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590681

Potassium carbonate

powder, 99.99% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

Carbonate of potash, Dipotassium carbonate

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Linear Formula:
K2CO3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
138.21
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
NACRES:
NA.23
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
209-529-3
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
4267587
MDL number:
Assay:
99.99% trace metals basis
Grade:
anhydrous
Form:
powder
Solubility:
ethanol: insoluble(lit.)
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grade

anhydrous

assay

99.99% trace metals basis

form

powder

reaction suitability

core: potassium

impurities

≤150.0 ppm Trace Metal Analysis

mp

891 °C (lit.)

solubility

ethanol: insoluble(lit.)

density

2.43 g/mL at 25 °C

SMILES string

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

InChI

1S/CH2O3.2K/c2-1(3)4;;/h(H2,2,3,4);;/q;2*+1/p-2

InChI key

BWHMMNNQKKPAPP-UHFFFAOYSA-L

Application

Potassium carbonate may be used as a base in the synthesis of phytochemical-based oryzanol modified polystyrene from 4-chloromethylstyrene and γ-oryzanol in order to study their liquid crystal (LC) orientation property.


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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves


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