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Potassium bromate

ACS reagent, ≥99.8%

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Linear Formula:
KBrO3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
167.00
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NB.24

grade

ACS reagent

Quality Level

Assay

≥99.8%

form

crystalline powder

impurities

≤0.005% insolubles

pH

5.0-9.0 (25 °C, 5%)

anion traces

bromide (Br-): passes test
sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.005%

cation traces

Fe: ≤0.002%
Na: ≤0.01%
heavy metals (as Pb): ≤5 ppm

SMILES string

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

InChI

1S/BrHO3.K/c2-1(3)4;/h(H,2,3,4);/q;+1/p-1

InChI key

OCATYIAKPYKMPG-UHFFFAOYSA-M

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General description

Potassium bromate is a strong oxidizing agent that can be used in the bromination of deactivated aromatics and in chemical oscillating reactions.

Application

Potassium bromate can be used as:
  • An oxidant in the potentiometric determination of β-lactam drug.
  • A brominating agent for the bromination of ethylacetoacetate to dibromoethylacetoacetate.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Carc. 1B - Ox. Sol. 1

Storage Class Code

5.1A - Strongly oxidizing hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Organic preparations and procedures international, 23, 395-395 (1991)
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Chemiluminescence determination of potassium bromate in flour based on flow injection analysis.
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Food Chemistry, 190, 20-24 (2016)
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