Molecular formula
C6H7KO2

SMILES
CC=CC=CC(=O)[O-].[K+]

Fragrance
Sweet	52.21%
Spicy	49.26%
Fruity	45.82%
Green	42.64%
Fatty	34.05%
Caramellic	33.09%
Nutty	30.95%
Cinnamon	30.37%
Herbal	30.29%
Warm	27.65%

 

Flavor
Sweet	47.36%
Spicy	37.68%
Odorless	26.32%
Cinnamon	25.58%
Nutty	24.26%
Balsam	21.81%
Filbert	21.06%
Herbal	21.04%
Red hots	20.87%
Phenolic	20.73%

 

Odor impact est.
Medium

pKa est.
4.51 (weak acid)

Molecular weight
150.22 g/mol

Flash point

• 59.0 ˚C est.

• potassium;hexa-2,4-dienoate
• Potassiumsorbate
• Sorbic acid (potassium)
• 2,4-Hexadienoic acid, potassium salt (1:1)
• DTXSID1034925
• CHEBI:182479
• AKOS028109591

2,4-Hexadienoic acid, potassium salt (1:1) is used as an intermediate in the synthesis of specialty chemicals and as a building block for polymers and resins with diene functionality, enabling crosslinking and property tuning in plastics and coatings; it also serves as a chelating and dispersing agent in cleaning and industrial water formulations, helping to sequester metal ions and improve stability of formulations. In coatings and inks, the potassium salt acts as a stabilizer and processing aid, helping to control viscosity and formulation stability; in industrial water treatment, it can act as a corrosion inhibitor or scale inhibitor to protect equipment and piping systems; in addition, as a building block for additive formulations and polymer processing aids, it may be considered for other industrial applications, subject to local regulations and chemical restrictions.

