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Potassium permanganate

ACS reagent, ≥99.0%, low in mercury

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
KMnO4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
158.03
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352312
EC Number:
231-760-3
MDL number:
Assay:
≥99.0%
Grade:
ACS reagent
Form:
solid
Solubility:
water: soluble 63.8 g/L at 20 °C(lit.), acetone: soluble(lit.), methanol: soluble(lit.)

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InChI key

VZJVWSHVAAUDKD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/K.Mn.4O/q+1;;;;;-1

SMILES string

[K+].[O-][Mn](=O)(=O)=O

grade

ACS reagent

assay

≥99.0%

form

solid

reaction suitability

reagent type: oxidant

impurities

≤0.005% N compounds, ≤0.2% insolubles

pH

7.2-9.7 (20 °C, 20 g/L)

solubility

water: soluble 63.8 g/L at 20 °C(lit.), acetone: soluble(lit.), methanol: soluble(lit.)

anion traces

chloride, chlorate (as Cl-): ≤0.005%, sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.02%

cation traces

Hg: ≤0.05 ppm

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form

solid

form

powder, crystals or chunks

form

solid

form

solid

assay

≥99.0%

assay

97%

assay

≥99.0% (manganometric)

assay

99.0-100.5% (manganometric)

solubility

water: soluble 63.8 g/L at 20 °C(lit.), methanol: soluble(lit.), acetone: soluble(lit.)

solubility

-

solubility

64 g/L

solubility

-

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

100

Quality Level

300

Quality Level

300

grade

ACS reagent

grade

-

grade

ACS reagent

grade

ACS reagent

anion traces

chloride, chlorate (as Cl-): ≤0.005%, sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.02%

anion traces

-

anion traces

chloride, chlorate (as Cl-): ≤0.005%, sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.01%

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤0.02%, chloride, chlorate (as Cl-): ≤0.005%, sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.01%

General description

Potassium permanganate (PP, KMnO4) is a dark violet colored crystalline solid. It is a strong oxidizing agent used in the oxidation of a wide range of organic compounds.[1] PP is commonly used as a disinfectant to treat external infections in aquaculture.[2] Corncobs pretreated with alkaline potassium permanganate solution showed high carbohydrate recovery due to the increased enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulose.[3] The acidic potassium permanganate chemiluminescence detection has been employed for the detection of cannabinoids.[4]

Application

Potassium permanganate was used in the preparation of layered MnO2 which may be employed as cathodic material in lithium secondary batteries.[5]
It may be used as an oxidant in:
  • The reduction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons found in coal tar pitches (CTPs).[6]
  • Oxidation of decabromodiphenyl ether in sulfuric acid medium.[7]
  • Oxidative cleavage of oximes to the corresponding carbonyl compounds potassium permanganate supported on kieselguhr.[8]
  • Oxidation of progestagens.[9]
Suitable for heterogeneous oxidations.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Eye Dam. 1 - Ox. Sol. 2 - Repr. 2 - Skin Corr. 1 - STOT RE 2 Inhalation

target_organs

Brain

Storage Class

5.1B - Oxidizing hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable


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An environmentally benign method for oxidation of oximes with potassium permanganate supported on kieselguhr under solvent-free conditions.
Zhu LY, et al.
Research on Chemical Intermediates, 39(9), 4315-4320 (2013)
Preparation of layered MnO2 via thermal decomposition of KMnO4 and its electrochemical characterizations.
Kim, S.H. et al.
Chemistry of Materials, 11(3), 557-563 (1999)
Reducing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons content in coal tar pitch by potassium permanganate oxidation and solvent extraction.
Wang W, et al.
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 3(3), 1513-1521 (2015)
Screening of cannabinoids in industrial-grade hemp using two-dimensional liquid chromatography coupled with acidic potassium permanganate chemiluminescence detection.
Pandohee J, et al.
Journal of Separation Science, 38(12), 2024-2032 (2015)
Degradation of progestagens by oxidation with potassium permanganate in wastewater effluents.
Fayad PB, et al.
Chemistry Central Journal, 7, 84-84 (2013)

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