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Potassium Bromide
KBr
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(2N) 99% Potassium Bromide K-BR-02 Contact American Elements
(3N) 99.9% Potassium Bromide K-BR-03 Contact American Elements
(4N) 99.99% Potassium Bromide K-BR-04 Contact American Elements
(5N) 99.999% Potassium Bromide K-BR-05 Contact American Elements
Bromide IonPotassium Bromide is generally immediately available in most volumes. High purity, submicron and nanopowder forms may be considered. Most metal bromide compounds are water soluble for uses in water treatment, chemical analysis and in ultra high purity for certain crystal growth applications. Bromide in an aqueous solution can be detected by adding carbon disulfide (CS2) and chlorine.American Elements produces to many standard grades when applicable, including Mil Spec (military grade); ACS, Reagent and Technical Grade; Food, Agricultural and Pharmaceutical Grade; Optical Grade, USP and EP/BP (European Pharmacopoeia/British Pharmacopoeia)and follows applicable ASTM testing standards.Typical and custom packaging is available. Additional technical, research and safety (MSDS) information is available as is a Reference Calculator for converting relevant units of measurement.

Potassium(K) atomic and molecular weight, atomic number and elemental symbolPotassium is a Block S, Group 1, Period 4 element. The number of electrons in each of Potassium's shells is 2, 8, 8, 1 and its electronic configuration is [Ar] 4s1. In its elemental form potassium's CAS number is 7440-09-7. The potassium atom has a radius of 227.2 .pm and it's Van der Waals radius is 275.pm. Potassium is not toxic. Potassium is the seventh most abundant element on earth. In its metallic form it is one of the most reactive and Potassium Bohr Modelelectropositive of all metals and rapidly oxidizes. As with other metals of the alkali group, the metal Elemental Potassiumdecomposes in water with the evolution of hydrogen. It catches fire spontaneously in water. In high purity, potassium compounds have numerous pharmacological, medical, and electronics applications. Important compounds include the hydroxide, nitrate, carbonate, chloride, bromide, iodide, and sulfate. Lower purity compounds are used in pyrotechnics for its violet color on ignition and in glass and ceramic glazes to produce this color. Potassium also used as a nutrient in plant growth. Potassium was first discovered by Sir Humphrey Davy in 1807. The origin of the element name comes from the English word 'potash' meaning pot ashes and the Arabic word 'qali' which means alkali. The symbol K originates from the Latin word 'kalium'. See Potassium research below.

Formula CAS No. Appearance Molecular Weight
KBr 7758-02-3 White Powder 119.01
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Recent Research & Development for Potassium

  • Kv7 Channels Can Function without Constitutive Calmodulin Tethering. Gómez-Posada JC, Aivar P, Alberdi A, Alaimo A, Etxeberría A, Fernández-Orth J, Zamalloa T, Roura-Ferrer M, Villace P, Areso P, Casis O, Villarroel A. PLoS One. 2011;6(9):e25508. Epub 2011 Sep 28. PMID: 21980481 [PubMed - in process]

  • Hydrogen Sulfide as Endothelium-Derived Hyperpolarizing Factor Sulfhydrates Potassium Channels. Mustafa AK, Sikka G, Gazi SK, Steppan J, Jung SM, Bhunia AK, Barodka VM, Gazi FK, Barrow RK, Wang R, Amzel LM, Berkowitz DE, Snyder SH. Circ Res. 2011 Oct 6. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 21980127 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

  • Effects of pH on Potassium: New Explanations for Old Observations. Aronson PS, Giebisch G. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 Oct 6. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 21980112 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

  • Factors which determine the duration of follower potentials in longitudinal smooth muscle isolated from the guinea-pig stomach antrum. Shigemasa Y, Kito Y, Hashitani H, Suzuki H. J Smooth Muscle Res. 2011;47(3-4):89-110. PMID: 21979408 [PubMed - in process]

  • Cloning and Characterization of Catalases from Rice, Oryza sativa L. Wutipraditkul N, Boonkomrat S, Buaboocha T. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2011 Oct 7. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 21979082 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

  • Synthesis and preliminary evaluation of amiloride analogs as inhibitors of the urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA). Matthews H, Ranson M, Tyndall JD, Kelso MJ. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2011 Sep 18. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 21978672 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

  • Metabolic changes during a field experiment in a world-class windsurfing athlete: a trial with multivariate analyses. Resende NM, de Magalhães Neto AM, Bachini F, de Castro LE, Bassini A, Cameron LC. OMICS. 2011 Oct;15(10):695-704. PMID: 21978397 [PubMed - in process]