gpt-5-nano

Solvent	Solubility (g/L)
ethanol	245.38
methanol	313.39
isopropanol	146.98
water	0.98
ethyl acetate	299.59
n-propanol	145.28
acetone	458.99
n-butanol	170.26
acetonitrile	207.56
DMF	1100.67
toluene	58.42
isobutanol	100.9
1,4-dioxane	327.11
methyl acetate	281.35
THF	775.54
2-butanone	303.96
n-pentanol	102.58
sec-butanol	130.55
n-hexane	11.05
ethylene glycol	85.94
NMP	1116.09
cyclohexane	11.95
DMSO	946.74
n-butyl acetate	190.28
n-octanol	80.58
chloroform	190.12
n-propyl acetate	134.89
acetic acid	289.82
dichloromethane	309.9
cyclohexanone	338.68
propylene glycol	96.66
isopropyl acetate	175.9
DMAc	583.56
2-ethoxyethanol	190.38
isopentanol	151.65
n-heptane	10.51
ethyl formate	173.95
1,2-dichloroethane	264.46
n-hexanol	135.1
2-methoxyethanol	423.66
isobutyl acetate	79.6
tetrachloromethane	24.47
n-pentyl acetate	111.74
transcutol	908.3
n-heptanol	61.39
ethylbenzene	43.19
MIBK	170.65
2-propoxyethanol	265.31
tert-butanol	207.39
MTBE	158.85
2-butoxyethanol	140.36
propionic acid	193.57
o-xylene	55.9
formic acid	137.42
diethyl ether	178.36
m-xylene	60.4
p-xylene	48.69
chlorobenzene	112.23
dimethyl carbonate	168.68
n-octane	5.19
formamide	256.91
cyclopentanone	611.13
2-pentanone	294.26
anisole	150.69
cyclopentyl methyl ether	289.5
gamma-butyrolactone	716.5
1-methoxy-2-propanol	343.59
pyridine	245.94
3-pentanone	190.99
furfural	496.43
n-dodecane	7.13
diethylene glycol	242.02
diisopropyl ether	59.75
tert-amyl alcohol	174.06
acetylacetone	378.59
n-hexadecane	7.96
acetophenone	147.37
methyl propionate	282.74
isopentyl acetate	164.57
trichloroethylene	465.74
n-nonanol	70.51
cyclohexanol	129.26
benzyl alcohol	106.26
2-ethylhexanol	81.76
isooctanol	49.98
dipropyl ether	84.82
1,2-dichlorobenzene	123.93
ethyl lactate	90.17
propylene carbonate	336.18
n-methylformamide	373.23
2-pentanol	127.79
n-pentane	11.78
1-propoxy-2-propanol	200.84
1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate	233.88
2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol	196.63
mesitylene	42.16
ε-caprolactone	321.53
p-cymene	39.42
epichlorohydrin	656.39
1,1,1-trichloroethane	164.96
2-aminoethanol	129.02
morpholine-4-carbaldehyde	594.45
sulfolane	966.17
2,2,4-trimethylpentane	10.45
2-methyltetrahydrofuran	433.4
n-hexyl acetate	187.41
isooctane	9.4
2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol	264.77
sec-butyl acetate	98.51
tert-butyl acetate	221.44
decalin	15.07
glycerin	135.17
diglyme	425.49
acrylic acid	196.48
isopropyl myristate	77.96
n-butyric acid	243.0
acetyl acetate	192.89
di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	82.79
ethyl propionate	143.81
nitromethane	650.24
1,2-diethoxyethane	208.42
benzonitrile	135.3
trioctyl phosphate	61.27
1-bromopropane	112.87
gamma-valerolactone	611.0
n-decanol	55.71
triethyl phosphate	72.23
4-methyl-2-pentanol	80.49
propionitrile	140.44
vinylene carbonate	264.8
1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane	299.44
DMS	196.18
cumene	35.2
2-octanol	48.33
2-hexanone	146.76
octyl acetate	104.72
limonene	62.08
1,2-dimethoxyethane	329.83
ethyl orthosilicate	63.93
tributyl phosphate	82.15
diacetone alcohol	303.67
N,N-dimethylaniline	104.86
acrylonitrile	206.56
aniline	105.35
1,3-propanediol	187.58
bromobenzene	108.44
dibromomethane	159.8
1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane	301.42
2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate	107.86
tetrabutyl urea	109.21
diisobutyl methanol	58.52
2-phenylethanol	120.99
styrene	57.52
dioctyl adipate	125.71
dimethyl sulfate	318.17
ethyl butyrate	128.03
methyl lactate	172.49
butyl lactate	105.2
diethyl carbonate	92.85
propanediol butyl ether	165.12
triethyl orthoformate	85.75
p-tert-butyltoluene	41.51
methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate	152.44
morpholine	398.07
tert-butylamine	109.8
n-dodecanol	43.64
dimethoxymethane	458.22
ethylene carbonate	205.89
cyrene	180.33
2-ethoxyethyl acetate	194.58
2-ethylhexyl acetate	119.45
1,2,4-trichlorobenzene	154.21
4-methylpyridine	245.36
dibutyl ether	89.93
2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol	58.52
DEF	364.47
dimethyl isosorbide	376.02
tetrachloroethylene	167.36
eugenol	151.31
triacetin	197.76
span 80	165.11
1,4-butanediol	66.6
1,1-dichloroethane	184.73
2-methyl-1-pentanol	106.11
methyl formate	294.3
2-methyl-1-butanol	130.13
n-decane	9.51
butyronitrile	156.62
3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol	82.37
1-chlorooctane	45.39
1-chlorotetradecane	23.35
n-nonane	8.52
undecane	8.23
tert-butylcyclohexane	14.9
cyclooctane	5.31
cyclopentanol	180.4
tetrahydropyran	261.57
tert-amyl methyl ether	146.09
2,5,8-trioxanonane	325.76
1-hexene	47.25
2-isopropoxyethanol	132.81
2,2,2-trifluoroethanol	101.62
methyl butyrate	186.13

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