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Potassium bromate

ACS reagent, ≥99.8%

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Linear Formula:
KBrO3
CAS Number:
7758-01-2
Molecular Weight:
167.00
EC Number:
231-829-8
MDL number:
MFCD00011359
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
329753602
NACRES:
NB.24
Assay:
≥99.8%
grade:
ACS reagent
form:
crystalline powder

grade

ACS reagent

Quality Level

200

Assay

≥99.8%

form

crystalline powder

impurities

≤0.005% insolubles

pH

5.0-9.0 (25 °C, 5%)

anion traces

bromide (Br-): passes test
sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.005%

cation traces

Fe: ≤0.002%
Na: ≤0.01%
heavy metals (as Pb): ≤5 ppm

SMILES string

[K+].[O-]Br(=O)=O

InChI

1S/BrHO3.K/c2-1(3)4;/h(H,2,3,4);/q;+1/p-1

InChI key

OCATYIAKPYKMPG-UHFFFAOYSA-M

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General description

Potassium bromate is a strong oxidizing agent that can be used in the bromination of deactivated aromatics and in chemical oscillating reactions.

Application

Potassium bromate can be used as:
  • An oxidant in the potentiometric determination of β-lactam drug.
  • A brominating agent for the bromination of ethylacetoacetate to dibromoethylacetoacetate.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H271,H301,H350

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Carc. 1B - Ox. Sol. 1

Storage Class Code

5.1A - Strongly oxidizing hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Regulatory Listings

Regulatory Listings are mainly provided for chemical products. Only limited information can be provided here for non-chemical products. No entry means none of the components are listed. It is the user’s obligation to ensure the safe and legal use of the product.

PRTR

Class II Designated Chemical Substances

FSL

Group 1: Oxidizing solids
Bromates
Hazardous rank I
1st oxidizing solid

ISHL Indicated Name

Substances Subject to be Indicated Names

ISHL Notified Names

Substances Subject to be Notified Names

JAN Code

309087-5G:
309087-VAR:
309087-500G:
309087-BULK:
309087-100G:
309087-VAR-D:

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BCCM0404
BCCJ5675
BCCF7731
BCCD5400

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Organic preparations and procedures international, 23, 395-395 (1991)
Kinetics and Mechanism of the Oxidation of Neomenthol by Potassium Bromate in Acidic Solution.
Meena R and Sharma S.
International Journal of Pharmacological Research, 4(1), 25-33 (2014)
Yingying Xu et al.
Cell reports, 29(4), 800-809 (2019-10-24)
Cockayne syndrome (CS) is a rare genetic neurodevelopmental disorder, characterized by a deficiency in transcription-coupled subpathway of nucleotide excision DNA repair (TC-NER). Mutation of the Cockayne syndrome B (CSB) gene affects basal transcription, which is considered a major cause of
Chemiluminescence determination of potassium bromate in flour based on flow injection analysis.
Yan Z, et al.
Food Chemistry, 190, 20-24 (2016)
Mir Kaisar Ahmad et al.
Chemosphere, 87(7), 750-756 (2012-01-27)
Potassium bromate (KBrO(3)) is a widely used food additive, a water disinfection by-product and a known nephrotoxic agent. The effect of KBrO(3) on rat blood, especially on the anti-oxidant defense system, was studied in this work. Animals were given a
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