Potassium hydroxide

SIGALD/221473 - ACS reagent, ≥85%, pellets

Synonym: Caustic potash

CAS Number: 1310-58-3
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): KOH
Molecular Weight: 56.11
EC Number: 215-181-3
MDL Number: MFCD00003553
Linear Formula: KOH
Product Type: Chemical

Catalog Number	PKG Qty.	Price


45-221473-25G	25 g	$30.40 1/EA	Add To Favorites
45-221473-500G	500 g	$36.47 1/EA	Add To Favorites
45-221473-6X500G	500 g	$329.00 6/EA	Add To Favorites
45-221473-1KG	1 kg	$99.90 1/EA	Add To Favorites
45-221473-2.5KG	2.5 kg	$119.66 1/EA	Add To Favorites
45-221473-4X2.5KG	2.5 kg	$553.00 4/EA	Add To Favorites
45-221473-12KG	12 kg	$605.00 1/EA	Add To Favorites

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Properties
Descriptions
Safety Info.
Basic Data

agency	suitable for EPA 1621
	suitable for EPA 1633
anion traces	chloride (Cl^-): ≤0.01%
	phosphate (PO₄^3-): ≤5 ppm
	sulfate (SO₄^2-): ≤0.003%
assay	≥85%
cation traces	Ca: ≤0.005%
	Fe: ≤0.001%
	heavy metals: ≤0.001% (by ICP)
	Mg: ≤0.002%
	Na: ≤0.05%
	Ni: ≤0.001%
form	pellets
grade	ACS reagent
impurities	≤0.001% N compounds
	≤2.0% K₂CO₃
	10-15% water
InChI	1S/K.H2O/h;1H2/q+1;/p-1
InChI key	KWYUFKZDYYNOTN-UHFFFAOYSA-M
mp	361 °C (lit.)
pH	~13.5 (25 °C, 5.6 g/L)
Quality Level	200
SMILES string	[OH-].[K+]
storage temp.	room temp
vapor pressure	1 mmHg ( 719 °C)

Application:	Potassium hydroxide may be used in the following processes: • Conversion of nitriles to amide in tert-butanol. • Cross-coupling of aryl halides with different sulfur-, oxygen- and nitrogen-based nucleophiles in dimethyl sulfoxide. • As an activator for the preparation of activated carbons from corn cobs. • As a base for the N-alkylation of nitrogen heterocycles in polyethylene glycol-ether solvents. • Synthesis of (S)-1-(4-benzyl-2-thioxothiazolidin-3-yl)propan-1-one from (S)-phenylalaninol. • To catalyze the polymerization of propylene oxide.
General description:	Potassium hydroxide is an inorganic salt mainly used as a precursor to synthesize other potassium compounds such as potassium acetate, potassium bicarbonate and potassium carbonate. On a commercial scale, it is synthesized by the electrolysis of potassium chloride.
Packaging:	1, 2.5, 4×2.5 kg in poly bottle
Packaging:	12 kg in fiber drum
Packaging:	25, 500, 6×500 g in poly bottle

Symbol	GHS05,GHS07
Signal word	Danger
Hazard statements	H290 - H302 - H314
Precautionary statements	P234 - P260 - P280 - P301 + P312 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P305 + P351 + P338
Hazard Codes	C
Risk Statements	22-35
Safety Statements	26-36/37/39-45
RIDADR	UN 1813 8 / PGII
WGK Germany	WGK 1
Flash Point(F)	Not applicable
Flash Point(C)	Not applicable

Purity	≥85%
mp	361 °C (lit.)
Storage Temp.	room temp
UNSPSC	12352106

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