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Potassium propanoate
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Potassium propanoate
Other names
Potassium propionate; E283
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 206-323-5
E number E283 (preservatives)
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C3H6O2.K/c1-2-3(4)5;/h2H2,1H3,(H,4,5);/q;+1/p-1 ☒N
    Key: BWILYWWHXDGKQA-UHFFFAOYSA-M ☒N
  • InChI=1/C3H6O2.K/c1-2-3(4)5;/h2H2,1H3,(H,4,5);/q;+1/p-1
    Key: BWILYWWHXDGKQA-REWHXWOFAC
  • CCC(=O)[O-].[K+]
Properties
C3H5KO2
Molar mass 112.1689 g/mol
Appearance Colorless crystalline platelets[1]
Melting point >300 °C[1]
soluble[1]
Solubility in ethanol soluble[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Potassium propanoate or potassium propionate has formula K(C2H5COO). Its melting point is 410 °C. It is the potassium salt of propanoic acid.

Use[edit]

It is used as a food preservative and is represented by the food labeling E number E283 in Europe[2] and by the INS number 283 in Australia and New Zealand.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d J. I. G. Cadogan, J. Buckingham, F. MacDonald: Dictionary of Organic Compounds: First Supplement. CRC Press, 1996, ISBN 978-0-412-54110-0
  2. ^ UK Food Standards Agency: "Current EU approved additives and their E Numbers". Retrieved 2011-10-27.
  3. ^ Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code"Standard 1.2.4 - Labelling of ingredients". Retrieved 2011-10-27.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_propionate

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