Hydroxylamine

Hydroxylamine (CAS 7803-49-8), also known as azanol, is an inorganic amine used industrially as a reducing agent, oxime-forming reagent and pH buffer.

Where is Hydroxylamine used?

• Pharmaceutical synthesis: intermediate for oximes, caprolactam and active pharmaceutical ingredients
• Agrochemicals: synthesis of herbicides and fungicides
• Textile and paper processing: reducing agent that strips dyes and controls oxidative degradation during bleaching
• Rubber: stabilizer and vulcanization auxiliary that moderates cure rates in specialty elastomer formulations
• It is commercially available as aqueous solutions or as its stable salt forms.

Good to know: Technical and reagent grades are most commonly stocked; pharmaceutical-grade material meets USP, Ph. Eur. specifications.

Commercial specifications

• Stabilized aqueous solutions, typically 50% concentration
• Solid salt forms: hydroxylamine hydrochloride and hydroxylamine sulfate
• Packaging: drums to IBC totes, depending on grade and concentration