221473
Potassium hydroxide
ACS reagent, ≥85%, pellets
Synonym(s):
Caustic potash
About This Item
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grade
ACS reagent
Quality Level
Agency
suitable for EPA 1621
suitable for EPA 1633
vapor pressure
1 mmHg ( 719 °C)
Assay
≥85%
form
pellets
impurities
≤0.001% N compounds
≤2.0% K2CO3
10-15% water
pH
~13.5 (25 °C, 5.6 g/L)
mp
361 °C (lit.)
anion traces
chloride (Cl-): ≤0.01%
phosphate (PO43-): ≤5 ppm
sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.003%
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General description
Application
- Conversion of nitriles to amide in tert-butanol.[4]
- Cross-coupling of aryl halides with different sulfur-, oxygen- and nitrogen-based nucleophiles in dimethyl sulfoxide.[5]
- As an activator for the preparation of activated carbons from corn cobs.[6]
- As a base for the N-alkylation of nitrogen heterocycles in polyethylene glycol-ether solvents.[7]
- Synthesis of (S)-1-(4-benzyl-2-thioxothiazolidin-3-yl)propan-1-one from (S)-phenylalaninol.[8]
- To catalyze the polymerization of propylene oxide.[9]
Signal Word
Danger
Hazard Statements
Precautionary 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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