Ammonium butyrate is a chemical compound with the chemical formula . This is an organic ammonium salt of butyric acid.
Synthesis The compound can be prepared by reacting dry ammonia gas with butyric acid in ether:
Chemical properties It can react with ammonia to form an ammine compound at low temperatures.
Heating ammonium butyrate with phosphorus pentoxide produces butyronitrile .
Uses The compound is used as an emulsifying agent for leather, oils, soaps, and for textile finishing.
Also, it can be used as a mineralizer for growing calcite single crystals.
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