Potassium sorbate is a potassium salt having sorbate as the counterion. It has a role as an antimicrobial food preservative. It contains an (E,E)-sorbate.
Irritant
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Potassium sorbate is a potassium salt having sorbate as the counterion. It has a role as an antimicrobial food preservative. It contains an (E,E)-sorbate.
| Physical Description | Liquid; CBI; Dry Powder |
| Color/Form | White powder |
| Odor | Characteristic odor |
| Melting Point | for sorbic acidMelting range of sorbic acid isolated by acidification and not recrystallised 133 °C to 135 °C after vacuum drying in a sulphuric acid desiccator |
| Density | 1.363 at 25 °C/20 °C |
| Solubility | Solubility in water at 20 °C: 58.2%; in alcohol: 6.5% |
| IUPAC Name | potassium (2E,4E)-hexa-2,4-dienoate |
| Molecular Formula | C6H7KO2 |
| Molecular Weight | 150.22 g/mol |
| CAS | 24634-61-5 |
| SMILES | C/C=C/C=C/C(=O)[O-].[K+] |
| InChIKey | CHHHXKFHOYLYRE-STWYSWDKSA-M |
| Catalog No | KC.1610282 |
| Pack sizes | 500GM · 1KG |
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