Potassium chlorate
SIGALD/31247 - puriss. p.a., ACS reagent, reag. Ph. Eur., ≥99%
CAS Number: 3811-04-9
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): ClKO3
Molecular Weight: 122.55
EC Number: 223-289-7
MDL Number: MFCD00011361
Linear Formula: KClO3
Product Type: Chemical
| agency | reag. Ph. Eur. |
| anion traces | bromate (BrO3-): ≤150 mg/kg |
| chloride (Cl-): ≤10 mg/kg | |
| sulfate (SO42-): ≤20 mg/kg | |
| assay | ≥99% |
| cation traces | As: ≤0.5 mg/kg |
| Ca: ≤20 mg/kg | |
| Fe: ≤3 mg/kg | |
| Mg: ≤10 mg/kg | |
| Na: ≤100 mg/kg | |
| dilution | (for analytical testing) |
| form | solid |
| grade | ACS reagent |
| puriss. p.a. | |
| impurities | ≤0.0005% heavy metals (as Pb) |
| ≤0.005% in water insoluble matters | |
| InChI | 1S/ClHO3.K/c2-1(3)4;/h(H, |
| InChI key | VKJKEPKFPUWCAS-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 356 °C (lit.) |
| SMILES string | [K+].[O-]Cl(=O)=O |
| Application: | Potassium chlorate may be used as strong oxidizing agent in the preparation of graphite oxide (GO). |
| General description: | Potassium chlorate is a shiny colorless solid having monoclinic crystals in the form of platelets. On heating above 400°C, it degrades to give potassium chloride and potassium perchlorate. It has strong oxidizing properties. On exposure to X-rays, oxygen-17 enriched KClO3 generates O3- radical, which was investigated by ESR. On X-ray irradiation potassium chlorate undergoes degradation to generate chloride, chlorite, hypochlorite and occluded oxygen. Significant quantities of dichlorine hexoxide and a trace of chlorine dioxide were also produced. |
| Packaging: | 100, 500 g in poly bottle |
| Packaging: | 25 kg in fiber drum |
| Symbol |    GHS03, GHS07, GHS09 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H271-H302 + H332-H411 |
| Precautionary statements | P220-P273 |
| Hazard Codes | O,Xn,N |
| Risk Statements | 9-20/22-51/53 |
| Safety Statements | 13-16-27-61 |
| RIDADR | UN 1485 5.1 / PGII |
| WGK Germany | 2 |
| Purity | ≥99% |
| mp | 356 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352302 |