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238511

Sigma-Aldrich

Potassium permanganate

≤150 μm particle size, 97%

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
KMnO4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
158.03
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352312
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.21

Quality Level

Assay

97%

form

powder, crystals or chunks

reaction suitability

reagent type: oxidant

particle size

≤150 μm

pH

7.2-9.7 (20 °C, 20 g/L)

SMILES string

[K+].[O-][Mn](=O)(=O)=O

InChI

1S/K.Mn.4O/q+1;;;;;-1

InChI key

VZJVWSHVAAUDKD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Layered MnO2 with very promising characteristics for battery applications is produced by thermal decomposition of KMnO4.
Suitable for heterogeneous oxidations.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Eye Dam. 1 - Ox. Sol. 2 - Repr. 2 - Skin Corr. 1 - STOT RE 2 Inhalation

Target Organs

Brain

Storage Class Code

5.1B - Oxidizing hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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PRTR

Class I Designated Chemical Substances

FSL

Group 1: Oxidizing solids
Permanganates
Hazardous rank I
1st oxidizing solid

ISHL Indicated Name

Substances Subject to be Indicated Names

ISHL Notified Names

Substances Subject to be Notified Names

JAN Code

238511-VAR:
238511-BULK:
238511-500G:4548173932996
238511-100G:4548173932989


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Chemistry of Materials, 11, 557-557 (1999)
Eagleson M.
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 1097-1097 (1994)
Eagleson M.
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 227-227 (1994)
Eagleson M.
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 1047-1047 (1994)
Crown polyether chemistry. Potassium permanganate oxidations in benzene.
Sam DJ and Simmons HE.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 94(11), 4024-4025 (1972)

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