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  <version>1.0</version>
  <creation_date>2010-04-08 22:08:58 UTC</creation_date>
  <update_date>2025-11-18 23:18:38 UTC</update_date>
  <accession>FDB010126</accession>
  <name>Potassium hypophosphate</name>
  <description>It is used as a food additive .</description>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <chemical_formula>K4O6P2</chemical_formula>
  <average_molecular_weight>314.335</average_molecular_weight>
  <monisotopic_moleculate_weight>313.77183768</monisotopic_moleculate_weight>
  <iupac_name>tetrapotassium phosphonatophosphonate</iupac_name>
  <traditional_iupac>tetrapotassium phosphonatophosphonate</traditional_iupac>
  <cas_registry_number>99690-64-9</cas_registry_number>
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    <description> belongs to the class of inorganic compounds known as alkali metal phosphonates. These are inorganic compounds in which the largest oxoanion is phosphonate, and in which the heaviest atom not in an oxoanion is an alkali metal.</description>
    <direct_parent>Alkali metal phosphonates</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 phosphonates</sub_class>
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    <alternative_parents>
      <alternative_parent>Inorganic oxides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Inorganic salts</alternative_parent>
    </alternative_parents>
    <substituents>
      <substituent>Alkali metal phosphonate</substituent>
      <substituent>Inorganic oxide</substituent>
      <substituent>Inorganic salt</substituent>
    </substituents>
    <external_descriptors>
    </external_descriptors>
  </taxonomy>
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    <value>tetrapotassium phosphonatophosphonate</value>
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    <value>K4O6P2</value>
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    <value>InChI=1S/4K.H4O6P2/c;;;;1-7(2,3)8(4,5)6/h;;;;(H2,1,2,3)(H2,4,5,6)/q4*+1;/p-4</value>
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    <kind>polarizability</kind>
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    <kind>rotatable_bond_count</kind>
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    <kind>acceptor_count</kind>
    <value>6</value>
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    <kind>donor_count</kind>
    <value>0</value>
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    <value>-2</value>
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    <kind>formal_charge</kind>
    <value>0</value>
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  <kegg_id/>
  <chebi_id/>
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  <het_id/>
  <wikipidia/>
  <vmh_id/>
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  <foodb_id/>
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  <flavors>
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  <enzymes>
  </enzymes>
  <health_effects>
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</compound>
