Potassium phosphate monobasic
SIGALD/60220 - buffer substance, anhydrous, puriss. p.a., ACS reagent, reag. ISO, reag. Ph. Eur., 99.5-100.5%
Synonym: Potassium dihydrogen phosphate; prim.-Potassium phosphate
CAS Number: 7778-77-0
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): H2KO4P
Molecular Weight: 136.09
EC Number: 231-913-4
MDL Number: MFCD00011401
Linear Formula: KH2PO4
Product Type: Chemical
| agency | reag. ISO |
| reag. Ph. Eur. | |
| anion traces | chloride (Cl-): ≤5 mg/kg |
| sulfate (SO42-): ≤30 mg/kg | |
| assay | 99.5-100.5% |
| cation traces | As: ≤0.5 mg/kg |
| Ca: ≤10 mg/kg | |
| Cd: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Co: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Cr: ≤15 mg/kg | |
| Cu: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Fe: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| heavy metals: ≤0.001% (by ICP) | |
| Mg: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Mn: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Na: ≤50 mg/kg | |
| Ni: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Pb: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| Zn: ≤5 mg/kg | |
| density | 2.338 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| form | crystalline |
| grade | ACS reagent |
| anhydrous | |
| puriss. p.a. | |
| impurities | ≤0.001% total nitrogen (N) |
| InChI | 1S/K.H3O4P/c;1-5(2,3)4/h; |
| InChI key | GNSKLFRGEWLPPA-UHFFFAOYSA |
| loss | ≤0.2% loss on drying, 105 °C |
| mp | 252.6 °C (lit.) |
| pH | 4.2-4.5 (20 °C, 5%) |
| pKa (25 °C) | (1) 2.15, (2) 6.82, (3) 12.38 (phosphoric acid) |
| Quality Level | 100 ![]() |
| SMILES string | [K+].OP(O)([O-])=O |
| solubility | water: 0.5 g/10 mL, clear, colorless to light yellow |
| Application: | Potassium phosphate monobasic has been used: • to prepare the working luminol solution to study the prooxidant activity in the chemiluminescent system luminol–H2O2 • in phosphate buffer saline (PBS) to culture embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and generate embryoid bodies • in PBS to prepare polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrate |
| General description: | Potassium phosphate is widely used in buffers to prepare biological samples and examine biological interactions. |
| Packaging: | 1, 2.5, 5 kg in poly bottle |
| Packaging: | 500 g in poly bottle |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | 99.5-100.5% |
| mp | 252.6 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 2.338 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352300 |

