POTASSIUM TETRATHIONATE

Names

[ CAS No. ]:
13932-13-3

[ Name ]:
POTASSIUM TETRATHIONATE

[Synonym ]:
MFCD00079233
Tetrathionic acid dipotassium salt
EINECS 237-702-3
Potassium Tetrathionate

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
2.418g/cm3

[ Molecular Formula ]:
K₂O₆S₄

[ Molecular Weight ]:
302.45300

[ Exact Mass ]:
301.78500

[ PSA ]:
181.76000

[ LogP ]:
1.44980

[ Storage condition ]:
2-8°C

[ Water Solubility ]:
232g/l

MSDS

Toxicological Information

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :: XF6450000

CHEMICAL NAME :: Tetrathionic acid, dipotassium salt

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :: 13932-13-3

LAST UPDATED :: 199701

DATA ITEMS CITED :: 3

MOLECULAR FORMULA :: O6-S4.2K

Safety Information

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
dust mask type N95 (US);Eyeshields;Gloves

[ Hazard Codes ]:
Xi: Irritant;

[ Risk Phrases ]:
R36/37/38

[ Safety Phrases ]:
26-36/37/39

[ RIDADR ]:
NONH for all modes of transport

[ WGK Germany ]:
3

[ RTECS ]:
XF6450000

Articles

[Oxidation of sulfur-containing substrates by aboriginal and experimentally designed microbial communities].

Prikl. Biokhim. Mikrobiol. 48(6) , 640-5, (2012)

Aboriginal and experimental (constructed of pure microbial cultures) communities of acidophilic chemolithotrophs have been studied. The oxidation of elemental sulfur, sodium thiosulfate, and potassium...

Construction of arsB and tetH mutants of the sulfur-oxidizing bacterium Acidithiobacillus caldus by marker exchange.

Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 74 , 5686, (2008)

Acidithiobacillus caldus is a moderately thermophilic, acidophilic bacterium that has been reported to be the dominant sulfur oxidizer in stirred-tank processes used to treat gold-bearing arsenopyrite...

Effect of sodium tetrathionate on amyloid fibril: Insight into the role of disulfide bond in amyloid progression.

Biochimie 93(5) , 962-8, (2011)

Tissue deposition of fibrillar protein aggregates called amyloid is the root cause of several degenerative diseases. Thus identification of compounds which can prevent or reduce protein aggregation ca...

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