Potassium chlorite

Potassium chlorite
Names
IUPAC name
potassium;chlorite
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
MeSH 67063160
UNII
  • InChI=1S/ClHO2.K/c2-1-3;/h(H,2,3);/q;+1/p-1
    Key: VISKNDGJUCDNMS-UHFFFAOYSA-M
  • [O-]Cl=O.[K+]
Properties
KClO2, ClKO2
Molar mass 106.55 g/mol
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS03: Oxidizing
H314
P260, P264, P280, P301+P330+P331, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Potassium chlorite is a potassium salt of chlorous acid (HClO2) having a chemical formula KClO2. It exists as white powder and its annhydrous form easily undergoes decomposition in presence of heat or radiation (especially gamma rays).[1]

  1. ^ Boyd, George E.; Brown, Larry Clyde (1970). "Thermal and radiolytic decomposition of anhydrous crystalline potassium chlorite". The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 74 (8): 1691–1694. doi:10.1021/j100703a006. ISSN 0022-3654.