CHKO2
84.116 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalWarning
POTASSIUM FORMATE
CAS590-29-4EC209-677-9
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Inorganic Salt
Primary Use
deicing salt, fertilizer, and industrial buffer
Potassium formate is the potassium salt of formic acid, appearing as a strongly hygroscopic white solid. It is an intermediate in the formate potash process for potassium production and has been studied as an environmentally friendly deicing salt for roads.
deicing saltfertilizerindustrial buffer
Content scope: Information here supports chemical identification and industrial supply, research, and manufacturing contexts. It is not a therapeutic claim, medical advice, or drug-use instructions.
Sourcing or supplying this compound?
List your inventory or post a purchase request
CAS 590-29-4
Related Compounds
StrongSame Parent
Sodium formate
CAS141-53-7
buffer and electroplating agent
StrongSame Parent
Calcium formate
CAS544-17-2
Animal feed preservative and concrete accelerator
ReferenceSame Category
3-bromopropanoic acid
CAS590-92-1
Chemical intermediate
ReferenceSame Category
1,3-Propanesultam
CAS5908-62-3
Chemical intermediate for sulfonamide derivatives
ReferenceSame Category
Butyl acetoacetate
CAS591-60-6
Chemical intermediate for various compounds
ReferenceSame Category
Hexan-2-one
CAS591-78-6
Solvent for coatings and adhesives
Referencestereoisomer of
Formic acid
CAS64-18-6
industrial chemical intermediate
Referencestereoisomer of
Formic-d acid
CAS917-71-5
research compound
Safety Reference
Warning
H319Causes serious eye irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
potassium formate
InChIKey
WFIZEGIEIOHZCP-UHFFFAOYSA-M
SMILES
C(=O)[O-].[K+]
Synonyms (10)
- HCOOK
- FORMIC ACID, K SALT
- Formic acid, potassium salt
- Mravencan draselny
- Mravencan draselny [Czech]
- POTASSIUM FORMATE
- Potassium formate solution
- potassium formiate