P8394
Potassium nitrate
ReagentPlus®, ≥99.0%
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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
KNO3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
101.10
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
EC Number:
231-818-8
MDL number:
Assay:
≥99.0%
Form:
powder or crystals
Quality Segment
product line
ReagentPlus®
assay
≥99.0%
form
powder or crystals
pH
7
mp
334 °C (lit.)
SMILES string
[K+].[O-][N+]([O-])=O
InChI
1S/K.NO3/c;2-1(3)4/q+1;-1
InChI key
FGIUAXJPYTZDNR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
General description
Potassium nitrate (KNO3) is a water-soluble inorganic salt that is commonly used as a source of nitrate.
Application
Potassium nitrate can be used in the following:
- KNO3/Al2O3 is used as a solid base catalyst to synthesize by vapor-phase methylation of catechol with dimethyl carbonate.
- KNO3/cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) catalytic system is used in the oxidation of benzyl halides to aldehydes and ketones in aqueous media.
- In the Cu/CeO2 catalytic system, KNO3 can also be utilized as a promoter to enhance the soot oxidation activity and resistance to sulfur poisoning of the catalyst.
Legal Information
ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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Warning
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Hazard Classifications
Ox. Sol. 3
Storage Class
5.1B - Oxidizing hazardous materials
wgk
WGK 1
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
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