Hydroxylamine hydrochloride

Hydroxylamine hydrochloride (CAS 5470-11-1), also known as hydroxylammonium chloride, is a stable, water-soluble salt form of hydroxylamine.

Where is Hydroxylamine hydrochloride used?

• Pharmaceutical synthesis: converts ketones and aldehydes into oximes, a step in producing active pharmaceutical ingredients and intermediates
• Polymer chemistry: antioxidant stabilizer and polymerization inhibitor controlling degradation in nylon and engineering plastics
• Biotechnology: selective protein-cleaving reagent for Asn-Gly bond cleavage in peptide mapping
• Analytical chemistry: metal ion detection and reducing agent in sample preparation
• It also acts as a reducing agent, oxime-forming reagent and chemical intermediate in multi-step synthesis.

Commercial specifications

• Purity typically 98% or higher depending on grade
• Packaging from small laboratory quantities to bulk industrial volumes