Potassium salicylate
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Preferred IUPAC name Potassium 2-hydroxybenzoate | |
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C7H5KO3 | |
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18.07 mol % @ 100 °C (212 °F)[1] | |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references |
Potassium salicylate is the potassium salt of salicylic acid.[2][3] It exists as the monohydrate KC7H5O3·H2O below 29 °C (84 °F), where it decomposes to the anhydrous form (KC7H5O3).[1]
References
- ^ a b c Sidgewick, Nevil V.; Ewbank, Elinor K. (1922). "The Solubility of the Alkali Salts of Benzoic and the Hydroxybenzoic Acids in Water". Journal of the Chemical Society. Transactions Part II. 121: 1847–1850.
- ^ "Potassium salicylate". chemicalbook.com.
- ^ "Potassium salicylate". chemblink.com.