Potassium tert-butoxide

C4H9KOCAS 865-47-4112.21 g/mol

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Properties

Molecular formula
C4H9KO
Molar mass
112.21 g/mol
Exact mass
112.0290 Da
Melting point
220 °C
logP
0.40Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
20.2 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 1
Rotatable bonds
0

Hazards

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Identifiers

CAS number
865-47-4
SMILES
CC(C)(C)[O-].[K+]
InChI

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Names and synonyms

12 names
  • 2-Propanol, 2-methyl-, potassium salt (1:1)
  • tert-Butyl alcohol, potassium salt
  • 2-Propanol, 2-methyl-, potassium salt
  • Potassium tert-butylate
  • Potassium t-butoxide
  • Potassium 1,1-dimethylethoxide
  • tert-Butoxypotassium
  • 2-Methyl-2-propanol potassium salt
  • tert-Butanol potassium salt
  • Potassium tert-butanolate
  • Potassium 2-methylpropan-2-olate
  • Potassium tert-butanol

Safety data sheets

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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.

tert-Butyl alcohol75-65-0Parent compound Sodium tert-butoxide865-48-5Salt Lithium tert-butoxide1907-33-1Salt Lithium tri-tert-butoxyaluminum hydride17476-04-9Salt Aluminum tert-butoxide556-91-2Salt Magnesium tert-butoxide32149-57-8Salt

Similar compounds

Hafnium tert-butoxide2172-02-360 % similar Potassium tert-amylate41233-93-638 % similar Potassium methoxide865-33-831 % similar

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