Potassium butyl xanthate

C5H9KOS2CAS 871-58-9188.34 g/mol

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Thiol

Properties

Molecular formula
C5H9KOS2
Molar mass
188.34 g/mol
Exact mass
187.9732 Da
Melting point
70 °C (decomposes)
logP
1.64Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
9.2 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 2
Rotatable bonds
3

Hazards

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

Identifiers

CAS number
871-58-9
SMILES
CCCCOC([S-])=S.[K+]
InChI

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Names and synonyms

14 names · show all
  • Carbonodithioic acid, O-butyl ester, potassium salt (1:1)
  • Carbonic acid, dithio-, O-butyl ester, potassium salt
  • Carbonodithioic acid, O-butyl ester, potassium salt
  • Xanthic acid, butyl-, potassium salt
  • Butyl potassium xanthate
  • Potassium butylxanthogenate
  • Potassium O-butyl xanthate
  • Potassium O-butyl dithiocarbonate
  • Potassium n-butylxanthate
  • Butyl potassium xanthogenate
  • O-Butyl potassium dithiocarbonate
  • Potassium butyl dithiocarbonate
  • Potassium O-n-butyl xanthate
  • Potassium O-butyl carbonodithioate

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

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Similar compounds

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.

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