Safety data sheet for Potassium sorbate
CAS 24634-61-5
This is the free preview of a draft SDS for Potassium sorbate — Sections 1, 2 and 9, generated from the sources named below. The full 16-section draft, with your own company in Section 1, is $5 per document.
Typically documented by: Food and cosmetic preservative.
Draft safety data sheet — preview
Sections 1, 2, 9 of 16
- CAS number
- 24634-61-5
- Molecular formula
- C6H7KO2
- Molecular weight
- 150.22 g/mol
- Signal word
- Warning
Hazard classification
- GHS07 — Health hazard — irritant
- H315: Causes skin irritation.
- H319: Causes serious eye irritation.
- H335: May cause respiratory irritation.
Section 1 — Identification
1.1 Product identifier
Product identifier: Potassium Sorbate
Chemical name (IUPAC): potassium (2E,4E)-hexa-2,4-dienoate
CAS number: 24634-61-5
PubChem CID reference: 23676745
Synonyms: POTASSIUM SORBATE; Sorbistat potassium; Sorbic acid potassium salt; BB Powder; Sorbic acid, potassium salt; Sorbistat-potassium; potassium (2E,4E)-hexa-2,4-dienoate; Sorbistat k; FEMA No. 2921; Potassium (E,E)-hexa-2,4-dienoate
Section 2 — Hazards Identification
2.1 Classification of the substance or mixture
Classification basis: OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1200 Appendix A, aligned to the GHS Rev. 7 hazard classes this sheet resolves: Skin Irrit. 2, Eye Irrit. 2, STOT SE 3.
Classification: Skin Irritation, Category 2 (Skin Irrit. 2) [H315]
Classification: Eye Irritation, Category 2 (Eye Irrit. 2) [H319]
Classification: Specific Target Organ Toxicity, Single Exposure, Category 3 (STOT SE 3) [H335]
2.2 Label elements
Signal word: Warning
GHS pictograms: GHS07 (Exclamation)
Hazard statement: H315: Causes skin irritation.
Hazard statement: H319: Causes serious eye irritation.
Hazard statement: H335: May cause respiratory irritation.
Precautionary statement: P264+P265: Wash hands thoroughly after handling. Do not touch eyes.
Precautionary statement: P280: Wear protective gloves, protective clothing, eye protection, face protection, and hearing protection.
Precautionary statement: P271: Use only outdoors or in a well-ventilated area.
Precautionary statement: P305+P351+P338: IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses if present and easy to do - continue rinsing.
Precautionary statement: P304+P340: IF INHALED: Remove person to fresh air and keep comfortable for breathing.
Precautionary statement: P302+P352: IF ON SKIN: Wash with plenty of water.
Section 9 — Physical and Chemical Properties
9.1 Information on basic physical and chemical properties
Physical form: Solid
Appearance: White powder
Odor: Characteristic odor
Melting point: 270°C (518°F)
Density: 1.363 at 25 °C/20 °C
Water solubility: Solubility in water at 20 °C: 58.2%; in alcohol: 6.5%
Not found in the public records searched: boiling point, flash point, vapor pressure, Log Pow (log Kow), vapor density, lower explosive limit, upper explosive limit, auto-ignition temperature, viscosity and pH. Enter these from your supplier's safety data sheet or your own test report before the draft is issued.
Where each value came from
- Odor — Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Osol, A. and J.E. Hoover, et al. (eds.). Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences. 15th ed. Easton, Pennsylvania: Mack Publishing Co., 1975, p. 1222
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- Melting point — Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Haynes, W.M. (ed.). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 95th Edition. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL: 2014-2015, p. 3-462
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- Density — Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- O'Neil, M.J. (ed.). The Merck Index - An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals. Cambridge, UK: Royal Society of Chemistry, 2013, p. 1613
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- Water solubility — Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Same reference as density above.
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A value with no row here was assembled from more than one record, so no single record is credited for it. The draft you buy carries this table as an appendix covering all 16 sections.
Sources
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- PubChem — GHS classification
- PubChem — compound record
- PubChem — names and identifiers
- PubChem — regulatory information
- PubChem — toxicity data
Sections 1.3 and 1.4 are withheld here because the supplier and emergency contact blocks carry your own company details in the draft you buy. Every draft needs review by a competent person before it is issued.
Measured values for Potassium sorbate, and where each one comes from
9 measured values for 5 properties, read from 1 public database. Every record agrees. Follow any record to read the value at its source.
Melting point
1 record
Fixes the physical state at handling temperature, which the label and the transport class depend on.
- >270 °C (decomposes)
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Density
1 record
Needed to convert between mass and volume on the label, in transport papers and in a spill estimate.
- 1.363 at 25 °C/20 °C
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Solubility
5 records, each a different case
Determines spill behaviour, the right extinguishing media and the correct first-aid rinse.
- Solubility in water at 20 °C: 58.2%; in alcohol: 6.5%
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Very soluble in water
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Soluble in water at 25 °C
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- 58.5 g in 100 cc water at 25 °C
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- For more Solubility (Complete) data for POTASSIUM SORBATE (6 total), please visit the HSDB record page
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Odour
1 record
Odour is a warning property only. Many substances are hazardous well below the concentration you can smell.
- Characteristic odor
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Decomposition temperature
1 record
The temperature at which the substance breaks down, often into products more hazardous than itself.
- When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of K2O
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
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