Potassium formate
ALDRICH/294454 - ReagentPlus®, 99%
Synonym: Formic acid potassium salt
CAS Number: 590-29-4
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): CHKO2
Molecular Weight: 84.12
EC Number: 209-677-9
MDL Number: MFCD00013100
Linear Formula: HCOOK
Product Type: Chemical
assay | 99% |
form | solid |
InChI | 1S/CH2O2.K/c2-1-3;/h1H,(H |
InChI key | WFIZEGIEIOHZCP-UHFFFAOYSA |
mp | 165-168 °C (lit.) |
product line | ReagentPlus® |
Application: | Potassium formate has been used as a biochemical component for the synthesis of liquid phantom to study the Raman reconstruction by Wiener estimation. It can be used: • For the hydroxycarbonylation of aryl halides in the presence of 1–5 mol % of CO. • As an additive for thermal activation of sodium peroxydisulfate. • As a reducing agent to suppress the undesired boronic acid homocoupling reaction |
Legal Information: | ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany |
Packaging: | 1 kg in poly bottle |
Packaging: | 25, 500 g in poly bottle |
RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
Purity | 99% |
mp | 165-168 °C (lit.) |
UNSPSC | 12352302 |