Ammonium orthomolybdate

Ammonium orthomolybdate
Names
	Other names Diammonium molybdate
Identifiers
CAS Number	13106-76-8;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:91249 ;
ChemSpider	17339732;
ECHA InfoCard	100.032.741
EC Number	236-031-3;
PubChem CID	61578;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID5051654 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/Mo.2H3N.4O/h;21H3;;;;/q;;;;;2-1/p+2 Key: APUPEJJSWDHEBO-UHFFFAOYSA-P;
	SMILES [NH4+].O=[Mo]([O-])([O-])=O.[NH4+];
Properties
Chemical formula	(NH4)2MoO4
Molar mass	196.02 g/mol
Appearance	white solid
Hazards
	Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 (median dose)	1870 mg/kg (rabbit, oral); 2200 mg/kg (guinea pig, oral); 1600 mg/kg (cat, oral)
LDLo (lowest published)	120 mg Mo/kg (rat, oral); 120 mg Mo/kg (guinea pig, oral)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
	Infobox references

Ammonium orthomolybdate is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula (NH₄)₂MoO₄. It is a white solid that is prepared by treating molybdenum trioxide with aqueous ammonia. Upon heating these solutions, ammonia is lost, to give ammonium heptamolybdate ((NH₄)₆Mo₇O₂₄^.4H₂O). Ammonium orthomolybdate is used as a corrosion inhibitor and is an intermediate in some schemes to win molybdenum from its ores.^[2]

Chemical reactions[]

Heating ammonium orthomolybdate solid or treatment with acid gives molybdenum trioxide. Such reactions proceed via ammonium dimolybdate. This equilibrium is exploited in the purification of molybdenum from its ores. Aqueous solutions of ammonium orthomolybdate react with hydrogen sulfide to give ammonium tetrathiomolybdate:

(NH₄)₂MoO₄ + 4 H₂S → (NH₄)₂MoS₄ + 4 H2O

It reacts with arsenic acid upon heating to form a canary yellow precipitate of ammonium α-Keggin molybdoarsenate.

(NH₄)₂MoO₄ + H₃AsO₄ → (NH₄)₃[As(Mo₃O₁₀)₄] + 21NH₄NO₃ + 12H₂O^[3]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Molybdenum (soluble compounds, as Mo)". Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health Concentrations (IDLH). National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
^ Roger F. Sebenik et al. "Molybdenum and Molybdenum Compounds" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology 2005; Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. doi:10.1002/14356007.a16_655
^ Murakami, Masahiko; Hirano, Masaya; Shibahara, Toshiaki; Kubota, Toshio (18 February 2016). "Speciation of Inorganic Arsenic in Groundwater as Molybdoarsenate by On-Site Solid-Phase Extraction and Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometry". Analytical Letters. 49 (13): 2119–2131. doi:10.1080/00032719.2015.1135932. S2CID 100305249.

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[IDLH-1] "Molybdenum (soluble compounds, as Mo)". Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health Concentrations (IDLH). National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).

[ullmann-2] Roger F. Sebenik et al. "Molybdenum and Molybdenum Compounds" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology 2005; Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. doi:10.1002/14356007.a16_655

[3] Murakami, Masahiko; Hirano, Masaya; Shibahara, Toshiaki; Kubota, Toshio (18 February 2016). "Speciation of Inorganic Arsenic in Groundwater as Molybdoarsenate by On-Site Solid-Phase Extraction and Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometry". Analytical Letters. 49 (13): 2119–2131. doi:10.1080/00032719.2015.1135932. S2CID 100305249.

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