P5833
Potassium carbonate
BioXtra, ≥99.0%
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Linear Formula:
K2CO3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
138.21
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
209-529-3
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
4267587
MDL number:
Assay:
≥99.0%
Form:
powder
Solubility:
H2O: 1 M, clear, colorless
product line
BioXtra
Quality Level
assay
≥99.0%
form
powder
impurities
≤0.0005% Phosphorus (P), ≤0.1% Insoluble matter
pH
11-13 (25 °C, 138 g/L)
mp
891 °C (lit.)
solubility
H2O: 1 M, clear, colorless
anion traces
chloride (Cl-): ≤0.005%, sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.02%
cation traces
Al: ≤0.0005%, Ca: ≤0.001%, Cu: ≤0.0005%, Fe: ≤0.0005%, Mg: ≤0.0005%, NH4+: ≤0.05%, Na: ≤0.5%, Pb: ≤0.001%, Zn: ≤0.0005%
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
General description
Potassium carbonate is an inorganic base that is used in the alkylation of phenols and 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds, as well as the generation of sulfur and phosphorus ylides. It is also used to dry organic solvents.
Application
Potassium carbonate can be used as a catalyst in the:
- Markovnikov addition reactions.
- Suzuki cross-coupling reactions.
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Warning
hcodes
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
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Potassium Carbonate
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