Potassium ethoxide

CAS Number: 917-58-8

Molecular Formula: C2H5KO

Purity: Potassium ethoxide 95% purity

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About Potassium ethoxide

Potassium ethoxide (CAS 917-58-8) serves as a critical strong alkoxide base in the United States API intermediates market, where its high-purity fine chemicals profile is essential for the precise deprotonation steps required in the synthesis of barbiturates and other heterocyclic pharmaceutical frameworks at a Pharma/...

Synonyms

Potassium ethoxide
Potassium ethanolate
917-58-8
Potassium ethylate
potassium;ethanolate

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Potassium ethoxide Specifications

CAS Number

917-58-8

Molecular Formula

C2H5KO

Molecular Weight

84.16 g/mol

IUPAC Name

potassium;ethanolate

Canonical SMILES

CC[O-].[K+]

InChI Key

RPDAUEIUDPHABB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

InChI=1S/C2H5O.K/c1-2-3;/h2H2,1H3;/q-1;+1

EINECS Number

213-029-0

MDL Number

MFCD00054277

HSN No

38220090

CAS Number

917-58-8

Molecular Formula

C2H5KO

Molecular Weight

84.16 g/mol

IUPAC Name

potassium;ethanolate

Canonical SMILES

CC[O-].[K+]

InChI Key

RPDAUEIUDPHABB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

InChI=1S/C2H5O.K/c1-2-3;/h2H2,1H3;/q-1;+1

EINECS Number

213-029-0

MDL Number

MFCD00054277

HSN No

38220090

Molecular Weight

84.16 g/mol

Purity

Potassium ethoxide 95% purity

Melting Point

250 °C (decomposes)

Boiling Point

72.6ºC at 760 mmHg

Flash Point

70 °F

Density

0.894 g/mL

Precise Quality

(5N) 99.999%

PSA

23.1 Å²

logP

0.4368

Average mass

84.16 g/mol

Monoisotopic mass

83.99774626 Da

Molar mass

84.16 g/mol

Precautionary Statement Codes

P235, P260, P264, P280, P301+P330+P331, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P321, P363, P405, P407, P410, P413, P420, and P501

Hazard Classes and Categories

Self-heat. 1 (100%) Skin Corr. 1B (100%)

Pharmaceutical Intermediate

An important building block utilized in the synthesis of various medicinal compounds, such as barbiturate anticonvulsants, and active pharmaceutical ingredients

Agrochemical Intermediate

A critical reagent used as a strong base in the synthesis of agrochemicals and for the ethoxylation of p-chloronitrobenzene

Organic Synthesis Reagent

A versatile and strong non-aqueous base employed in Claisen and Dieckmann condensations, transesterification reactions to yield ethyl esters, and the selective deprotonation of carbon and heteroatom acids

Materials Science Precursor

A functionalized starting material used for the synthesis of nitrogen-doped carbon nano-sheets for sodium-ion battery anodes and the fabrication of lead-free thin films

Biochemical Reagent

A robust base used in carbohydrate chemistry for the release of O-linked glycans from glycoproteins and the selective ethylation of amino acid side chains.