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<compound>
  <version>1.0</version>
  <creation_date>2010-04-08 22:08:58 UTC</creation_date>
  <update_date>2025-11-18 23:18:35 UTC</update_date>
  <accession>FDB010118</accession>
  <name>Potassium bisulfite</name>
  <description>It is used as a food additive .</description>
  <synonyms>
    <synonym>Monopotassium sulfite</synonym>
    <synonym>Potassium acid sulfite</synonym>
    <synonym>Potassium hydrogen sulfite</synonym>
    <synonym>Potassium hydrogen sulphite</synonym>
    <synonym>Potassium sulfite (KHSO3)</synonym>
    <synonym>Potassium sulfite, hydrogen</synonym>
    <synonym>Sulfurous acid, monopotassium salt</synonym>
    <synonym>Sulfurous acid, potassium salt (1:1)</synonym>
  </synonyms>
  <chemical_formula>KO3S</chemical_formula>
  <average_molecular_weight>119.161</average_molecular_weight>
  <monisotopic_moleculate_weight>118.920521417</monisotopic_moleculate_weight>
  <iupac_name>potassium sulfite</iupac_name>
  <traditional_iupac>potassium sulfite</traditional_iupac>
  <cas_registry_number>7773-03-7</cas_registry_number>
  <smiles>[K+].[O-]S([O-])=O</smiles>
  <inchi>InChI=1S/K.H2O3S/c;1-4(2)3/h;(H2,1,2,3)/q+1;/p-2</inchi>
  <inchikey>DJEHXEMURTVAOE-UHFFFAOYSA-L</inchikey>
  <taxonomy>
    <description> belongs to the class of inorganic compounds known as alkali metal sulfites. These are inorganic compounds in which the largest oxoanion is sulfite, and in which the heaviest atom not in an oxoanion is an alkali metal.</description>
    <direct_parent>Alkali metal sulfites</direct_parent>
    <kingdom>Inorganic compounds</kingdom>
    <super_class>Mixed metal/non-metal compounds</super_class>
    <class>Alkali metal oxoanionic compounds</class>
    <sub_class>Alkali metal sulfites</sub_class>
    <molecular_framework/>
    <alternative_parents>
      <alternative_parent>Inorganic oxides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Inorganic salts</alternative_parent>
    </alternative_parents>
    <substituents>
      <substituent>Alkali metal sulfite</substituent>
      <substituent>Inorganic oxide</substituent>
      <substituent>Inorganic salt</substituent>
    </substituents>
    <external_descriptors>
    </external_descriptors>
  </taxonomy>
  <state/>
  <predicted_properties>
  </predicted_properties>
  <experimental_properties>
  </experimental_properties>
  <property>
    <kind>logp</kind>
    <value>-1.2</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>pka_strongest_acidic</kind>
    <value>-3.7</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>iupac</kind>
    <value>potassium sulfite</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>average_mass</kind>
    <value>119.161</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>mono_mass</kind>
    <value>118.920521417</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>smiles</kind>
    <value>[K+].[O-]S([O-])=O</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>formula</kind>
    <value>KO3S</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>inchi</kind>
    <value>InChI=1S/K.H2O3S/c;1-4(2)3/h;(H2,1,2,3)/q+1;/p-2</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>inchikey</kind>
    <value>DJEHXEMURTVAOE-UHFFFAOYSA-L</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>polar_surface_area</kind>
    <value>63.19</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>refractivity</kind>
    <value>10.08</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>polarizability</kind>
    <value>5.1</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>rotatable_bond_count</kind>
    <value>0</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>acceptor_count</kind>
    <value>3</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>donor_count</kind>
    <value>0</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>physiological_charge</kind>
    <value>-1</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>formal_charge</kind>
    <value>-1</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <pathways>
  </pathways>
  <spectra>
    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::MsMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>1338016</spectrum_id>
    </spectrum>
    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::MsMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>1338017</spectrum_id>
    </spectrum>
    <spectrum>
      <type>Specdb::MsMs</type>
      <spectrum_id>1338018</spectrum_id>
    </spectrum>
  </spectra>
  <hmdb_id/>
  <pubchem_compound_id/>
  <chemspider_id/>
  <kegg_id/>
  <chebi_id/>
  <biocyc_id/>
  <het_id/>
  <wikipidia/>
  <vmh_id/>
  <fbonto_id/>
  <foodb_id/>
  <general_references>
  </general_references>
  <foods>
  </foods>
  <flavors>
  </flavors>
  <enzymes>
  </enzymes>
  <health_effects>
  </health_effects>
</compound>
