Potassium oxalate monohydrate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    6487-48-5

    Molecular formula
    C2H2K2O5

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

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Odorless 60.74%
    Caramellic 40.27%
    Sweet 36.81%
    Sour 30.07%
    Burnt 28.82%
    Buttery 26.1%
    Sharp 22.78%
    Fatty 22.34%
    Creamy 21.57%
    Winey 21.3%

     

    Flavor
    Odorless 48.35%
    Nutty 30.14%
    Very mild 29.98%
    Caramellic 27.32%
    Sour 26.99%
    Musty 21.09%
    Urine 19.67%
    Yeast 19.67%
    Bread crust 19.66%
    Maple syrup 19.62%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    pKa est.
    1.41 (strong acid)

    Molecular weight
    184.23 g/mol

    Flash point

    • 72.11 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • Potassium oxalate monohydrate
    • 6487-48-5
    • Ethanedioic acid, dipotassium salt, monohydrate
    • UNII-6S7F3685W2
    • 6S7F3685W2
    • POTASSIUM OXALATE MONOHYDRATE [MI]
    • ETHANEDIOIC ACID POTASSIUM SALT (1:2) MONOHYDRATE
    • RefChem:175553
    • 613-722-1
    • Potassium oxalate hydrate
    • dipotassium;oxalate;hydrate
    • MFCD00150033
    • C2H2K2O5
    • Oxalic acid potassium salt
    • dipotassium oxalate hydrate
    • dipotassium oxalate monohydrate
    • SCHEMBL169342
    • dipotassium ethanedioate hydrate
    • orb2942260
    • POTASSIUMOXALATEMONOHYDRATE
    • DTXSID90983454
    • DIPOTASSIUM HYDRATE OXALATE
    • AKOS015915143
    • Potassium ethanedioate--water (2/1/1)
    • EN300-310729
    • A834911
    • F492455
    • Q27265423
    • 6487-48-5

