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potassium hydride
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inorganic compound of potassium and hydride
Chemical data
- Formula
- HK
- Molecular weight
- 40.1063 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- potassium hydride
- SMILES
- [H-].[K+]
- InChIKey
- OCFVSFVLVRNXFJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Encyclopedic overview
Potassium hydride, KH, is the inorganic compound of potassium and hydrogen. It is an alkali metal hydride. It is a white solid, although commercial samples appear gray. It is a powerful superbase that is useful in organic synthesis. It is sold commercially as a slurry (~35%) in mineral oil or sometimes paraffin wax to facilitate dispensing.
Preparation
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