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Potassium bromate

ACS reagent, ≥99.8%

• Linear Formula: KBrO₃
• CAS Number: 7758-01-2
• Molecular Weight: 167.00
• EC Number: 231-829-8
• MDL number: MFCD00011359
• PubChem Substance ID: 329753602
• NACRES: NB.24

Properties

• grade: ACS reagent
• Quality Level: 200
• assay: ≥99.8%
• form: crystalline powder
• impurities: ≤0.005% insolubles
• pH: 5.0-9.0 (25 °C, 5%)
• anion traces: bromide (Br^-): passes test; sulfate (SO₄^2-): ≤0.005%
• cation traces: Fe: ≤0.002%; Na: ≤0.01%; heavy metals (as Pb): ≤5 ppm
• SMILES string: [K+].[O-]Br(=O)=O
• InChI: 1S/BrHO3.K/c2-1(3)4;/h(H,2,3,4);/q;+1/p-1
• InChI key: OCATYIAKPYKMPG-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Description

General description

Potassium bromate is a strong oxidizing agent that can be used in the bromination of deactivated aromatics and in chemical oscillating reactions.

Application

Potassium bromate can be used as:

• An oxidant in the potentiometric determination of β-lactam drug.
• A brominating agent for the bromination of ethylacetoacetate to dibromoethylacetoacetate.

Packaging

5 g in glass bottle

100, 500 g in poly bottle

Safety Information

• Pictograms: GHS03,GHS06,GHS08
• Signal Word: Danger
• Hazard Statements: H271 - H301 - H350
• Precautionary Statements: P202 - P210 - P220 - P264 - P270 - P301 + P310
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Carc. 1B - Ox. Sol. 1
• Storage Class Code: 5.1A - Strongly oxidizing hazardous materials
• WGK: WGK 3
• Flash Point(F): Not applicable
• Flash Point(C): Not applicable