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C6H7K3O8
324.41 g/mol
Food Additive

Potassium citrate monohydrate

CAS6100-05-6EC934-739-3
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Organic Acid
Primary Use
Sequestrant, emulsifier, and stabilizer

Potassium citrate monohydrate is the monohydrate form of potassium citrate. It functions in food as a sequestrant, emulsifier, and stabilizer, and is also used in medicine as an alkalinizing agent.

Sequestrant in foodEmulsifier and stabilizerAlkalinizing agent in medicine

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StrongForm Family

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Identifiers
IUPAC Name

tripotassium;2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate;hydrate

InChIKey

PJAHUDTUZRZBKM-UHFFFAOYSA-K

SMILES

C(C(=O)[O-])C(CC(=O)[O-])(C(=O)[O-])O.O.[K+].[K+].[K+]

Synonyms (43)
  • UROCIT-K
  • Potassium citrate (USP)
  • Potassium citrate tribasic monohydrate, meets USP testing specifications
  • Potassium citrate tribasic monohydrate, meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP, FCC, E332, 99-100.5% (calc with ref. to anhyd. subst.)
  • Potassium citrate, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
  • Citrate, Potassium
  • Cymaclear
  • E-332(II)
  • Effercitrate
  • K-cit-v
  • Kali Citricum
  • Kalii citras
  • Pot cit
  • Pot cit eff
  • Potassium Citrate
  • Potassium citrate monohydrate
  • Potassium-cit
  • Urocit-K (TN)
  • Urocit-k 5meq
  • potassium citrate.H2O
  • tripotassium;citrate;hydrate