Aluminum potassium sulfate dodecahydrate
SIGALD/237086 - ACS reagent, ≥98%
Synonym: Alum; Potassium alum; Potassium aluminum sulfate dodecahydrate
CAS Number: 7784-24-9
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): AlKO8S2 · 12H2O
Molecular Weight: 474.39
EC Number: 233-141-3
MDL Number: MFCD00149143
Linear Formula: AlK(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Product Type: Chemical
| anion traces | chloride (Cl-): ≤5 ppm |
| assay | ≥98% |
| 98.0-102.0% (ACS specification) | |
| cation traces | Fe: ≤0.001% |
| heavy metals: ≤0.001% (by ICP) | |
| Na: ≤0.02% | |
| NH4+: ≤0.005% | |
| density | 1.757 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| form | powder or crystals |
| grade | ACS reagent |
| impurities | ≤0.005% insolubles |
| InChI | 1S/Al.K.2H2O4S.12H2O/c;;2 |
| InChI key | GNHOJBNSNUXZQA-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 92 °C (lit.) |
| pH | 3.3 (94.88 g/L) |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| reaction suitability | reagent type: catalyst core: aluminum |
| SMILES string | O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.[ |
| Application: | Aluminum potassium sulfate dodecahydrate has been used: • to prepare Mayer′s hematoxylin solution for staining of lung sections and tibialis anterior muscle sections • to sensitize experimental mice and establish the allergic rhinitis (AR) mouse model • to stain mammary glands for its whole-mount analysis |
| Packaging: | 100, 500 g in poly bottle |
| Packaging: | 2.5 kg in poly bottle |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Purity | ≥98%; 98.0-102.0% (ACS specification) |
| mp | 92 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 1.757 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352302 |

