Potassium superoxide

CAS Registry Number®

12030-88-5

CAS Name

Potassium superoxide

Molecular Formula

KO2

Molecular Mass

71.10

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    490-530 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/K.O2/c;1-2

InChIKey

InChIKey=WSQUBOSQDXCTKZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

[O-]([K+])=O

Canonical SMILES

O=[O-][K+]

Other Names for this Substance

  • Potassium superoxide (K(O2))
  • Potassium superoxide
  • Potassium dioxide
  • Potassium oxide (KO2)

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