| Melting point |
250°C (dec.) |
| Boiling point |
-78.5°C (rough estimate) |
| Density |
0.894 g/mL at 25 °C |
| vapor pressure |
0Pa at 25℃ |
| refractive index |
n20/D 1.39 |
| Flash point |
70 °F |
| storage temp. |
Flammables area |
| solubility |
Soluble in ethanol, ether |
| form |
Powder |
| Specific Gravity |
0.894 |
| color |
white to off-white |
| Water Solubility |
It reacts vigorously with water. |
| Hydrolytic Sensitivity |
7: reacts slowly with moisture/water |
| Sensitive |
Moisture Sensitive |
| Exposure limits |
ACGIH: STEL 1000 ppm
OSHA: TWA 1000 ppm(1900 mg/m3)
NIOSH: IDLH 3300 ppm; TWA 1000 ppm(1900 mg/m3) |
| Stability |
Stable, but highly flammable. Reacts violently with water. Contact with damp air may lead to heating of the solid, which could in turn ignite it, or materials with which it is in contact. Incompatible with air, water, moisture, acids, acid chlorides, acid anhydrides, oxidizing agents, reducing agents. |
| InChI |
1S/C2H5O.K/c1-2-3;/h2H2,1H3;/q-1;+1 |
| InChIKey |
RPDAUEIUDPHABB-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES |
[K+].CC[O-] |
| LogP |
-0.3 at 25℃ |
| CAS DataBase Reference |
917-58-8(CAS DataBase Reference) |
| EPA Substance Registry System |
Potassium ethoxide (917-58-8) |
