Potassium methoxide
Properties
- Molecular formula
- CH3KO
- Molar mass
- 70.13 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 69.9821 Da
- Density
- 0.95 g/mL
- logP
- -0.77Crippen estimate
- Polar surface area
- 20.2 Ų
- H-bond donors / acceptors
- 1 / 1
- Rotatable bonds
- 0
Hazards
No GHS classification is on file for this compound. That is not evidence that it is harmless.
Identifiers
CAS number
865-33-8SMILES
C[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.
Weigh it out
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Names and synonyms
6 names
- Methanol, potassium salt (1:1)
- Methanol, potassium salt
- Potassium methylate
- Feldalat KM
- Methoxypotassium
- Potassium methanolate
Work with Potassium methoxide
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.
Methanol67-56-1Parent compound
Deuterated methanol811-98-3Parent compound, labelled
Methan(2H)ol1455-13-6Parent compound, labelled
Sodium methoxide124-41-4Salt
Lithium methoxide865-34-9Salt
Methanol-boron trifluoride complex (2:1)2802-68-8Salt
Magnesium methoxide109-88-6Salt
Calcium methoxide2556-53-8Salt
Copper(II) methoxide76890-98-7Salt
Similar compounds
Tantalum(V) methoxide865-35-050 % similar
Cyclooctadiene iridium methoxide dimer12148-71-933 % similar
Potassium hydride7693-26-733 % similar
Potassium trimethylsilanolate10519-96-731 % similar
Potassium tert-butoxide865-47-431 % similar
Potassium ethoxide917-58-831 % similar
Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.