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Potassium carbonate

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Linear Formula:
K2CO3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
138.21
Beilstein:
4267587
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.21

product line

ReagentPlus®

Assay

99%

form

solid

pH

11-13 (25 °C, 138 g/L)

mp

891 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

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

InChI

1S/CH2O3.2K/c2-1(3)4;;/h(H2,2,3,4);;/q;2*+1/p-2

InChI key

BWHMMNNQKKPAPP-UHFFFAOYSA-L

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General description

Potassium carbonate is an inorganic base. It participates as a base in the palladacycle catalyzed Heck reaction of chlorobenzene with styrene. Addition of amino acids (glycine, sarcosine and proline) to K2CO3 (solvent) promotes the absorption of CO2.

Application

Potassium carbonate may be used in the following processes:
  • As a reagent in the synthesis of polysubstituted iodobenzene derivatives.
  • As a base for the Suzuki coupling of aryl halides with aryl boronic acids.
  • The Heck reaction of styrene and bromobenzene.
  • Preparation of disulfonated bis[4-(3-aminophenoxy)phenyl]sulfone, a disulfonated diamine monomer.

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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A kinetic study of CO2 capture with potassium carbonate solutions promoted with various amino acids: glycine, sarcosine and proline.
Thee H, et al.
International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 20, 212-222 (2014)
Polyamide interfacial composite membranes prepared from m-phenylene diamine, trimesoyl chloride and a new disulfonated diamine.
Xie W, et al.
Journal of Membrane Science, 403, 152-161 (2012)
Heck reaction using palladium complexed to dendrimers on silica.
Alper H, et al.
Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 78(6), 920-924 (2000)
Chelating N-heterocyclic carbene ligands in palladium-catalyzed Heck-type reactions.
Herrmann WA, et al.
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 557(1), 93-96 (1998)
Heck reaction catalyzed by phospha-palladacycles in non-aqueous ionic liquids.
Herrmann WA and Bohm VPW.
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 572(1), 141-145 (1999)

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