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Potassium disulfite

puriss. p.a., ≥96% (iodometric), powder

Synonym(s):

Potassium metabisulfite, Potassium pyrosulfite

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Linear Formula:
K2S2O5
CAS Number:
16731-55-8
Molecular Weight:
222.32
EC Number:
240-795-3
MDL number:
MFCD00167605
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
329753713
assay:
≥96% (iodometric)
form:
powder

grade

puriss. p.a.

assay

≥96% (iodometric)

form

powder

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤50 mg/kg

cation traces

As: ≤1 mg/kg
Cu: ≤10 mg/kg
Fe: ≤5 mg/kg
Pb: ≤5 mg/kg
Zn: ≤10 mg/kg

SMILES string

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

InChI

1S/2K.H2O5S2/c;;1-6(2)7(3,4)5/h;;(H,1,2)(H,3,4,5)/q2*+1;/p-2

InChI key

RWPGFSMJFRPDDP-UHFFFAOYSA-L

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Corrosion
GHS05

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H318

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1

supp_hazards

EUH031

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 1

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D A Mathison et al.
Chest, 87(1 Suppl), 50S-54S (1985-01-01)
Several types of reactions to drugs and chemicals may precipitate or perpetuate asthmatic relapse. This review focuses on reactions to aspirin and sulfites. Approximately 40 percent of patients with rhinosinusitis, nasal polyps, and asthma and 5 to 10 percent of
S Raisuddin et al.
Food additives and contaminants, 8(6), 707-712 (1991-11-01)
The occurrence of aflatoxins in market betel nut samples was studied. It was observed that several betel nut samples were infested with aflatoxin-producing fungus, Aspergillus flavus. Out of 32 samples collected from various places, 12 were positive for aflatoxin. Aflatoxin
Carcinogenicity test of potassium metabisulfite in mice.
T Tanaka et al.
Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 3(4), 451-453 (1979-12-01)
E Pastorkova et al.
International journal of food microbiology, 161(3), 209-213 (2013-01-22)
This paper investigates the in vitro antimicrobial potential of 15 grape phenolic compounds of various chemical classes (phenolic acids, stilbenes and flavonoids) using the broth microdilution method against yeasts and acetic acid bacteria frequently occurring in deteriorated wine. Pterostilbene (MICs=32-128
M Takahashi et al.
Japanese journal of cancer research : Gann, 77(2), 118-124 (1986-02-01)
Ethanol, potassium metabisulfite, formaldehyde and hydrogen peroxide were tested for tumor-promoting activity in a two-stage stomach carcinogenesis experiment. Male outbred Wistar rats were given N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) in the drinking water (100 mg/liter) and a diet supplemented with 10% sodium chloride
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