791733

Potassium acetate

anhydrous, free-flowing, Redi-Dri^™, ACS reagent, ≥99.0%

• Linear Formula: CH₃COOK
• CAS Number: 127-08-2
• Molecular Weight: 98.14
• Beilstein: 3595449
• EC Number: 204-822-2
• MDL number: MFCD00012458
• UNSPSC Code: 12352302
• PubChem Substance ID: 329768288
• NACRES: NA.21

Properties

• grade: ACS reagent; anhydrous
• Quality Level: 100
• vapor pressure: <0.0000001 hPa ( 25 °C)
• product line: Redi-Dri^™
• Assay: ≥99.0%
• form: powder
• quality: free-flowing
• impurities: ≤0.005% insolubles
• pH: 6.5-9.0 (25 °C, 5%)
• density: 1.57 g/cm³ at 25 °C (lit.)
• anion traces: chloride (Cl^-): ≤0.003%; phosphate (PO₄^3-): ≤0.001%; sulfate (SO₄^2-): ≤0.002%
• cation traces: Ca: ≤0.005%; Fe: ≤5 ppm; Mg: ≤0.002%; Na: ≤0.03%; heavy metals: ≤5 ppm (by ICP-OES)
• SMILES string: [K+].CC([O-])=O
• InChI: 1S/C2H4O2.K/c1-2(3)4;/h1H3,(H,3,4);/q;+1/p-1
• InChI key: SCVFZCLFOSHCOH-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Description

General description

Potassium acetate (KOAc) is the potassium salt of acetic acid. It is commonly used as a base in organic synthesis for various reactions, which include Lossen rearrangement of hydroxamic acids, E2 eliminations, deprotonations of alcohols, transition metal-catalyzed reactions, and fragmentation reactions. Additionally, KOAc is also used as a nucleophilic catalyst for addition and polymerization reactions.

Application

Potassium acetate can be used as an activating agent for the activation of carbon materials.

Features and Benefits

• Increased efficiency – Eliminates time and effort of loosening hardened powders      
• Safety – Eliminates tools of force used to break up clumps
• Ecology – Reduces waste as it does not stick to the packaging
• Economy – Faster preparation and solvation increase productivity and reduce costs     
• Assured Quality – Excellent, expert-tested quality with no anti-caking agents      
• Flexible volumes – Available from research amounts to scale-up quantities

Legal Information

Redi-Dri is a trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC

Safety Information

• Storage Class Code: 13 - Non Combustible Solids
• WGK: WGK 1
• Flash Point(F): Not applicable
• Flash Point(C): Not applicable