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221473

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Potassium hydroxide

ACS reagent, ≥85%, pellets

Synonym(s):
Caustic potash
Linear Formula:
KOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
56.11
EC Number:
MDL number:
eCl@ss:
38100303
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.21

grade

ACS reagent

Quality Level

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 719 °C)

Assay

≥85%

form

pellets

impurities

≤0.001% N compounds
≤2.0% K2CO3
10-15% water

pH

~13.5 (25 °C, 5.6 g/L)

mp

361 °C (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤0.01%
phosphate (PO43-): ≤5 ppm
sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.003%

cation traces

Ca: ≤0.005%
Fe: ≤0.001%
Mg: ≤0.002%
Na: ≤0.05%
Ni: ≤0.001%
heavy metals: ≤0.001% (by ICP-OES)

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

[OH-].[K+]

InChI

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

Inchi Key

KWYUFKZDYYNOTN-UHFFFAOYSA-M

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vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 719 °C)

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 719 °C)

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 719 °C)

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 719 °C)

assay

≥85%

assay

≥85%

assay

≥86% (T)

assay

≥85%

form

pellets

form

pellets

form

pellets

form

powder

impurities

≤0.001% N compounds, ≤2.0% K2CO3, 10-15% water

impurities

≤0.001% N compounds, ≤2.0% K2CO3, 10-15% water

impurities

≤0.0005% total nitrogen (N), ≤0.6% potassium carbonate (K2CO3)

impurities

≤0.002% heavy metals (as Pb), ≤1.0% K2CO3

pH

~13.5 (25 °C, 5.6 g/L)

pH

-

pH

~13.5 (25 °C, 5.6 g/L)

pH

~13.5 (25 °C, 5.6 g/L)

General description

Potassium hydroxide is an inorganic salt mainly used as a precursor to synthesize other potassium compounds such as potassium acetate, potassium bicarbonate and potassium carbonate. On a commercial scale, it is synthesized by the electrolysis of potassium chloride.

Application

Potassium hydroxide may be used in the following processes:
  • Conversion of nitriles to amide in tert-butanol.
  • Cross-coupling of aryl halides with different sulfur-, oxygen- and nitrogen-based nucleophiles in dimethyl sulfoxide.
  • As an activator for the preparation of activated carbons from corn cobs.
  • As a base for the N-alkylation of nitrogen heterocycles in polyethylene glycol-ether solvents.
  • Synthesis of (S)-1-(4-benzyl-2-thioxothiazolidin-3-yl)propan-1-one from (S)-phenylalaninol.
  • To catalyze the polymerization of propylene oxide.

Pictograms

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Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - Skin Corr. 1A

Storage Class Code

8A - Combustible, corrosive hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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PDSCL

Deleterious substance

ISHL Indicated Name

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ISHL Notified Names

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JAN Code

221473-25G:4.548173118086E12
221473-1KG:4.548173118062E12
221473-2.5KG:4.548173118079E12
221473-12KG:4.548173118055E12
221473-500G:4.548173118093E12


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