F776023
Potassium ethoxide , 99+ , 917-58-8
CAS NO.：917-58-8
Empirical Formula: C2H5KO
Molecular Weight: 84.16
MDL number: MFCD00054277
EINECS: 213-029-0
Update time: 2022-07-08
PRODUCT Properties
| Melting point: | 250°C (dec.) |
| Boiling point: | -78.5°C (rough estimate) |
| Density | 0.894 g/mL at 25 °C |
| vapor pressure | 0Pa at 25℃ |
| refractive index | n |
| Flash point: | 70 °F |
| storage temp. | Flammables area |
| solubility | Soluble in ethanol, ether |
| form | Powder |
| color | white to off-white |
| Specific Gravity | 0.894 |
| Water Solubility | It reacts vigorously with water. |
| Sensitive | Moisture Sensitive |
| Hydrolytic Sensitivity | 7: reacts slowly with moisture/water |
| Exposure limits | ACGIH: STEL 1000 ppm OSHA: TWA 1000 ppm(1900 mg/m3) NIOSH: IDLH 3300 ppm; TWA 1000 ppm(1900 mg/m3) |
| Stability: | Stable, but highly flammable. Reacts violently with water. Contact with damp air may lead to heating of the solid, which could in turn ignite it, or materials with which it is in contact. Incompatible with air, water, moisture, acids, acid chlorides, acid anhydrides, oxidizing agents, reducing agents. |
| LogP | -0.3 at 25℃ |
Description and Uses
Potassium Ethoxide is a solvent for the laboratory and industry in the manufacture of alcohol, pharmaceuticals, perfumery, and in other organic synthesis processes.
Safety
| Symbol(GHS) |   GHS02,GHS05 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H251-H314 |
| Precautionary statements | P235-P260-P280-P303+P361+P353-P304+P340+P310-P305+P351+P338 |
| Hazard Codes | F,C |
| Risk Statements | 11-14-34-10 |
| Safety Statements | 8-16-26-43-45-36/37/39 |
| RIDADR | UN 3274 3/PG 2 |
| WGK Germany | 1 |
| TSCA | Yes |
| HazardClass | 3 |
| PackingGroup | II |
| HS Code | 29051900 |
