P5833

Potassium carbonate

BioXtra, ≥99.0%

• Linear Formula: K₂CO₃
• CAS Number: 584-08-7
• Molecular Weight: 138.21
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 4267587
• EC Number: 209-529-3
• MDL number: MFCD00011382
• UNSPSC Code: 12352302
• PubChem Substance ID: 329820236
• NACRES: NA.21

Properties

• product line: BioXtra
• Quality Level: 200
• assay: ≥99.0%
• form: powder
• impurities: ≤0.0005% Phosphorus (P); ≤0.1% Insoluble matter
• pH: 11-13 (25 °C, 138 g/L)
• mp: 891 °C (lit.)
• solubility: H₂O: 1 M, clear, colorless
• anion traces: chloride (Cl^-): ≤0.005%; sulfate (SO₄^2-): ≤0.02%
• cation traces: Al: ≤0.0005%; Ca: ≤0.001%; Cu: ≤0.0005%; Fe: ≤0.0005%; Mg: ≤0.0005%; NH₄⁺: ≤0.05%; Na: ≤0.5%; Pb: ≤0.001%; Zn: ≤0.0005%
• SMILES string: [K+].[K+].[O-]C([O-])=O
• InChI: 1S/CH2O3.2K/c2-1(3)4;;/h(H2,2,3,4);;/q;2*+1/p-2
• InChI key: BWHMMNNQKKPAPP-UHFFFAOYSA-L

Description

General description

Potassium carbonate is an inorganic base that is used in the alkylation of phenols and 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds, as well as the generation of sulfur and phosphorus ylides. It is also used to dry organic solvents.

Application

Potassium carbonate can be used as a catalyst in the:

• Markovnikov addition reactions.
• Suzuki cross-coupling reactions.

It can also be used as a base for the N-arylation of benzamides via C-N coupling reaction.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS07
• signalword: Warning
• hcodes: H315,H319,H335
• pcodes: P261 - P264 - P271 - P280 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3
• target_organs: Respiratory system
• Storage Class: 13 - Non Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable