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  <version>1.0</version>
  <creation_date>2016-05-22 04:13:29 UTC</creation_date>
  <update_date>2026-04-17 17:52:46 UTC</update_date>
  <accession/>
  <common_name>Formic acid, potassium salt</common_name>
  <class>SmallMolecule</class>
  <description>Formic acid, potassium salt is a chemical compound with the formula CHKO2 and an average molecular weight of 84.11 g/mol. Formic acid, potassium salt belongs to the carboxylic acid derivatives, a subclass of carboxylic acids and derivatives within the organic compounds.

In industrial applications, this compound serves as a chelating agent. It has been identified in or released from ten recorded sources across several sectors. Within the category of electrical and electronic equipment, it is associated with antennas, communication cables or conductors, power cables, and gas filled discharge tubes with solid cathode. In the realm of household cleaning and consumer products, it is found in pipe accessories, non electric simulated smoking devices, and tobacco product moisture control. Additionally, the compound is utilized in food, food processing and cookware, specifically in the processing of meats and the preparation of wort. It is also recorded in building and construction materials, specifically in tents or canopies.</description>
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  <chemical_formula>CHKO2</chemical_formula>
  <average_molecular_weight>84.115</average_molecular_weight>
  <monisotopic_moleculate_weight>83.96136076</monisotopic_moleculate_weight>
  <iupac_name>potassium formate</iupac_name>
  <traditional_iupac>potassium formate</traditional_iupac>
  <cas_registry_number>590-29-4</cas_registry_number>
  <smiles>[K+].[O-]C=O</smiles>
  <inchi>InChI=1S/CH2O2.K/c2-1-3;/h1H,(H,2,3);/q;+1/p-1</inchi>
  <inchikey>WFIZEGIEIOHZCP-UHFFFAOYSA-M</inchikey>
  <taxonomy>
    <kingdom>Organic compounds</kingdom>
    <super_class>Organic acids and derivatives</super_class>
    <class>Carboxylic acids and derivatives</class>
    <sub_class>Carboxylic acid derivatives</sub_class>
    <direct_parent>Carboxylic acid salts</direct_parent>
    <alternate_parents>
      <alternative_parent>Carbonyl compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Carboxylic acids</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Hydrocarbon derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Monocarboxylic acids and derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organic oxides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organic potassium salts</alternative_parent>
    </alternate_parents>
    <substituents>
      <substituent>Aliphatic acyclic compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Carbonyl group</substituent>
      <substituent>Carboxylic acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Carboxylic acid salt</substituent>
      <substituent>Hydrocarbon derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic alkali metal salt</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxide</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic potassium salt</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic salt</substituent>
      <substituent>Organooxygen compound</substituent>
    </substituents>
    <molecular_framework>Aliphatic acyclic compounds</molecular_framework>
    <descriptors>
      <descriptor>one-carbon compound</descriptor>
      <descriptor>potassium salt</descriptor>
    </descriptors>
  </taxonomy>
  <status>Detected and Not Quantified</status>
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      <kind>logp</kind>
      <value>-0.62</value>
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    </property>
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      <value>0.82</value>
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      <value>5.51e+02 g/l</value>
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    <property>
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      <value>-0.27</value>
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      <value>4.27</value>
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      <value>83.96136076</value>
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      <value>InChI=1S/CH2O2.K/c2-1-3;/h1H,(H,2,3);/q;+1/p-1</value>
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      <value>0</value>
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