Potassium amyl xanthate

Potassium amyl xanthate (/pəˈtæsiəm ˌæmɪl ˈzænθeɪt/) is an organosulfur compound with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)4OCS2K. It is a pale yellow powder with a pungent odor that is soluble in water. It is widely used in the mining industry for the separation of ores using the flotation process.

Potassium amyl xanthate
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Potassium O-pentyl carbonodithioate
Other names
potassium pentylxanthogenate
potassium-O-pentyl dithiocarbonate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
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EC Number
  • 220-329-5
  • InChI=1S/C6H12OS2.K/c1-2-3-4-5-7-6(8)9;/h2-5H2,1H3,(H,8,9);/q;+1/p-1 checkY
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  • InChI=1S/C6H12OS2.K/c1-2-3-4-5-7-6(8)9;/h2-5H2,1H3,(H,8,9);/q;+1/p-1
  • CCCCCOC(=S)[S-].[K+]
Properties
C6H11KOS2
Molar mass 202.37 g·mol−1
Appearance Pale yellow or yellow powder
Density 1.073 g/cm3
Soluble
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS02: FlammableGHS07: Exclamation markGHS09: Environmental hazard
Warning
H228, H302, H312, H315, H319, H335, H411
P210, P240, P241, P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P301+P312, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P322, P330, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P363, P370+P378, P391, P403+P233, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Production and properties

As typical for xanthates, potassium amyl xanthate is prepared by reacting n-amyl alcohol with carbon disulfide and potassium hydroxide.[1]

CH3(CH2)4OH + CS2 + KOH → CH3(CH2)4OCS2K + H2O

Potassium amyl xanthate is a pale yellow powder. Its solutions are relatively stable between pH 8 and 13 with a maximum of stability at pH 10.[2]

  • Sodium amyl xanthate is used in the separation of nickel and copper from their ores.[3]

Safety

The LD50 is 90-148 mg/kg (oral, rat). [4]

It is a biodegradable compound.

References
  1. Charles C. Price and Gardner W. Stacy (1948). "p-nitrophenyl sulfide". Organic Syntheses. 28: 82.; Collective Volume, vol. 3, p. 667
  2. J. Dyer, L. H. Phifer, Macromolecules 2 (1969) 111. R. J. Millican, C. K. Sauers, J. Org. Chem. 44 (1979) 1964.
  3. Kerfoot, Derek G. E. (2005). "Nickel". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a17_157.
  4. Kathrin-Maria Roy "Xanthates" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry 2005, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim.
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