Potassium tert-butoxidePotassium tert-butoxide (or potassium t-butoxide) is a chemical compound with the formula [(CH3)3COK]n (abbr. KOtBu). This colourless solid is a strong base (pKa of conjugate acid is 17 in H2O), which is useful in organic synthesis. Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article Potassium tert-butoxide, revision 1380123947.

Property

Value

Formula

C4H9KO, 112.21 g/mol

Melting point

256 °C

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