Potassium bitartrate

C4H5KO6CAS 868-14-4188.18 g/mol

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AlcoholCarboxylic acid

Properties

Molecular formula
C4H5KO6
Molar mass
188.18 g/mol
Exact mass
187.9723 Da
Density
1.984 g/mL (at 18 °C)
logP
-2.50Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
115.1 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
4 / 4
Rotatable bonds
3
Stereocentres
R, Rin SMILES atom order

Hazards

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Identifiers

CAS number
868-14-4
SMILES
[O-]C(=O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)C(=O)O.[K+]
InChI

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Names and synonyms

20 names · show all
  • Butanedioic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy- (2R,3R)-, potassium salt (1:1)
  • Tartaric acid, monopotassium salt
  • Butanedioic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy-[R-(R*,R*)]-, monopotassium salt
  • Butanedioic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy- (2R,3R)-, monopotassium salt
  • Acid potassium tartrate
  • Cream of tartar
  • Cremor tartari
  • Faecla
  • Faecula
  • Potassium acid tartrate
  • Potassium hydrogen tartrate
  • Potassium tartrate (KHC4H4O6)
  • Tartar cream
  • Tartar
  • Faccula
  • Faccla
  • Monopotassium tartrate
  • Potassium hydrotartrate
  • Potassium hydrogen L(+)-tartrate
  • NSC 155080

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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.

Tartaric acid87-69-4Free acid D-Tartaric acid147-71-7Free acid, enantiomer DL-Tartaric acid133-37-9Free acid, enantiomer 2,3-Dihydroxybutanedioic acid526-83-0Free acid, stereo not defined Sodium tartrate868-18-8Salt Potassium sodium tartrate304-59-6Salt Potassium tartrate921-53-9Salt N,N-Dimethylethanolamine bitartrate5988-51-2Salt (-)-Epinephrine (+)-bitartrate51-42-3Salt Choline bitartrate87-67-2Salt (-)-Norepinephrine (+)-bitartrate51-40-1Salt Calcium tartrate3164-34-9Salt

Similar compounds

Potassium acid saccharate576-42-181 % similar Calcium saccharate5793-88-452 % similar Potassium (2R,3R)-2,3,4-trihydroxybutanoate88759-55-152 % similar Potassium gluconate299-27-451 % similar Mucic acid526-99-850 % similar Saccharic acid87-73-050 % similar Calcium D-saccharate tetrahydrate5793-89-547 % similar Potassium lactate996-31-645 % similar

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