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Ammonium hydrogen difluoride

CAS 1341-49-7

Also registered as 12 other CAS numbers

7790-15-0 · 14055-61-9 · 16941-26-7 · 19121-60-9 · 52697-21-9 · 96740-33-9 · 120144-37-8 · 127026-25-9 · 135446-53-6 · 159431-44-4 · 1257076-06-4 · 1628788-89-5

Ammonium hydrogen difluoride chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Ammonium hydrogen difluoride in plain language

What it is

Also known as Ammonium bifluoride · Ammonium fluoride--hydrogen fluoride (1/1/1) · azanium;fluoride;hydrofluoride · Acid ammonium fluoride · Ammonium acid fluoride · Ammonium difluoride

Show all 18 names

Ammonium fluoride ((NH4)(HF2)) · Ammonium fluoride comp. with hydrogen fluoride (1:1) · Ammonium fluoride compd. with hydrogen fluoride (1:1) · Ammonium fluoride hydrofluoride · Ammonium hydrofluoride · Ammonium hydrogen bifluoride · Ammonium hydrogendifluoride · Flammon · Fluorure acide d'ammonium · ammonium bifluoride (sara iii) · ammonium bifluoride (cercla) · ammonium hydrogen fluoride

What it does

Used in consumer products as a pH adjuster.

  • pH adjuster
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Ammonium hydrogen difluoride appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Cleaning
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 106 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Laboratory supplies, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including pH regulating agent.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 106 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Laboratory supplies, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including pH regulating agent.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Ammonium hydrogen difluoride. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • JECFA

    Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

    No JECFA evaluation on file.

  • EFSA

    European Food Safety Authority

    No EFSA opinion on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Ammonium hydrogen difluoride yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 4 December 2007

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →
  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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Reference links (1)
Openfda substance

en.wikipedia.org

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Ammonium hydrogen difluoride in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

106

Named organisations

6

Construction and building materialsLaboratory suppliesRaw materialsBatteriesFood and drugCleaning products and household care

Typical roles

pH adjuster
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