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AMMONIUM SACCHARIN

CAS
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EC
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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
sweet
Note tendency
Middle
Descriptors
diffusivevolatileacrid

Ammonium saccharin is an intensely sweet-tasting compound with a faint, sugary-chemical odor when smelled directly. It has very little olfactory presence on a blotter — its use is primarily as a taste modifier rather than a fragrance material.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
2 / 10
Tenacity
2 / 10
Volatility
3 / 10
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chemicals · No. 115

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 58.

tenacity · highpower · strong
diffusivevolatileacrid
MW
18.04
BP
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MP
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Sp.Gr.
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Refractive n
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Rotation
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Appearance

Colorless liquid, miscible with water.

Solubility

Miscible with water.

Odor

Powerful and very diffusive, volatile odor.

Flavor

Acrid taste.

Uses in perfumery

Ammonium hydroxide is probably not used as such in perfumery, but it does occur in small amounts in certain natural raw materials (Musk, etc.).

Uses in flavor

It is also formed when Ammonium chloride is exposed to alkaline conditions (Ammonium chloride is used in licorice flavoring).

Production

Produced synthetically from Hydrogen plus Nitrogen.

Identity
Aliases · 4
Ammonia solutionAmmonia spiritAmmonia waterAmmonium hydroxide
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