Potassium hydrogen phthalate

C8H5KO4CAS 877-24-7204.22 g/mol

O−OOHOK+
Carboxylic acid

Properties

Molecular formula
C8H5KO4
Molar mass
204.22 g/mol
Exact mass
203.9825 Da
Melting point
220 °C
logP
0.70Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
74.6 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
2 / 2
Rotatable bonds
2

Hazards

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

Identifiers

CAS number
877-24-7
SMILES
[O-]C(=O)c1ccccc1C(=O)O.[K+]
InChI

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Names and synonyms

9 names
  • 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, potassium salt (1:1)
  • Phthalic acid, monopotassium salt
  • 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, monopotassium salt
  • Potassium acid phthalate
  • Potassium biphthalate
  • Monopotassium phthalate
  • Hydrogen potassium phthalate
  • Monopotassium 1,2-benzenedicarboxylate
  • KAP

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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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