Potassium aluminate

Potassium aluminate^[1]
Names
	IUPAC name potassium aluminate
Identifiers
CAS Number	12003-63-3 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	8394879;
ECHA InfoCard	100.031.289
EC Number	234-432-8;
PubChem CID	23670858;
UNII	TGN4M9CD7R ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID0065143 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/Al.K.2O/q;+1;;-1 Key: KVOIJEARBNBHHP-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES [O-][Al]=O.[K+];
Properties
Chemical formula	K2Al2O4
Molar mass	196.156 g·mol−1
Solubility in water	very soluble
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Hazard statements	H314
Precautionary statements	P260, P264, P280, P301+P330+P331, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P321, P363, P405, P501
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Potassium aluminate is an inorganic compound with the formula KAlO₂, which in aqueous solution exists as K[Al(OH)₄].

Reactions

Potassium aluminate can be used to produce potassium alum with sulfuric acid in this reaction.

KAlO₂ + 2 H₂SO₄ ⇌ KAl(SO₄)₂ + 2 H₂O

^ Lide, David R. (1998). Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.). Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. pp. 4–76. ISBN 0-8493-0594-2.

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