Potassium nitrite

KNO2CAS 7758-09-085.10 g/mol

NOO−K+

Properties

Molecular formula
KNO2
Molar mass
85.10 g/mol
Exact mass
84.9566 Da
Density
1.92 g/mL
Melting point
441 °C (decomposes)
logP
-0.24Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
49.7 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 2
Rotatable bonds
0

Hazards

No GHS classification is on file for this compound. That is not evidence that it is harmless.

Identifiers

CAS number
7758-09-0
SMILES
N(=O)[O-].[K+]
InChIKey
BXNHTSHTPBPRFX-UHFFFAOYSA-M
InChI
InChI=1S/K.HNO2/c;2-1-3/h;(H,2,3)/q+1;/p-1

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Names and synonyms

4 names
  • Nitrous acid, potassium salt (1:1)
  • Nitrous acid, potassium salt
  • Klear
  • E 249

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Similar compounds

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.

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