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Properties of substance:

potassium sorbate

Group of substances:

inorganic

Physical appearance:

colorless crystals

Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):

C6H7KO2

Structural formula as text:

CH3CH=CHCH=CHCOOK

Molar/atomic mass: 150.22

Decomposition temperature (°C):

270

CAS ¹: 590-00-1


Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):

ethanol: 6.95 (20°C) [Ref.]
water: 58.2 (20°C) [Ref.]

Density:

1.363 (25°C, d20)

LD50 (mg/kg):

4920 (rats, oral)
1300 (mice, intraperitoneal)

References:

  1. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. - 95ed. - CRC Press, 2014. - pp. 3-462
  2. Dean J.A. Lange's handbook of chemistry. - 1999. - pp. 3.45
  3. Lewis R.J. Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials. - 12ed., Vol. 1-5. - Wiley, 2012. - pp. 3741

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