Potassium nitrate
SIGALD/221295 - ACS reagent, ≥99.0%
CAS Number: 7757-79-1
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): KNO3
Molecular Weight: 101.10
EC Number: 231-818-8
MDL Number: MFCD00011409
Linear Formula: KNO3
Product Type: Chemical
| anion traces | chloride (Cl-): ≤0.002% |
| iodate (IO3-): ≤5 ppm | |
| nitrite (NO2-): ≤0.001 | |
| phosphate (PO43-): ≤5 ppm | |
| sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.003% | |
| assay | ≥99.0% |
| cation traces | Ca: ≤0.005% |
| Fe: ≤3 ppm | |
| heavy metals: ≤5 ppm (by ICP-OES) | |
| Mg: ≤0.002% | |
| Na: ≤0.005% | |
| form | crystals |
| grade | ACS reagent |
| impurities | ≤0.005% insolubles |
| InChI | 1S/K.NO3/c;2-1(3)4/q+1;-1 |
| InChI key | FGIUAXJPYTZDNR-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 334 °C (lit.) |
| pH | 4.5-8.5 (25 °C, 5%) |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| SMILES string | [K+].[O-][N+]([O-])=O |
| Application: | Potassium nitrate may be used in the synthesis of 5-bromo-8-nitroisoquinoli |
| General description: | Potassium nitrate is a water-soluble inorganic salt that is commonly used as nitrogen fertilizer. It is also found in toothpastes as a desensitizer for tooth hypersensitivity. The addition of KNO3 to growth medium has shown to promote growth in salt stressed melon plants. |
| Packaging: | 100, 500 g in poly bottle |
| Packaging: | 12 kg in fiber drum |
| Packaging: | 2.5 kg in poly bottle |
| Symbol | GHS03 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H272 |
| Precautionary statements | P210 |
| Hazard Codes | O |
| Risk Statements | 8 |
| RIDADR | UN 1486 5.1 / PGIII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | ≥99.0% |
| mp | 334 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352302 |


