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06103

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Potassium hydroxide

technical, ≥85%, powder

Synonym(s):
Caustic potash
Linear Formula:
KOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
56.11
EC Number:
MDL number:
eCl@ss:
38100303
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.21

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 719 °C)

Quality Level

grade

technical

Assay

≥85%

form

powder

impurities

≤0.002% heavy metals (as Pb)
≤1.0% K2CO3

pH

~13.5 (25 °C, 5.6 g/L)

mp

361 °C (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤1000 mg/kg
sulfate (SO42-): ≤50 mg/kg

cation traces

Fe: ≤20 mg/kg

SMILES string

[OH-].[K+]

InChI

1S/K.H2O/h;1H2/q+1;/p-1

InChI key

KWYUFKZDYYNOTN-UHFFFAOYSA-M

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vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 719 °C)

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 719 °C)

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 719 °C)

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 719 °C)

grade

technical

grade

-

grade

-

grade

puriss. p.a.

assay

≥85%

assay

≥85%

assay

≥85%

assay

≥86% (T)

form

powder

form

pellets

form

pellets

form

pellets

impurities

≤0.002% heavy metals (as Pb), ≤1.0% K2CO3

impurities

≤0.001% N compounds, ≤2.0% K2CO3, 10-15% water

impurities

≤0.001% N compounds, ≤2.0% K2CO3, 10-15% water

impurities

≤0.0005% total nitrogen (N), ≤0.6% potassium carbonate (K2CO3)

pH

~13.5 (25 °C, 5.6 g/L)

pH

~13.5 (25 °C, 5.6 g/L)

pH

-

pH

~13.5 (25 °C, 5.6 g/L)

General description

Potassium hydroxide is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula KOH. It is a strong base and is commonly known as caustic potash. Caustic potash is mainly used for making potassium salts, acid-base titrations, and organic synthesis. Furthermore, KOH can be used as an electrolyte in some fuel cells and alkaline batteries. Potassium hydroxide readily reacts with acids. It is used in various reactions such as nucleophilic, addition, and basic hydrolysis reactions. Additionally, it is employed as a catalyst for aldol-type reactions.

Application

Potassium hydroxide can be used:
  • To prepare KOH treated powder activated carbon, which is used as a catalyst for the synthesis of CNT (carbon nano tube) using chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method.
  • As a base in the intramolecular N-arylation of urea′s to form benzimidazol-2-ones.
  • As a catalyst for the synthesis of khellactone-type compounds (10-aryl substituted-9,10-dihydropyrano[2,3-h] benzopyrone-8-ones) via one-pot, three-component (Meldrum′s acid, aryl aldehydes and 5,7-dihydroxy benzopyrone derivatives) reaction.

Pictograms

CorrosionExclamation mark

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - Skin Corr. 1A

Storage Class Code

8A - Combustible, corrosive hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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