Potassium bitartrate

CAS Registry Number®

868-14-4

CAS Name

Potassium bitartrate

Molecular Formula

C4H6O6.K

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Compound Properties

  • Density (1)

    1.984 g/cm³ @ Temp: 18 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C4H6O6.K/c5-1(3(7)8)2(6)4(9)10;/h1-2,5-6H,(H,7,8)(H,9,10);/t1-,2-;/m1./s1

InChIKey

InChIKey=BPHVHMBNGQRCNN-ZVGUSBNCSA-N

SMILES

[C@@H]([C@H](C(O)=O)O)(C(O)=O)O.[K]

Canonical SMILES

[K].O=C(O)C(O)C(O)C(=O)O

Other Names for this Substance

  • Butanedioic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy- (2R,3R)-, potassium salt (1:1)
  • Tartaric acid, monopotassium salt
  • Butanedioic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy-[R-(R*,R*)]-, monopotassium salt
  • Butanedioic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy- (2R,3R)-, monopotassium salt
  • Acid potassium tartrate

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

35-04-1, 6381-58-4

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