Potassium citrate

C6H5K3O7CAS 866-84-2306.39 g/mol

O−OOHO−OO−OK+K+K+
AlcoholCarboxylic acid

Properties

Molecular formula
C6H5K3O7
Molar mass
306.39 g/mol
Exact mass
305.8946 Da
logP
-2.39Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
132.1 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
4 / 4
Rotatable bonds
5

Hazards

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

Identifiers

CAS number
866-84-2
SMILES
[O-]C(=O)CC(O)(CC([O-])=O)C([O-])=O.[K+].[K+].[K+]
InChI

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Names and synonyms

13 names · show all
  • 1,2,3-Propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-hydroxy-, potassium salt (1:3)
  • Citric acid, tripotassium salt
  • 1,2,3-Propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-hydroxy-, tripotassium salt
  • Tripotassium citrate
  • Kajos
  • Kaliksir
  • Porekal
  • Seltz-K
  • Polycitra K
  • Potassium tribasic citrate
  • Urocit K
  • Litocit
  • 2-Hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid tripotassium salt

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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.

Similar compounds

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.

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