Hydroxylamine

"Aminol" redirects here. Not to be confused with hemiaminal.
Hydroxylamine
Stereo, skeletal formula of hydroxylamine with all explicit hydrogens added
Stereo, skeletal formula of hydroxylamine with all explicit hydrogens added
Ball-and-stick model of hydroxylamine
Ball-and-stick model of hydroxylamine
Stereo, skeletal formula of hydroxylamine with all explicit hydrogens added and assorted dimensions
Names
IUPAC name
Azinous acid
Preferred IUPAC name
Hydroxylamine (only preselected[1])
Other names
  • Aminol
  • Azanol
  • Hydroxyammonia
  • Hydroxyamine
  • Hydroxyazane
  • Hydroxylazane
  • Nitrinous acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
3DMet
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.029.327 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 232-259-2
478
KEGG
MeSH Hydroxylamine
RTECS number
  • NC2975000
UNII
  • InChI=1S/H3NO/c1-2/h2H,1H2 checkY
    Key: AVXURJPOCDRRFD-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/H3NO/c1-2/h2H,1H2
    Key: AVXURJPOCDRRFD-UHFFFAOYAD
  • NO
Properties
NH2OH
Molar mass 33.030 g·mol−1
Appearance Vivid white, opaque crystals
Density 1.21 g cm−3 (at 20 °C)[2]
Melting point 33 °C (91 °F; 306 K)
Boiling point 58 °C (136 °F; 331 K) /22 mm Hg (decomposes)
Soluble
log P −0.758
Acidity (pKa) 6.03 ([NH3OH]+)
Basicity (pKb) 7.97
Structure
Tricoordinated at N, dicoordinated at O
Trigonal pyramidal at N, bent at O
0.67553 D
Thermochemistry
46.47 J/(K·mol)
236.18 J/(K·mol)
−39.9 kJ/mol
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS01: ExplosiveGHS05: CorrosiveGHS07: Exclamation markGHS08: Health hazardGHS09: Environmental hazard
Danger
H200, H290, H302, H312, H315, H317, H318, H335, H351, H373, H400
P201, P202, P234, P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P272, P273, P280, P281, P301+P312, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P308+P313, P310, P312, P314, P321, P322, P330, P332+P313, P333+P313, P362, P363, P372, P373, P380, P390, P391, P401, P403+P233, P404, P405, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamondHealth 2: Intense or continued but not chronic exposure could cause temporary incapacitation or possible residual injury. E.g. chloroformFlammability 1: Must be pre-heated before ignition can occur. Flash point over 93 °C (200 °F). E.g. canola oilInstability 3: Capable of detonation or explosive decomposition but requires a strong initiating source, must be heated under confinement before initiation, reacts explosively with water, or will detonate if severely shocked. E.g. hydrogen peroxideSpecial hazards (white): no code
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1
3
Flash point 129 °C (264 °F; 402 K)
265 °C (509 °F; 538 K)
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
408 mg/kg (oral, mouse); 59–70 mg/kg (intraperitoneal mouse, rat); 29 mg/kg (subcutaneous, rat)[3]
Safety data sheet (SDS) ICSC 0661
Related compounds
Related hydroxylammonium salts
Related compounds
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Hydroxylamine (also known as hydroxyammonia) is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula NH2OH. The compound is in a form of a white hygroscopic crystals.[4] Hydroxylamine is almost always provided and used as an aqueous solution. It is consumed almost exclusively to produce Nylon-6. The oxidation of NH3 to hydroxylamine is a step in biological nitrification.[5]

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