255572
Potassium chlorate
ACS reagent, ≥99.0%
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Linear Formula:
KClO3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
122.55
NACRES:
NB.24
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
EC Number:
223-289-7
MDL number:
Assay:
≥99.0%
Grade:
ACS reagent
Form:
crystalline powder
Solubility:
water: soluble (completely, 69.9 g/l at 20 °C (68 °F))
grade
ACS reagent
Quality Segment
assay
≥99.0%
form
crystalline powder
impurities
≤0.001% N compounds, ≤0.005% insolubles
pH
5-6.5 (25 °C, 61.3 g/L)
mp
356 °C (lit.)
solubility
water: soluble (completely, 69.9 g/l at 20 °C (68 °F))
anion traces
bromate (BrO3-): ≤0.015%, chloride (Cl-): ≤0.001%, sulfate (SO42-): passes test
cation traces
Ca: ≤0.002%, Fe: ≤3 ppm, Mg: ≤0.002%, Na: ≤0.01%, heavy metals: ≤5 ppm (by ICP)
SMILES string
[K+].[O-]Cl(=O)=O
InChI
1S/ClHO3.K/c2-1(3)4;/h(H,2,3,4);/q;+1/p-1
InChI key
VKJKEPKFPUWCAS-UHFFFAOYSA-M
General description
Potassium chlorate (KClO3) is widely used in the chemical industry as an oxidizing agent. KCIO3 is used in the conversion of alcohols to corresponding aldehyde or ketone derivatives.
Application
Potassium chlorate is used:
- In the sequential extraction (SEP) of selenium to analyze its isotopic composition from various Se pools.
- In the preparation of graphite oxide (GO).
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Danger
hcodes
Hazard Classifications
Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Ox. Sol. 1
Storage Class
5.1A - Strongly oxidizing hazardous materials
wgk
WGK 2
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
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