| Potassium ethylxanthate Basic information |
| Potassium ethylxanthate Chemical Properties |
Melting point | 209-214 °C | Boiling point | 462.37℃[at 101 325 Pa] | density | 1,558 g/cm3 | vapor pressure | 0Pa at 25℃ | Fp | 96°C | storage temp. | Store below +30°C. | solubility | alcohol: soluble(lit.) | form | Crystalline Powder | color | Yellow | PH | 9-10 (100g/l, H2O, 20℃) | Water Solubility | Soluble in water. | Merck | 14,7696 | BRN | 3596974 | Stability: | Stable. Incompatible with strong acids, strong bases, strong oxidizing agents. | InChIKey | JCBJVAJGLKENNC-UHFFFAOYSA-M | LogP | -2.24 at 25℃ | CAS DataBase Reference | 140-89-6(CAS DataBase Reference) | EPA Substance Registry System | Potassium ethyl xanthate (140-89-6) |
| Potassium ethylxanthate Usage And Synthesis |
Chemical Properties | Light Green Solid | Uses | As reagent in analytical chemistry. | Uses | Potassium ethyl xanthate is used as a reagent for extraction of metal ions into organic solvents and in the preparation of 2-mercapto benzimidazoles and 2-mercapto benzoxazoles by reacting with o-phenylenediamines and o-amino phenols respectively. It acts as a precursor in the production of unsymmetrical sulfides through cross-coupling reaction and as a floatation agent in the mining industry. It is involved in the determination of cadmium in water samples by substoichiometric radiochemical method and the adsorption of colloidal dye disperse Blue 3 onto pretreated polyester fabric. | Uses | Potassium ethyl xanthogenate (ethyl potassium xanthogenate) has been used:
- in synthesis of unsymmetrical sulfides via cross-coupling reaction, using recyclable CuO nanoparticles under ligand-free conditions
- as surfactant to investigate the adsorption of colloidal dye Disperse Blue 3 onto pretreated polyester fabric
- in determination of microgram amounts of cadmium in water samples by substoichiometric radiochemical method
| Definition | Colorless or light-yellow crystals. Soluble in water and alcohol; insol-
uble in ether.
| Hazard | Toxic by ingestion.
| Flammability and Explosibility | Highlyflammable | Purification Methods | Crystallise it from absolute EtOH, ligroin/ethanol or acetone by adding Et2O. Wash it with ether, then dry it in a desiccator. Its solubility in Me2CO is 8% at 25o. [Beilstein 3 H 563, 3 I 196, 3 II 367, 3 III 1101, 3 IV 1274.] |
| Potassium ethylxanthate Preparation Products And Raw materials |
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