  • Applications

    Potassium oxalate monohydrate (CAS 6487-48-5) is commonly used as a chelating/sequestering agent to bind metal ions and soften water in cleaning products and textile processing; it also serves as a laboratory reagent in oxalate chemistry and analytical titrations; in coatings and inks it can act as a stabilizer or processing additive; and it may be encountered as an intermediate in organic synthesis and in specialty ceramics or glass formulations.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 34.38
    methanol 71.89
    isopropanol 19.43
    water 23.01
    ethyl acetate 10.82
    n-propanol 19.91
    acetone 31.29
    n-butanol 13.76
    acetonitrile 18.28
    DMF 202.02
    toluene 2.58
    isobutanol 9.91
    1,4-dioxane 27.34
    methyl acetate 19.93
    THF 31.94
    2-butanone 19.5
    n-pentanol 8.73
    sec-butanol 15.26
    n-hexane 1.32
    ethylene glycol 51.39
    NMP 149.46
    cyclohexane 4.57
    DMSO 466.0
    n-butyl acetate 6.85
    n-octanol 7.49
    chloroform 6.53
    n-propyl acetate 5.61
    acetic acid 32.44
    dichloromethane 13.84
    cyclohexanone 17.87
    propylene glycol 24.17
    isopropyl acetate 5.96
    DMAc 168.69
    2-ethoxyethanol 35.65
    isopentanol 9.1
    n-heptane 3.69
    ethyl formate 14.97
    1,2-dichloroethane 16.42
    n-hexanol 7.94
    2-methoxyethanol 79.77
    isobutyl acetate 1.73
    tetrachloromethane 2.39
    n-pentyl acetate 5.56
    transcutol 50.94
    n-heptanol 6.44
    ethylbenzene 1.75
    MIBK 5.12
    2-propoxyethanol 23.51
    tert-butanol 19.94
    MTBE 10.56
    2-butoxyethanol 14.43
    propionic acid 22.18
    o-xylene 4.06
    formic acid 72.84
    diethyl ether 13.78
    m-xylene 2.27
    p-xylene 1.76
    chlorobenzene 2.3
    dimethyl carbonate 13.98
    n-octane 1.78
    formamide 121.09
    cyclopentanone 22.55
    2-pentanone 11.81
    anisole 4.87
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 11.81
    gamma-butyrolactone 30.63
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 42.2
    pyridine 18.75
    3-pentanone 12.38
    furfural 32.19
    n-dodecane 1.27
    diethylene glycol 37.05
    diisopropyl ether 3.44
    tert-amyl alcohol 16.33
    acetylacetone 13.38
    n-hexadecane 1.34
    acetophenone 6.87
    methyl propionate 17.36
    isopentyl acetate 4.5
    trichloroethylene 13.15
    n-nonanol 6.78
    cyclohexanol 13.86
    benzyl alcohol 8.18
    2-ethylhexanol 4.84
    isooctanol 4.48
    dipropyl ether 7.94
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 2.78
    ethyl lactate 8.63
    propylene carbonate 11.12
    n-methylformamide 85.57
    2-pentanol 9.63
    n-pentane 3.05
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 16.79
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 10.03
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 16.73
    mesitylene 2.05
    ε-caprolactone 16.87
    p-cymene 2.94
    epichlorohydrin 26.93
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 3.35
    2-aminoethanol 44.75
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 86.35
    sulfolane 75.83
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 1.12
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 18.4
    n-hexyl acetate 6.43
    isooctane 0.66
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 20.5
    sec-butyl acetate 2.9
    tert-butyl acetate 5.49
    decalin 1.13
    glycerin 46.07
    diglyme 40.6
    acrylic acid 27.15
    isopropyl myristate 3.54
    n-butyric acid 14.61
    acetyl acetate 5.48
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 3.66
    ethyl propionate 5.95
    nitromethane 60.71
    1,2-diethoxyethane 12.1
    benzonitrile 5.7
    trioctyl phosphate 3.91
    1-bromopropane 7.35
    gamma-valerolactone 35.72
    n-decanol 5.44
    triethyl phosphate 5.03
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 4.37
    propionitrile 12.18
    vinylene carbonate 10.68
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 38.81
    DMS 7.79
    cumene 1.48
    2-octanol 4.66
    2-hexanone 5.6
    octyl acetate 4.83
    limonene 5.13
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 38.38
    ethyl orthosilicate 4.69
    tributyl phosphate 3.94
    diacetone alcohol 14.36
    N,N-dimethylaniline 7.36
    acrylonitrile 20.21
    aniline 8.54
    1,3-propanediol 34.93
    bromobenzene 1.64
    dibromomethane 9.48
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 14.92
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 4.09
    tetrabutyl urea 8.6
    diisobutyl methanol 4.36
    2-phenylethanol 6.62
    styrene 2.03
    dioctyl adipate 5.97
    dimethyl sulfate 35.19
    ethyl butyrate 6.43
    methyl lactate 23.58
    butyl lactate 7.31
    diethyl carbonate 4.58
    propanediol butyl ether 15.12
    triethyl orthoformate 6.09
    p-tert-butyltoluene 2.96
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 10.48
    morpholine 43.36
    tert-butylamine 11.82
    n-dodecanol 4.56
    dimethoxymethane 47.5
    ethylene carbonate 8.82
    cyrene 17.82
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 8.28
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 3.61
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 3.87
    4-methylpyridine 11.87
    dibutyl ether 5.82
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 4.36
    DEF 38.65
    dimethyl isosorbide 20.94
    tetrachloroethylene 13.03
    eugenol 10.47
    triacetin 9.13
    span 80 12.1
    1,4-butanediol 17.0
    1,1-dichloroethane 5.81
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 5.47
    methyl formate 47.91
    2-methyl-1-butanol 9.34
    n-decane 1.89
    butyronitrile 8.84
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 4.79
    1-chlorooctane 3.42
    1-chlorotetradecane 1.85
    n-nonane 1.94
    undecane 1.51
    tert-butylcyclohexane 0.7
    cyclooctane 2.09
    cyclopentanol 16.86
    tetrahydropyran 15.7
    tert-amyl methyl ether 10.69
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 33.37
    1-hexene 2.3
    2-isopropoxyethanol 16.67
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 23.18
    methyl butyrate 8.06

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