Potassium chloride
SIGMA/P5405 - powder, BioReagent, suitable for cell culture, suitable for insect cell culture, ≥99.0%
Synonym: KCl
CAS Number: 7447-40-7
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): KCl
Molecular Weight: 74.55
EC Number: 231-211-8
MDL Number: MFCD00011360
Linear Formula: KCl
Product Type: Chemical
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This image depicts SKU: P5405-250G
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This image depicts SKU: P5405-1KG
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| assay | ≥99.0% |
| density | 1.98 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| form | powder |
| InChI | 1S/ClH.K/h1H;/q;+1/p-1 |
| InChI key | WCUXLLCKKVVCTQ-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 770 °C (lit.) |
| product line | BioReagent |
| Quality Level | 200  |
| SMILES string | [Cl-].[K+] |
| solubility | H2O: 133 mg/mL |
| technique(s) | cell culture | insect: suitable |
| cell culture | mammalian: suitable |
| Application: | May be used for the preparation of phosphate buffered saline, and for the extraction and solubilization of proteins. |
| Application: | Potassium chloride has been used: • in Percoll solution for sperm sample preparation • In Blastocyst Cell Number Analysis by Giemsa Staining • As a component of noncapacitation medium |
| General description: | Potassium chloride (KCl) is useful in studies of ion transport and potassium channels. It is known to be used in the crystallization of histone core octamers. |
| Packaging: | 1 kg in poly bottle |
| Packaging: | 250, 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 | ≥99.0% |
| mp | 770 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 1.98 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352302 |