Potassium hydroxide - AR, ≥85%, used for Potassium hydroxide acts as the precursor for most of the soft and liquid soaps, and for numerous potassium-containing chemicals. It is widely used in the manufacture of detergents, fertilizer, rayon, paper, dyestu

CAS: 1310-58-3 Cat. No.: P112284 Formula: KOH Molecular Weight: 56.11 EC Number: 215-181-3

GRADE & PURITY AR, ≥85%

Synonyms

Caustic potash | Potash lye

Storage

Room temperature,Argon charged,Desiccated

Shipped In

FedEx DG Service

Specifications

Synonyms

Caustic potash | Potash lye

Specifications & Purity

AR, ≥85%

Application

Potassium hydroxide acts as the precursor for most of the soft and liquid soaps, and for numerous potassium-containing chemicals. It is widely used in the manufacture of detergents, fertilizer, rayon, paper, dyestuffs, various drugs, drug intermediates, f

Storage

Room temperature,Argon charged,Desiccated

Shipped In

FedEx DG Service

Grade

AR

Purity

≥85%

Names and Identifiers

Pubchem Sid

508813985

Pubchem Sid Url

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/substance/508813985

Canonical Smiles

[OH-].[K+]

IUPAC Name

potassium;hydroxide

InChIKey

KWYUFKZDYYNOTN-UHFFFAOYSA-M

INCHI

1S/K.H2O/h;1H2/q+1;/p-1

Isomeric SMILES

[OH-].[K+]

WGK Germany

1

UN Number

UN 1814

Packing Group

II

Molecular Weight

56.11

Reaxy-Rn

11342937

Reaxys-RN_link_address

https://www.reaxys.com/reaxys/secured/hopinto.do?context=S&query=IDE.XRN=11342937&ln=

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomy Tree

• Kingdom Inorganic compounds
  • Superclass Mixed metal/non-metal compounds
    • Class Alkali metal oxoanionic compounds
      • Subclass Alkali metal hydroxides

• Kingdom: Inorganic compounds
• Superclass: Mixed metal/non-metal compounds
• Class: Alkali metal oxoanionic compounds
• Subclass: Alkali metal hydroxides
• Intermediate Tree Nodes: Not available
• Direct Parent: Alkali metal hydroxides
• Alternative Parents: Inorganic salts Inorganic oxides Inorganic hydrides
• Molecular Framework: Not available
• Substituents: Alkali metal hydroxide - Inorganic hydride - Inorganic oxide - Inorganic salt
• Description: This compound belongs to the class of inorganic compounds known as alkali metal hydroxides. These are inorganic compounds in which the largest oxoanion is hydroxide, and in which the heaviest atom not in an oxoanion is an alkali metal.
• External Descriptors: alkali metal hydroxide

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: Freely soluble in water. Soluble in ethanol.
• Sensitivity: Moisture sensitive,air sensitive
• Boil Point(°C): 1324 °C
• Melt Point(°C): 380°C
• Molecular Weight: 56.106 g/mol
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 1
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 1
• Rotatable Bond Count: 0
• Exact Mass: 55.9664 Da
• Monoisotopic Mass: 55.9664 Da
• Topological Polar Surface Area: 1.000 Ų
• Heavy Atom Count: 2
• Formal Charge: 0
• Complexity: 2.000
• 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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