  • Effects of elevated seawater pCO2 on gene expression patterns in the gills of the green crab, Carcinus maenas. Fehsenfeld S, Kiko R, Appelhans Y, Towle DW, Zimmer M, Melzner F. BMC Genomics. 2011 Oct 6;12(1):488. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 21978240 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

  • Partial ABCC8 gene deletion mutations causing diazoxide-unresponsive hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia. Flanagan S, Damhuis A, Banerjee I, Rokicki D, Jefferies C, Kapoor R, Hussain K, Ellard S. Pediatr Diabetes. 2011 Oct 7. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-5448.2011.00821.x. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 21978130 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

  • Noise reduction in spectral CT: Reducing dose and breaking the trade-off between image noise and energy bin selection. Leng S, Yu L, Wang J, Fletcher JG, Mistretta CA, McCollough CH. Med Phys. 2011 Sep;38(9):4946. PMID: 21978039 [PubMed - in process]

  • The prevalence of interdigital erythrasma in southern region of Turkey. Inci M, Serarslan G, Ozer B, Inan MU, Evirgen O, Erkaslan Alagoz G, Duran N. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2011 Oct 7. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2011.04293.x. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 21977942 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

  • The roles of the cation transporters CHX21 and CHX23 in the development of Arabidopsis thaliana. Evans AR, Hall D, Pritchard J, Newbury HJ. J Exp Bot. 2011 Oct 5. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 21976771 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

  • Hypercalciuria Associated with High Dietary Protein Intake Is Not Due to Acid Load. Maalouf NM, Moe OW, Adams-Huet B, Sakhaee K. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2011 Oct 5. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 21976719 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

  • Mutation of the gastric hydrogen-potassium ATPase alpha subunit causes iron-deficiency anemia in mice. Krieg L, Milstein O, Krebs P, Xia Y, Beutler B, Du X. Blood. 2011 Oct 5. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 21976678 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

  • Ion transporting proteins of human bronchial epithelium. Toczylowska-Maminska R, Dolowy K. J Cell Biochem. 2011 Oct 4. doi: 10.1002/jcb.23393. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 21975871 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

  • The effects of cannabidiolic acid and cannabidiol on contractility of the gastrointestinal tract of Suncus murinus. Cluny NL, Naylor RJ, Whittle BA, Javid FA. Arch Pharm Res. 2011 Sep;34(9):1509-17. Epub 2011 Oct 6. PMID: 21975813 [PubMed - in process]

  • Nerve growth factor enhances the excitability of rat sensory neurons through activation of the atypical protein kinase C isoform, PKM{zeta} Zhang Y, Kays J, Hodgdon KE, Sacktor TC, Nicol GD. J Neurophysiol. 2011 Oct 5. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 21975456 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

  • Prognostic significance of biochemical markers in African Burkitt's lymphoma. Arthur FK, Owusu L, Yeboah FA, Rettig T, Osei-Akoto A. Clin Transl Oncol. 2011 Oct;13(10):731-6. PMID: 21975335 [PubMed - in process]

  • Formulating a new basis for the treatment against botulinum neurotoxin intoxication: 3,4-Diaminopyridine prodrug design and characterization. Zakhari JS, Kinoyama I, Hixon MS, Di Mola A, Globisch D, Janda KD. Bioorg Med Chem. 2011 Sep 14. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 21975066 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

  • Shape-tailoring and catalytic function of anisotropic gold nanostructures. Premkumar T, Lee K, Geckeler KE. Nanoscale Res Lett. 2011 Oct 5;6(1):547. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 21974964 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Recent Research & Development for Bromides

  • Synthesis of Enol Lactones via Cu(I)-Catalyzed Intramolecular O-Vinylation of Carboxylic Acids. Sun C, Fang Y, Li S, Zhang Y, Zhao Q, Zhu S, Li C. Org Lett. 2010 Jan 5. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 19689116 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

  • Formation of ArF from LPdAr(F): Catalytic Conversion of Aryl Triflates to Aryl Fluorides. Watson DA, Su M, Teverovskiy G, Zhang Y, García-Fortanet J, Kinzel T, Buchwald SL. Science. 2009 Aug 13. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 19679769 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

  • (2-Pyridyl)acetone-Promoted Cu-Catalyzed O-Arylation of Phenols with Aryl Iodides, Bromides, and Chlorides. Zhang Q, Wang D, Wang X, Ding K. J Org Chem. 2009 Aug 12. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 19673481 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

