Potassium iodate
ALDRICH/438464 - 99.995% trace metals basis
Synonym: Potassium iodate; Potassium iodine oxide (KIO3 )
CAS Number: 7758-05-6
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): IKO3
Molecular Weight: 214.00
EC Number: 231-831-9
MDL Number: MFCD00011406
Linear Formula: KIO3
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | 99.995% trace metals basis |
| density | 3.93 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| form | powder and chunks |
| impurities | ≤30 ppm Trace metallic impurities |
| InChI | 1S/HIO3.K/c2-1(3)4;/h(H,2 |
| InChI key | JLKDVMWYMMLWTI-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 560 °C (lit.) |
| reaction suitability | core: potassium |
| SMILES string | [K+].[O-]I(=O)=O |
| solubility | water: soluble (70 g/l at 25 °C (77 °F)) |
| Application: | Oxidizer used recently to form 2-styrylchromones from o-hydroxy-ω-cinnamylidenea |
| Packaging: | 5, 25 g in poly bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() ![]() GHS03,GHS05,GHS07 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H272 - H302 - H318 |
| Precautionary statements | P210 - P220 - P264 - P280 - P301 + P312 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | O,Xi |
| Risk Statements | 8-36/37/38 |
| Safety Statements | 26 |
| RIDADR | UN 1479 5.1 / PGII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | does not flash |
| Flash Point(C) | does not flash |
| Purity | 99.995% trace metals basis |
| mp | 560 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 3.93 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352302 |



