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Potassium benzoate

99%, ReagentPlus®

Synonym(s):

Benzoic acid potassium salt

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Linear Formula:
C6H5COOK
CAS Number:
582-25-2
Molecular Weight:
160.21
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
57648337
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
EC Number:
209-481-3
MDL number:
MFCD00013061
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3719165
Assay:
99%
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Product Name

Potassium benzoate, ReagentPlus®, 99%

Quality Level

100

product line

ReagentPlus®

assay

99%

functional group

phenyl

SMILES string

[K+].[O-]C(=O)c1ccccc1

InChI

1S/C7H6O2.K/c8-7(9)6-4-2-1-3-5-6;/h1-5H,(H,8,9);/q;+1/p-1

InChI key

XAEFZNCEHLXOMS-UHFFFAOYSA-M

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pictograms

Corrosion
GHS05

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H315,H318

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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MKCZ5585
MKCV9356
MKCW2778
MKCW2777
MKCV3957

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Microphase Separation with Small Amphiphilic Molecules: Crystal Structure of Preservatives Sodium Benzoate (E 211) and Potassium Benzoate (E 212).
Butterhof C, et al.
Zeitschrift fur Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie, 639(15), 2816-2821 (2013)
N Zengin et al.
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 49(4), 763-769 (2010-12-07)
In this study, the genotoxic effects of sodium benzoate (SB) and potassium benzoate (PB) were investigated in cultured human peripheral lymphocytes using chromosomal aberrations (CA), sister chromatid exchange (SCE), and micronuclei (MN). The level of nuclear DNA damage of SB
Polylactones, 19. Anionic polymerization of L-lactide in solution.
Kricheldorf HR and Kreiser-Saunders I.
Makromol. Chem., 191(5), 1057-1066 (1990)
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