  • Ni-Catalyzed Sonogashira Coupling of Nonactivated Alkyl Halides: Orthogonal Functionalization of Alkyl Iodides, Bromides, and Chlorides. Vechorkin O, Barmaz D, Proust V, Hu X. J Am Chem Soc. 2009 Aug 11. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 19670863 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

  • Zn-mediated electrochemical allylation of aldehydes in aqueous ammonia. Huang JM, Dong Y. Chem Commun (Camb). 2009 Jul 14;(26):3943-5. Epub 2009 May 28. PMID: 19662260 [PubMed - in process]

  • Practical Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Diaryl-, Aryl Heteroaryl-, and Diheteroarylmethanols. Salvi L, Kim JG, Walsh PJ. J Am Chem Soc. 2009 Aug 4. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 19653691 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

  • Direct Palladium-Catalyzed Arylations of Aryl Bromides with 2/9-Substituted Pyrimido[5,4-b]indolizines. Jiang M, Li T, Meng L, Yang C, Xie Y, Ding J. J Comb Chem. 2009 Jul 31. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 19645499 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

  • Versatile chemoselectivity in Ni-catalyzed multiple bond carbonylations and cyclocarbonylations in CO(2)-expanded liquids. del Moral D, Banet Osuna AM, Córdoba A, Moretó JM, Veciana J, Ricart S, Ventosa N. Chem Commun (Camb). 2009 Aug 21;(31):4723-5. Epub 2009 Jun 29. PMID: 19641822 [PubMed - in process]

  • Highly Selective Biaryl Cross-Coupling Reactions between Aryl Halides and Aryl Grignard Reagents: A New Catalyst Combination of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes and Iron, Cobalt, and Nickel Fluorides. Hatakeyama T, Hashimoto S, Ishizuka K, Nakamura M. J Am Chem Soc. 2009 Jul 29. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 19639999 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

  • Hexacationic Dendriphos Ligands in the Pd-Catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling Reaction: Scope and Mechanistic Studies. Snelders DJ, van Koten G, Klein Gebbink RJ. J Am Chem Soc. 2009 Jul 29. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 19639941 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

  • Can One Predict Changes from S(N)1 to S(N)2 Mechanisms? Phan TB, Nolte C, Kobayashi S, Ofial AR, Mayr H. J Am Chem Soc. 2009 Jul 27. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 19634906 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

  • A General Copper-Catalyzed Coupling of Azoles with Vinyl Bromides. Liao Q, Wang Y, Zhang L, Xi C. J Org Chem. 2009 Jul 15. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 19603753 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

  • Kinetics of Bromine-Magnesium Exchange Reactions in Heteroaryl Bromides. Shi L, Chu Y, Knochel P, Mayr H. Org Lett. 2009 Jul 14. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 19601592 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

  • C5-Modified nucleosides exhibiting anticancer activity. Lee YS, Park SM, Kim HM, Park SK, Lee K, Lee CW, Kim BH. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2009 Aug 15;19(16):4688-91. Epub 2009 Jun 21. PMID: 19596579 [PubMed - in process]

  • Palladium-Catalyzed Coupling of Ammonia with Aryl Chlorides, Bromides, Iodides, and Sulfonates: A General Method for the Preparation of Primary Arylamines. Vo GD, Hartwig JF. J Am Chem Soc. 2009 Jul 10. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 19591470 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

  • New One-Pot Synthesis of (E)-beta-Aryl Vinyl Halides from Styrenes. Pawluc´ P, Hreczycho G, Szudkowska J, Kubicki M, Marciniec B. Org Lett. 2009 Jul 2. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 19572730 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

  • The Scope and Limitation of Nickel-Catalyzed Aminocarbonylation of Aryl Bromides from Formamide Derivatives. Jo Y, Ju J, Choe J, Song KH, Lee S. J Org Chem. 2009 Jul 2. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 19572571 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

  • Electroencephalographic and behavioral convulsant effects of hydrobromide and hydrochloride salts of bupropion in conscious rodents. Henshall DC, Dürmüller N, White HS, Williams R, Moser P, Dunleavy M, Silverstone PH. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2009;5:189-206. Epub 2009 Apr 8. PMID: 19557114 [PubMed - in process]

  • A facile route to C2-substituted imidazolium ionic liquids. Ennis E, Handy ST. Molecules. 2009 Jun 19;14(6):2235-45. PMID: 19553895 [PubMed - in process]

  • Synthesis of 1,3-amino alcohol derivatives via a silicon-mediated ring-opening of substituted piperidines. McCall WS, Comins DL. Org Lett. 2009 Jul 2;11(13):2940-2. PMID: 19552467 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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