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Potassium tellurite

Potassium tellurite structure

Potassium tellurite 

structure
  • CAS No:

    7790-58-1

  • Formula:

    H2O3Te.2K

  • Chemical Name:

    Potassium tellurite

  • Synonyms:

    Telluric acid (H2TeO3),potassium salt (1:2);Telluric acid (H2TeO3),dipotassium salt;Potassium tellurate(IV) (K2TeO3);Potassium tellurium oxide (K2TeO3);Potassium tellurate (K2TeO3);Potassium tellurite;Potassium trioxotellurate(2-);Dipotassium tellurite;Potassium tellurite (K2TeO3);Potassium tellurate (K2(TeO3));2409067-83-8

  • Categories:

    Organic Chemistry  >  Free Radicals

Description

Granular, white powder. Hygroscopic; decomposes at 460–470C. Soluble in water.


Potassium tellurite is a potassium salt consisting of potassium and tellurite ions in a 2:1 ratio. It contains a tellurite.

Potassium tellurite Basic Attributes

253.795

255.818375

232-213-1

71M41949N8

Characteristics

63.19000

-0.73720

White to light yellowish white powder

decomposes at 460–470℃ [HAW93]

g/100g H2O: 8.8 (0°C), 27.5 (20°C), 50.4 (30°C) [LAN05]

2-8ºC

Safety Information

III

6.1(b)

UN 3284 6.1/PG 3

3

R36/37/38

S26-S45-S36

T

P261-P301 + P310-P305 + P351 + P338

H301-H315-H319-H335

|Danger|H301 (98%): Toxic if swallowed [Danger Acute toxicity, oral]|P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P310, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P330, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, and P501|Aggregated GHS information provided by 50 companies from 4 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory. Each notification may be associated with multiple companies.

Drug Information

potassium tellurate(IV)

Potassium tellurite Use and Manufacturing

Uses

In 1:50,000 solution for detecting presence of living pathogenic bacteria in sera and vaccines, such organisms forming characteristic black reduction Compounds.

Telluric acid (H2TeO3), potassium salt (1:2): ACTIVE

Computed Properties

Molecular Weight:253.8
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:3
Exact Mass:255.8183796
Monoisotopic Mass:255.8183796
Topological Polar Surface Area:63.2
Heavy Atom Count:6
Complexity:18.8
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count:3
Compound Is Canonicalized:Yes

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