Potassium ethylxanthate Chemical Properties

Melting point:

209-214 °C

Density 

1,558 g/cm³

Flash point:

96°C

storage temp. 

Store below +30°C.

solubility 

alcohol: soluble(lit.)

form 

Crystalline Powder

color 

Yellow

PH

9-10 (100g/l, H2O, 20℃)

Water Solubility 

Soluble in water.

Merck 

14,7696

BRN 

3596974

Stability:

Stable. Incompatible with strong acids, strong bases, strong oxidizing agents.

InChIKey

JCBJVAJGLKENNC-UHFFFAOYSA-M

CAS DataBase Reference

140-89-6(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

Potassium ethyl xanthate (140-89-6)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xn,Xi,F

Risk Statements 

36/37/38-22-20/22-11

Safety Statements 

37/39-26-37-36-45-36/37-16

RIDADR 

3342

WGK Germany 

3

RTECS 

FG1575000

TSCA 

Yes

HazardClass 

4.2

PackingGroup 

II

HS Code 

29309090

Toxicity

LD50 orally in Rabbit: 1700 mg/kg

MSDS

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Potassium ethylxanthate Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Light Green Solid

Uses

As reagent in analytical chemistry.

Definition

Colorless or light-yellow crystals. Soluble in water and alcohol; insol- uble in ether.

Hazard

Toxic by ingestion.

Purification Methods

Crystallise it from absolute EtOH, ligroin/ethanol or acetone by adding Et2O. Wash it with ether, then dry it in a desiccator. Its solubility in Me2CO is 8% at 25o. [Beilstein 3 H 563, 3 I 196, 3 II 367, 3 III 1101, 3 IV 1274.]

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