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 high-performance strong base in the API intermediates market, where its role in deprotonation and condensation reactions is vital for the synthesis of antibiotics and analgesics requiring high purity fine chemicals (Pharma/API purity 99% | General Industry purity 98%). Etha...

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.