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238511

Potassium permanganate

97%

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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:
97%
form:
powder, crystals or chunks

Product Name

Potassium permanganate, 97%

InChI key

VZJVWSHVAAUDKD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

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

SMILES string

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

assay

97%

form

powder, crystals or chunks

reaction suitability

reagent type: oxidant

pH

7.2-9.7 (20 °C, 20 g/L)

Quality Level

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Application

Layered MnO2 with very promising characteristics for battery applications is produced by thermal decomposition of KMnO4.
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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Kim, S.H. et al.
Chemistry of Materials, 11, 557-557 (1999)
Eagleson M.
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 1047-1047 (1994)
Crown polyether chemistry. Potassium permanganate oxidations in benzene.
Sam DJ and Simmons HE.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 94(11), 4024-4025 (1972)
Eagleson M.
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 227-227 (1994)
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Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 622-622 (1994)

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