Potassium propanoate

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Potassium propanoate
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Molar mass 112.1689 g/mol
Appearance Colorless crystalline platelets[1]
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Solubility in ethanol soluble[1]

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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

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

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  1. a b c d J. I. G. Cadogan, J. Buckingham, F. MacDonald: Dictionary of Organic Compounds: First Supplement. CRC Press, 1996, Template:ISBN
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