Potassium hydrosulfide

Potassium hydrosulfide
Names
IUPAC name
Potassium hydrosulfide
Other names
Potassium bisulfide, Potassium sulfhydrate, potassium hydrogen sulfide
Identifiers
1310-61-8 YesY
ChemSpider 92246 N
EC Number 215-182-9
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PubChem 102109
Properties
KHS[1]
Molar mass 72.171 g/mol
Appearance white solid
Density 1.68–1.70 g/cm3
Melting point 455 °C (851 °F; 728 K)
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Hazards
Main hazards Flammable solid, stench, releases hydrogen sulfide
NFPA 704
Flammability code 2: Must be moderately heated or exposed to relatively high ambient temperature before ignition can occur. Flash point between 38 and 93 °C (100 and 200 °F). E.g., diesel fuel Health code 3: Short exposure could cause serious temporary or residual injury. E.g., chlorine gas Reactivity code 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g., liquid nitrogen Special hazards (white): no codeNFPA 704 four-colored diamond
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Related compounds
Other anions
 Potassium hydroxide
Other cations
 Sodium hydrosulfide
Related compounds
 potassium sulfide
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

Potassium hydrosulfide is the inorganic compound with the formula KHS. This colourless salt consists of the cation K+ and the bisulfide anion [SH]−. It is the product of the half-neutralization of hydrogen sulfide with potassium hydroxide. The compound is used in the synthesis of some organosulfur compounds.[2] It is prepared by neutralizing aqueous KOH with H2S.[3] Aqueous solutions of potassium sulfide consist of a mixture of potassium hydrosulfide and potassium hydroxide.

The structure of the potassium hydrosulfide resembles that for potassium chloride. Their structure is however complicated by the non-spherical symmetry of the SH− anions, but these tumble rapidly in the solid high temperatures.[4]

Addition of sulfur gives dipotassium pentasulfide.

Synthesis

Potassium hydrosulfide is synthesized by the reaction between a solution of potassium sulfide with excess hydrogen sulfide.

References

  1. ↑ Lide, David R., ed. (2009). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (90th ed.). Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. p. 4-82. ISBN 978-1-4200-9084-0.
  2. ↑ Dittmer, D. C. "Potassium Hydrogen Sulfide" in Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis (Ed: L. Paquette) 2004, J. Wiley & Sons, New York. doi: 10.1002/047084289.
  3. ↑ Kurzer, F. Lawson, A. "Thiobenzoylthioglycolic Acid" Organic Syntheses, Collected Volume 5, p.1046 (1973).
  4. ↑ Haarmann, F; Jacobs, H.; Roessler, E.; Senker, J. (2002). "Dynamics of Anions and Cations in Hydrogensulfides of Alkali Metals (NaHS, KHS, RbHS): A Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Study". Journal of Chemical Physics 117 (3): 1269–1276. doi:10.1063/1.1483860.
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