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60377

Potassium hydroxide

tested according to Ph. Eur.

Synonym(s):

Kalii hydroxidum, Caustic potash

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Linear Formula:
KOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
56.11
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
EC Number:
215-181-3
MDL number:
Assay:
85.00%
Form:
solid
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agency

tested according to Ph. Eur.

Quality Level

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 719 °C)

assay

85.00%

form

solid

mp

361 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

[OH-].[K+]

InChI

1S/K.H2O/h;1H2/q+1;/p-1

InChI key

KWYUFKZDYYNOTN-UHFFFAOYSA-M



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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - Skin Corr. 1A

Storage Class

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges



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Liang-Yin Chou et al.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 34(4), 5767-5781 (2020-03-05)
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Andreu Fabregat et al.
Steroids, 78(3), 327-336 (2012-12-25)
The occurrence of several polyunsaturated testosterone related compounds (including 4,6-androstadien-3,17-dione and 4,6-androstadien-17β-ol-3-one) in urine after alkaline treatment of the sample has been recently reported. Although several experiments seem to indicate that they are testosterone metabolites, their origin is still unknown.
Kristina Nyström et al.
PLoS pathogens, 7(8), e1002188-e1002188 (2011-09-09)
Rabbit Hemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV), a calicivirus of the Lagovirus genus, and responsible for rabbit hemorrhagic disease (RHD), kills rabbits between 48 to 72 hours post infection with mortality rates as high as 50-90%. Caliciviruses, including noroviruses and RHDV, have