Potassium lauryl sulfate

Potassium lauryl sulfate
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Potassium dodecyl sulfate
Other names
Dodecyl potassium sulfate; Potassium lauryl sulphate; Potassium dodecyl sulphate
Identifiers
CAS Number
  • 4706-78-9 checkY
3D model (JSmol)
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ChemSpider
  • 56317
ECHA InfoCard 100.022.900 Edit this at Wikidata
PubChem CID
  • 62549
UNII
  • PS6855FO7F checkY
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
  • DTXSID40884104 Edit this at Wikidata
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C12H26O4S.K/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-16-17(13,14)15;/h2-12H2,1H3,(H,13,14,15);/q;+1/p-1
    Key: ONQDVAFWWYYXHM-UHFFFAOYSA-M
  • InChI=1/C12H26O4S.K/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-16-17(13,14)15;/h2-12H2,1H3,(H,13,14,15);/q;+1/p-1
    Key: ONQDVAFWWYYXHM-REWHXWOFAH
  • [K+].[O-]S(=O)(=O)OCCCCCCCCCCCC
Properties
Chemical formula
 C12H25KO4S
Molar mass 304.49 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references
Chemical compound

Potassium lauryl sulfate (potassium dodecyl sulfate) a detergent similar to sodium lauryl sulfate. Potassium lauryl sulfate is used in mud soaps. It has a better cleansing action indicated by the presence of the potassium ion (refer Fajans' rules).[1]

References

  1. ^ PubChem. "Potassium lauryl sulfate". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
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