Potassium formate - UltraBio™, ≥99%(NT) , CAS No.590-29-4

CAS: 590-29-4 Cat. No.: P755562 Molecular Weight: 84.12 Beilstein Registry Number: 3623272 EC Number: 209-677-9

GRADE & PURITY UltraBio™, ≥99%(NT)

Storage

Room temperature

Shipped In

Normal

Overview

Potassium formate may be used with 1-propanol for the deproteinization and extraction of CoQ(10) and CoQ(10)H(2) from plasma. Potassium formate may be used as a plant photoinhibition prevention agent.

Specifications

Specifications & Purity

UltraBio™, ≥99%(NT)

Storage

Room temperature

Shipped In

Normal

Grade

UltraBio™

Purity

≥99%(NT)

Names and Identifiers

• PH: 7.0-8.5 (25 °C, 1 M in H 2 O)
• Canonical Smiles: C(=O)[O-].[K+]
• IUPAC Name: potassium;formate
• InChIKey: WFIZEGIEIOHZCP-UHFFFAOYSA-M
• INCHI: 1S/CH2O2.K/c2-1-3;/h1H,(H,2,3);/q;+1/p-1
• Isomeric SMILES: C(=O)[O-].[K+]
• WGK Germany: 2
• Molecular Weight: 84.12
• Beilstein: 3623272
• Reaxy-Rn: 3623272
• Reaxys-RN_link_address: https://www.reaxys.com/reaxys/secured/hopinto.do?context=S&query=IDE.XRN=3623272&ln=

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomy Tree

• Kingdom Organic compounds
  • Superclass Organic acids and derivatives
    • Class Carboxylic acids and derivatives
      • Subclass Carboxylic acid derivatives

• Kingdom: Organic compounds
• Superclass: Organic acids and derivatives
• Class: Carboxylic acids and derivatives
• Subclass: Carboxylic acid derivatives
• Intermediate Tree Nodes: Not available
• Direct Parent: Carboxylic acid salts
• Alternative Parents: Monocarboxylic acids and derivatives Carboxylic acids Organic potassium salts Organic oxides Hydrocarbon derivatives Carbonyl compounds
• Molecular Framework: Aliphatic acyclic compounds
• Substituents: Carboxylic acid salt - Organic alkali metal salt - Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives - Carboxylic acid - Organic oxygen compound - Organic oxide - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organic potassium salt - Organic salt - Organooxygen compound - Carbonyl group - Aliphatic acyclic compound
• Description: This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as carboxylic acid salts. These are ionic derivatives of carboxylic acid.
• External Descriptors: potassium salt - one-carbon compound

Data sources

1. Djoumbou Feunang Y, Eisner R, Knox C, Chepelev L, Hastings J, Owen G, Fahy E, Steinbeck C, Subramanian S, Bolton E, Greiner R, and Wishart DS. ClassyFire: Automated Chemical Classification With A Comprehensive, Computable Taxonomy. Journal of Cheminformatics, 2016, 8:61.

DOI: 10.1186/s13321-016-0174-y

Chemical and Physical Properties

• Solubility: H 2 O: 1 M at 20 °C, clear, colorless
• Melt Point(°C): 165-168°C
• Molecular Weight: 84.116 g/mol
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 0
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 2
• Rotatable Bond Count: 0
• Exact Mass: 83.9614 Da
• Monoisotopic Mass: 83.9614 Da
• Topological Polar Surface Area: 40.100 Ų
• Heavy Atom Count: 4
• Formal Charge: 0
• Complexity: 13.500
• Isotope Atom Count: 0
• Defined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
• Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
• Defined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• The total count of all stereochemical bonds: 0
• Covalently-Bonded Unit Count: 2

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