CHEBI:131526 - potassium carbonate

ChEBI IDCHEBI:131526
ChEBI Namepotassium carbonate
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DefinitionA potassium salt that is the dipotassium salt of carbonic acid.
Last Modified2 April 2020
SubmitterSteve
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FormulaCO3.2K
Net Charge0
Average Mass138.204
Monoisotopic Mass137.91216
SMILESO=C([O-])[O-].[K+].[K+]
InChIInChI=1S/CH2O3.2K/c2-1(3)4;;/h(H2,2,3,4);;/q;2*+1/p-2
InChIKeyBWHMMNNQKKPAPP-UHFFFAOYSA-L
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Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
catalyst  A substance that increases the rate of a reaction without modifying the overall standard Gibbs energy change in the reaction.
Applications:
fertilizer  A fertilizer is any substance that is added to soil or water to assist the growth of plants.
flame retardant  Any compound that is added to manufactured materials to inhibit, suppress, or delay the production of flames and so prevent the spread of fire.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
potassium carbonate (CHEBI:131526) has role catalyst (CHEBI:35223)
potassium carbonate (CHEBI:131526) has role fertilizer (CHEBI:33287)
potassium carbonate (CHEBI:131526) has role flame retardant (CHEBI:79314)
potassium carbonate (CHEBI:131526) is a carbonate salt (CHEBI:46721)
potassium carbonate (CHEBI:131526) is a potassium salt (CHEBI:26218)
IUPAC Name 
dipotassium carbonate
Synonyms  Source
K2CO3ChEBI
Carbonic acid, dipotassium saltChemIDplus
Carbonate of potashChemIDplus
KaliumcarbonatChemIDplus
Potassium carbonate, anhydrousChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
D02038KEGG DRUG
Potassium_carbonateWikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:4267587Reaxys
CAS:584-08-7KEGG DRUG
CAS:584-08-7ChemIDplus
CAS:584-08-7NIST Chemistry WebBook
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