Potassium hydroxide
SIGALD/306568 - semiconductor grade, pellets, 99.99% trace metals basis (Purity excludes sodium content.)
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
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This image depicts SKU: 306568-100G
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This image depicts SKU: 306568-500G
This image depicts SKU: 306568-500G
| assay | 99.99% trace metals basis (Purity excludes sodium content.) |
| cation traces | Na: ≤500.0 ppm |
| composition | KOH, >85.0% |
| form | pellets |
| grade | semiconductor grade |
| impurities | 15% water |
| InChI | 1S/K.H2O/h;1H2/q+1;/p-1 |
| InChI key | KWYUFKZDYYNOTN-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 361 °C (lit.) |
| pH | ~13.5 (25 °C, 5.6 g/L) |
| Quality Level | 200  |
| SMILES string | [OH-].[K+] |
| solubility | water: soluble |
| vapor pressure | 1 mmHg ( 719 °C) |
| Application: | In combination with tellurium powder, mediates the quantitative pinacolization of aromatic carbonyl compounds. |
| Application: | Potassium hydroxide can be used: • As a base in the synthesis of imines, starting from amines and alcohols. • As a base in β-alkylation of secondary alcohols with primary alcohols without any transition metal catalyst. • In combination with aluminium for pinacolization of aromatic aldehydes and reduction of hindered ketones. • As a precipitating agent in the synthesis of MnZn ferrites nanoparticles (Mn0.8Zn0.2Fe2O4 ferrite nanoparticles) by modified hydrothermal method. |
| General description: | Potassium hydroxide (KOH), also known as caustic potash. It is used as a significant precursor to many potassium containing products. |
| Packaging: | 100, 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 | 99.99% trace metals basis (Purity excludes sodium content.) |
| mp | 361 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352106 |