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Potassium ethyl xanthogenate

96%

Synonym(s):

O-Ethylxanthic acid potassium salt, KEX, Potassium O-ethyl dithiocarbonate, Potassium xanthogenate

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Linear Formula:
C2H5OCSSK
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
160.30
Beilstein:
3596974
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

Assay

96%

form

powder

mp

210 °C (dec.) (lit.)

solubility

alcohol: soluble(lit.)
water: very soluble(lit.)

SMILES string

[K+].CCOC([S-])=S

InChI

1S/C3H6OS2.K/c1-2-4-3(5)6;/h2H2,1H3,(H,5,6);/q;+1/p-1

InChI key

JCBJVAJGLKENNC-UHFFFAOYSA-M

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Application

Potassium ethyl xanthogenate (ethyl potassium xanthogenate) has been used:
  • in synthesis of unsymmetrical sulfides via cross-coupling reaction, using recyclable CuO nanoparticles under ligand-free conditions
  • as surfactant to investigate the adsorption of colloidal dye Disperse Blue 3 onto pretreated polyester fabric
  • in determination of microgram amounts of cadmium in water samples by substoichiometric radiochemical method

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Sol. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Supplementary Hazards

Storage Class Code

4.2 - Pyrophoric and self-heating hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

204.8 °F

Flash Point(C)

96 °C

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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J Gottofrey et al.
Pharmacology & toxicology, 63(1), 46-51 (1988-07-01)
Brown trouts, Salmo trutta, were exposed to water containing 0.1 or 10 micrograms/l of 63Ni2+, alone or with potassium ethylxanthate or sodium diethyldithiocarbamate. After one and three weeks the accumulation and disposition of the 63Ni2+ in the fish were examined
Yi-Kuo Chang et al.
Journal of hazardous materials, 94(1), 89-99 (2002-07-27)
Although, the xanthate process has been shown to be an effective method for heavy metal removal from contaminated water, a heavy metal contaminated residual sludge is produced by the treatment process and the metal-xanthate sludge must be handled in accordance
M Espinosa-Jiménez et al.
Journal of colloid and interface science, 265(2), 227-233 (2003-09-10)
Data are presented on the adsorption of the colloidal dye Disperse Blue 3 onto polyester fabric (Dacron 54, Stile 777), the fabric being pretreated with different amounts of the surfactant potassium ethyl xanthogenate (PEX). This study has been made by
D J C Prasad et al.
Organic letters, 13(5), 1008-1011 (2011-01-29)
An efficient Cu-catalyzed one-pot approach for the synthesis of unsymmetrical diaryl thioethers using potassium ethyl xanthogenate as a thiol surrogate is developed. This new protocol avoids usage of intricate thiols and makes use of its easily available xanthate as a
Amiel Boullemant et al.
Environmental science & technology, 43(9), 3308-3314 (2009-06-19)
Cadmium forms neutral, lipophilic Cd(L)2(0) complexes with diethyldithiocarbamate (DDC) and with ethylxanthate (XANT). Uptake of these complexes bythree unicellularfreshwater green algae (Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Chlorella fusca, and Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata) was determined at two pH values (7.0 and 5.5) and compared to

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