1.0 2016-05-19 02:23:30 UTC 2026-05-14 18:23:06 UTC POTASSIUM IODIDE SmallMolecule POTASSIUM IODIDE belongs to the alkali metal iodides, a subclass of alkali metal salts within the inorganic compounds. This mixed metal/non-metal compound has the formula IK and an average molecular weight of 166.00 g/mol. In industrial applications, the compound serves as a stabilizing agent, biocide, tracer, flavouring, and nutrient. It is found in or released from 27 recorded sources across several sectors. Within healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and veterinary products, it is utilized in ophthalmologicals, cough and cold preparations, and unclassified therapeutic products. In the food, food processing, and cookware sector, it is associated with food preservation, the preparation of vinegar, the preparation of wine or sparkling wine, the preparation of wort, and fermentation processes for beer. In household cleaning and consumer products, it is found in soap detergents, bleaching agents, perfumes within detergents and soaps, cigar cigarettes, and other smoking requisites. Furthermore, it is present in electrical and electronic equipment, including antennas, amplifiers, adjustable resistors, discharge lamps, and conductors or conductive bodies characterised by the conductive materials. Recorded exposure routes for this compound include oral, intravenous, topical, perineural, and infiltration. IK 166.0028 165.868175281 potassium iodide potassium iodide 7681-11-0 [K+].[I-] InChI=1S/HI.K/h1H;/q;+1/p-1 NLKNQRATVPKPDG-UHFFFAOYSA-M Inorganic compounds Mixed metal/non-metal compounds Alkali metal salts Alkali metal iodides Alkali metal iodides Inorganic salts Alkali metal iodide Inorganic salt potassium salt Detected and Not Quantified Potassium Iodide Drug Metabolism Action Pathway SMP0144088 logp 0.2 logp 0.2 ChemAxon iupac potassium iodide ChemAxon average_mass 166.0028 ChemAxon mono_mass 165.868175281 ChemAxon smiles [K+].[I-] ChemAxon formula IK ChemAxon inchi InChI=1S/HI.K/h1H;/q;+1/p-1 ChemAxon inchikey NLKNQRATVPKPDG-UHFFFAOYSA-M ChemAxon polar_surface_area 0 ChemAxon refractivity 0 ChemAxon polarizability 1.78 ChemAxon rotatable_bond_count 0 ChemAxon acceptor_count 0 ChemAxon donor_count 0 ChemAxon physiological_charge 1 ChemAxon formal_charge 0 ChemAxon #<HealthEffect::ActiveRecord_Associations_CollectionProxy:0x00007f7278c13210> DB06715 4875