Synonyms:

Oxammonium sulfate; Hydroxylammonium sulfate; Hydroxylamine, sulfate (2:1) (salt); bis(hydroxylamine) sulfate; hydroxylamine neutral sulfate; Hydroxylamine chloride; bis(hydroxylammonium) sulfate.

Uses:

This chemical is used as a reducing agent in photography, as a catalyst, swelling agent and copolymerization inhibitor in polymerization processes, in chemical synthesis, as a textile chemical, as an oxidation inhibitor, in making oximes for paints and varnishes, in rustproofing, in nondiscoloring short- stopper for synthetic rubbers and for unhairing hides. It is also used in biological and biochemical research and as a purification agent for aldehydes and ketones. Converts aldehydes and ketones to oximes, and acid chlorides to hydroxamic acids.