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Potassium rhodizonate

technical grade, 85%

Synonym(s):

3,4,5,6-Tetraoxocyclohexene-1,2-diol dipotassium salt, Rhodizonic acid potassium salt

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Linear Formula:
C6O6K2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
246.26
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

grade

technical grade

Assay

85%

form

powder

mp

>300 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

[K+].[K+].[O-]C1=C([O-])C(=O)C(=O)C(=O)C1=O

InChI

1S/C6H2O6.2K/c7-1-2(8)4(10)6(12)5(11)3(1)9;;/h7-8H;;/q;2*+1/p-2

InChI key

NEWIILAQDSMNML-UHFFFAOYSA-L

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General description

Potassium rhodizonate (3,4,5,6-Tetraoxocyclohexene-1,2-diol dipotassium salt, Rhodizonic acid potassium salt), a benzoquinone derivative, is the potassium salt of rhodizonic acid. Its crystalline structure has been reported and it exhibits space group Fddd. Rhodizonate dianion undergoes various thermal and photochemical reactions with various oxidizing reagents in aqueous solution.

Application

Potassium rhodizonate is suitable reagent for the preparation of staining solution used in the rhodizonate test for the detection of lead. It is suitable reagent used in the preparation of barium, thallium, ammonium and silver salts rhodizonic acid by metathesis in aqueous solution.
It may be used in the following studies:
  • To cocrystallize plutonium and radium from urine in the plutonium and radium assay of urine.
  • As a dye in the spectrophotometric determination of sulfate ion.
  • To determine the acid dissociation constants of rhodizonic acid by pH potentiometric titration of potassium rhodizonate with standardized HCl.
  • As a staining agent for plagioclase in the petrographic study.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Resonance Raman spectroscopy of rhodizonates: Evidence of low-energy transitions in the solid state.
Goncalves NS and Santos PS.
Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 26(5), 363-372 (1995)
A Jurkiewicz et al.
Protoplasma, 218(3-4), 117-124 (2002-01-05)
The metal distribution within mycorrhizal and nonmycorrhizal roots of Epipactis atrorubens collected from zinc mine tailings and an area rich in heavy metal ores (both located in southern Poland) was investigated. The tailings, consisting of post-flotation material, were characterised by
Statistical analysis of titration data.
Schwartz LM and Gelb RI.
Analytical Chemistry, 50(11), 1571-1576 (1978)
Radiochemical determination of plutonium in urine.
Weiss HV and Shipman WH.
Analytical Chemistry, 33(1), 37-39 (1961)
R Zoja et al.
Biotechnic & histochemistry : official publication of the Biological Stain Commission, 81(4-6), 151-156 (2006-11-30)
We report a staining method for cadaveric tissue using sodium rhodizonate as a skin marker for gunshot residues and a counterstain for the surrounding connective tissue. We studied six well preserved subjects who had died of close range gunshot injury.

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