Ammonium carbonates

Relevant Data

Food Additives Approved by WHO:

AMMONIUM CARBONATE [show]

General Information

Chemical name	Ammonium carbonates
E No.	E 503
INS.	503
CAS number	10361-29-2
Group	No
Component of the group	Group I, Additives (Group I) Carbonates (E 500 - 504)

From webgate.ec.europa.eu

Authorisation of the use of this additive in Food Additives

The additive is authorised to be used in the following category(ies):

category(ies)	Individual restriction(s)/exception(s)	footnote
Processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children as defined by Directive 2006/125/EC (13.1.3)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)	quantum satis , only as rising agent
Other foods for young children (13.1.4)(legislation:1129/2011, applicable as from 01/06/2013)	quantum satis

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Computed Descriptors

2D Structure
CID	517111
IUPAC Name	diazanium;carbonate
InChI	InChI=1S/CH2O3.2H3N/c2-1(3)4;;/h(H2,2,3,4);2*1H3
InChI Key	PRKQVKDSMLBJBJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Canonical SMILES	C(=O)([O-])[O-].[NH4+].[NH4+]
Molecular Formula	CH6N2O2, CH8N2O3and CH5NO3
Wikipedia	diammonium carbonate

From Pubchem

Computed Properties

Property Name	Property Value
Molecular Weight	96.086
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count	2
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count	3
Rotatable Bond Count	0
Complexity	18.8
CACTVS Substructure Key Fingerprint	A A A D c c A D M A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A g A Q A A A A A A A A A A A A C A A A A A A I A A A A C A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A = =
Topological Polar Surface Area	65.2
Monoisotopic Mass	96.053
Exact Mass	96.053
Compound Is Canonicalized	True
Formal Charge	0
Heavy Atom Count	6
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count	0
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count	0
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count	0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count	0
Isotope Atom Count	0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count	3

From Pubchem

Taxonomic Classification

Kingdom	Organic compounds
Superclass	Organic acids and derivatives
Class	Organic carbonic acids and derivatives
Subclass	Organic carbonic acids
Intermediate Tree Nodes	Not available
Direct Parent	Organic carbonic acids
Alternative Parents	Hydrocarbon derivatives Organic oxides Carbonyl compounds Organic nitrogen compounds
Molecular Framework	Aliphatic acyclic compounds
Substituents	Carbonic acid - Organic nitrogen compound - Organic oxygen compound - Organic oxide - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organooxygen compound - Carbonyl group - Aliphatic acyclic compound
Description	This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as organic carbonic acids. These are compounds comprising the carbonic acid functional group.

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