7605. Potassium Acetate

Nomenclature

CAS number: 127-08-2
Acetic acid potassium salt (1:1).
C2H3KO2; mol wt 98.14.
C 24.48%, H 3.08%, K 39.84%, O 32.61%.
CH3COOK.

Properties

Colorless, lustrous, rapidly deliquesc crystals or white cryst powder or flakes. d25 1.57. mp 292°. One gram dissolves in 0.5 ml water, 0.2 ml boiling water, 2.9 ml alcohol. The aq soln is alkaline to litmus. pH of 0.1 molar aq soln 9.7. Keep tightly closed. LD50 orally in rats: 3.25 g/kg, H. F. Smyth et al., Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J. 30, 470 (1969).

Use

Buffer.

Therapeutic Category

Electrolyte replenisher; potassium supplement.

Keywords

Replenishers/Supplements; Electrolyte; Replenishers/Supplements; Potassium