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Potassium methoxide, 90+%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals
$70.14 - $234.74
Chemical Identifiers
CAS | 865-33-8 |
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Molecular Formula | CH3KO |
Molecular Weight (g/mol) | 70.132 |
MDL Number | MFCD00012416 |
InChI Key | BDAWXSQJJCIFIK-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
Synonym | potassium methoxide, potassium methylate, potassium methanolate, methanol, potassium salt, unii-45myq0gwgb, 45myq0gwgb, potassiummethoxide, methanol, potassium salt 1:1, kome, meok |
PubChem CID | 23664618 |
IUPAC Name | potassium;methanolate |
SMILES | C[O-].[K+] |
Description
Potassium methoxide is used as a chemical intermediate. It is also used in biodiesel production and in fuel additives. It acts as a catalyst for the preparation of methyl formate and an alkaline catalyst for dimethyl formamide. Further, it is used as versatile reagents in chemical reactions such as condensation, esterification, alkoxylation and etherification, Claisen condensation, Wolf-Kishner reduction and Stobbe reaction.
This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.
Chemical Identifiers
865-33-8 | |
70.132 | |
BDAWXSQJJCIFIK-UHFFFAOYSA-N | |
23664618 | |
C[O-].[K+] |
CH3KO | |
MFCD00012416 | |
potassium methoxide, potassium methylate, potassium methanolate, methanol, potassium salt, unii-45myq0gwgb, 45myq0gwgb, potassiummethoxide, methanol, potassium salt 1:1, kome, meok | |
potassium;methanolate |
Specifications
865-33-8 | |
50 g | |
CH3KO | |
potassium methoxide, potassium methylate, potassium methanolate, methanol, potassium salt, unii-45myq0gwgb, 45myq0gwgb, potassiummethoxide, methanol, potassium salt 1:1, kome, meok | |
BDAWXSQJJCIFIK-UHFFFAOYSA-N | |
potassium;methanolate | |
23664618 | |
Air and moisture sensitive |
Powder | |
>90% | |
MFCD00012416 | |
Soluble in methanol and ethanol. | |
C[O-].[K+] | |
70.132 | |
70.14 | |
Potassium methoxide |
Safety and Handling
P234-P235+P410-P260-P264b-P270-P271-P280-P303+P361+P353-P304+P340-P305+P351+P338-P310-P330-P331-P363-P390-P501c
H290-H302-H314-H335-X
DOTInformation : Hazard Class: 4.2; Packaging Group: II
EINECSNumber : 212-736-1
TSCA : Yes
Recommended Storage : Ambient temperatures
RUO – Research Use Only