POTASSIUM CARBONATE

Relevant Data

Food Additives Approved by WHO:

POTASSIUM CARBONATE [show]

Food Additives Approved by European Union:

Potassium carbonates [show]

General Information

Mainterm	POTASSIUM CARBONATE
Doc Type	ASP
CAS Reg.No.(or other ID)	584-08-7
Regnum	173.310 172.560 73.85 163.110 163.111 163.112 184.1619

From www.fda.gov

Computed Descriptors

2D Structure
CID	11430
IUPAC Name	dipotassium;carbonate
InChI	InChI=1S/CH2O3.2K/c2-1(3)4;;/h(H2,2,3,4);;/q;2*+1/p-2
InChI Key	BWHMMNNQKKPAPP-UHFFFAOYSA-L
Canonical SMILES	C(=O)([O-])[O-].[K+].[K+]
Molecular Formula	K2CO3· nH2O (n = 0 or 1,5)
Wikipedia	potassium carbonate

From Pubchem

Computed Properties

Property Name	Property Value
Molecular Weight	138.205
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count	0
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count	3
Rotatable Bond Count	0
Complexity	18.8
CACTVS Substructure Key Fingerprint	A A A D c Q A A M A A A Y A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A g A A A A A A A A A A A A A A C A A A A A A I A A A A C A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A = =
Topological Polar Surface Area	63.2
Monoisotopic Mass	137.912
Exact Mass	137.912
Compound Is Canonicalized	True
Formal Charge	0
Heavy Atom Count	6
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count	0
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count	0
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count	0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count	0
Isotope Atom Count	0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count	3

From Pubchem

Taxonomic Classification

Kingdom	Organic compounds
Superclass	Organic acids and derivatives
Class	Organic carbonic acids and derivatives
Subclass	Organic carbonic acids
Intermediate Tree Nodes	Not available
Direct Parent	Organic carbonic acids
Alternative Parents	Organic potassium salts Hydrocarbon derivatives Carbonyl compounds Carbonate salts Organic oxides
Molecular Framework	Aliphatic acyclic compounds
Substituents	Carbonate salt - Carbonic acid - Organic alkali metal salt - Organic oxygen compound - Organic oxide - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organic potassium salt - Organic salt - Organooxygen compound - Carbonyl group - Aliphatic acyclic compound
Description	This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as organic carbonic acids. These are compounds comprising the carbonic acid functional group.

From ClassyFire