Ammonium Thioglycolate CAS 5421-46-5
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Introduction
Ammonium Thioglycolate is an important functional chemical, mainly used in hairdressing (permanent perm, hair removal) and leather processing. Its core function is to break disulfide bonds in proteins, thereby changing the structure of hair or animal skin. In addition, Ammonium Thioglycolate can also be used as a reducing agent and thiol donor in organic synthesis, and as a PVC stabilizer, etc.
Product Specifications
| Item | Specification |
| Appearance | Colorless transparent liquid |
| Purity | 50%~70% |
| Density (ρ20, g/cm3) | 1.195~1.200 |
| PH | 7.0~7.5 |
Application
Hair treatment: Ammonium thioglycolate is a common active ingredient in permanent perms and hair removal products. Its main function is to change the hair structure by breaking the disulfide bonds (–S–S–) in the hair to achieve smooth, curly or straight hair effects.
Leather depilation: During leather processing, this compound can be used to remove animal hair and improve the surface quality of leather.
Organic synthesis: As a reducing agent and thiol donor, ammonium thioglycolate also has certain application value in some organic synthesis reactions.


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