Potassium bromate
SIGALD/309087 - ACS reagent, ≥99.8%
CAS Number: 7758-01-2
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): BrKO3
Molecular Weight: 167.00
EC Number: 231-829-8
MDL Number: MFCD00011359
Linear Formula: KBrO3
Product Type: Chemical
| anion traces | bromide (Br-): passes test |
| sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.005% | |
| assay | ≥99.8% |
| cation traces | Fe: ≤0.002% |
| heavy metals (as Pb): ≤5 ppm | |
| Na: ≤0.01% | |
| form | crystalline powder |
| grade | ACS reagent |
| impurities | ≤0.005% insolubles |
| InChI | 1S/BrHO3.K/c2-1(3)4;/h(H, |
| InChI key | OCATYIAKPYKMPG-UHFFFAOYSA |
| pH | 5.0-9.0 (25 °C, 5%) |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| SMILES string | [K+].[O-]Br(=O)=O |
| Application: | Potassium bromate can be used as: • An oxidant in the potentiometric determination of β-lactam drug. • A brominating agent for the bromination of ethylacetoacetate to dibromoethylacetoacetate. |
| General description: | Potassium bromate is a strong oxidizing agent that can be used in the bromination of deactivated aromatics and in chemical oscillating reactions. |
| Packaging: | 100, 500 g in poly bottle |
| Packaging: | 5 g in glass bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() ![]() GHS03,GHS06,GHS08 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H271 - H301 - H350 |
| Precautionary statements | P201 - P210 - P301 + P310 + P330 |
| Hazard Codes | O,T |
| Risk Statements | 45-9-25 |
| Safety Statements | 53-45 |
| RIDADR | UN 1484 5.1 / PGII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | ≥99.8% |
| UNSPSC | 12352302 |




