Potassium sorbate

C6H7KO2CAS 24634-61-5150.22 g/mol

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AlkeneCarboxylic acid

Properties

Molecular formula
C6H7KO2
Molar mass
150.22 g/mol
Exact mass
150.0083 Da
Melting point
above 270 °C (decomposes)
Water solubility
very soluble
logP
0.82Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
37.3 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 1
Rotatable bonds
2
Double bonds
E, EE/Z, in SMILES order

Hazards

Warning
Irritant (GHS07)

Aggregated from 230 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

P261, P264, P264+P265, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P319, P321, P332+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, P403+P233, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
24634-61-5
SMILES
C/C=C/C=C/C([O-])=O.[K+]
InChI

The InChI we hold for this record describes the parent acid and the metal separately rather than the salt above, so it is not shown here.

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Names and synonyms

9 names
  • 2,4-Hexadienoic acid, potassium salt (1:1), (2E,4E)-
  • Sorbic acid, potassium salt
  • 2,4-Hexadienoic acid, potassium salt, (E,E)-
  • 2,4-Hexadienoic acid, potassium salt, (2E,4E)-
  • E 202
  • Potassium (E,E)-hexa-2,4-dienoate
  • E 202 (Preservative)
  • K 60/95
  • PO 300

Work with Potassium sorbate

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

The same compound in another form: other stereochemistry, a salt or hydrate, the free acid or base, or an isotope-labelled version.

Sorbic acid110-44-1Free acid 2,4-Hexadienoic acid, potassium salt (1:1)590-00-1Stereo not defined Sodium sorbate7757-81-5Salt Calcium sorbate7492-55-9Salt

Similar compounds

Potassium acrylate10192-85-543 % similar Potassium polyacrylate25608-12-243 % similar Iron(II) fumarate141-01-542 % similar Disodium fumarate17013-01-342 % similar Calcium fumarate19855-56-242 % similar Disodium maleate371-47-142 % similar Potassium cinnamate16089-48-841 % similar Methyl 2,4-hexadienoate1515-80-639 % similar

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.

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Elsewhere

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