Potassium Acetate

About Potassium Acetate

It is a potassium salt used to replenish electrolytes, for restoration of water-electrolyte balance. With the excellent knowledge about the market, our company is considered as the supplier of Potassium Acetate. It is used as a urinary and systemic alkalizer, administered orally or by intravenous infusion. This drug helps in maintaining intracellular tonicity, required for nerve conduction, cardiac, skeletal and smooth muscle contraction. Potassium Acetate agent has potential antihypertensive effects and when taken as a nutritional supplement may prevent hypokalemia.

Features:

Product Name : Potassium Acetate
Chemical Names : ACETIC ACID, POTASSIUM SALT; Diuretic salt; Potassium ethanoate; KOAc; Octan draselny [Czech]; potassiumacetate; Acetic acid potassium salt; Potassium acetate in plastic container; potassium ion acetate ion; Acetic acid; potassium salt;
Molecular Formula : C₂H₃O₂K or C₂H₃KO₂ or CH₃COOK
Molecular Weight : 98.142 g/mol
IUPAC Name : potassium;acetate
CAS Number : 127-08-2
Physical Description : Colourless, deliquescent crystals or a white crystalline powder, odourless or with a faint acetic odour
Melting Point : 292 °C
Boiling Point : Decomposes
Density : 1.6 g/cm³
Parent Compound : Acetic acid (CID 176)
Density : 1.8 g/cm³ (20 °C) ; 1.57 g/cm³ (25 °C)
Solubility : Soluble in alcohol, liquid ammonia. Insoluble in ether, acetone