used to clean gold, silver, and platinum jewelry. It has numerous industrial applications, from making furniture to food production where it is used as leavening agent or acidity regulator. Ammonium hydroxide is a strong cleaning agent that is quite toxic. However, highly diluted ammonium hydroxide, also known as household ammonia, is a common ingredient in many cleaning agents.
Key applications of ammonium hydroxide are:
- As a cleaning agent for industrial and commercial products
- In the production of detergents, soaps, ceramics, pharmaceuticals, and inks
- In adhesive and sealant chemicals
Ammonium hydroxide is highly toxic when inhaled, ingested, or absorbed through the skin. Direct exposure causes irritation of the eyes and the respiratory system. Workers should wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE). The chemical should be stored in closed containers away from heat.