Chemical Property of CID 16217537
Chemical Property:
- Melting Point:190oC
- Boiling Point:°Cat760mmHg
- Flash Point:°C
- PSA:79.57000
- Density:g/cm3
- LogP:0.20420
- Water Solubility.:soluble H2O; insoluble alcohol [HAW93]
- Hydrogen Bond Donor Count:2
- Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:4
- Rotatable Bond Count:0
- Exact Mass:120.93617158
- Heavy Atom Count:5
- Complexity:26.3
- Purity/Quality:
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99.9% *data from raw suppliers
POTASSIUM BISULFITE 95.00% *data from reagent suppliers
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- MSDS Files:
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SDS file from LookChem
Total 1 MSDS from other Authors
Useful:
- Canonical SMILES:OS(=O)O.[K]
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Uses
Potassium Hydrogen sulfite is a preservative that retards bacterial action, prevents discoloration, and functions as an antioxidant. It is not used in meats or in food recognized as a source of vitamin b1 and it is not used on fruits or vegetables intended to be served raw or presented as fresh. Reduction of various organic compounds;
purification of aldehydes and ketones, iodine,
sodium hydrosulfite; antiseptic; source of sulfurous
acid, particularly in brewing; analytical chemistry;
tanning; bleaching straw and textile fibers; chem-
ical preservative in foods (except meats and other
sources of vitamin B
1
).