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Monopotassium phosphate

Two unit cells of MKP viewed close to the b axis
Names
IUPAC names Potassium dihydrogen phosphate
Other names Potassium phosphate monobasic;
Phosphoric acid, monopotassium salt;
Potassium biphosphate
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.029.012 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 231-913-4
E number E340(i) (antioxidants, ...)
PubChem CID
RTECS number
  • TC6615500
UNII
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
InChI
  • InChI=1S/3K.H3O4P/c;;;1-5(2,3)4/h;;;(H3,1,2,3,4)/q3*+1;/p-3Key: LWIHDJKSTIGBAC-UHFFFAOYSA-K
  • InChI=1/3K.H3O4P/c;;;1-5(2,3)4/h;;;(H3,1,2,3,4)/q3*+1;/p-3Key: LWIHDJKSTIGBAC-DFZHHIFOAX
SMILES
  • .OP(O)()=O
Properties
Chemical formula KH
2PO
4
Molar mass 136.086 g/mol
Appearance Colourless crystals or white granular or crystalline powder
Odor Odorless
Density 2.338 g/cm
Melting point 252.6 °C (486.7 °F; 525.8 K)
Boiling point 400 °C (752 °F; 673 K) , decomposes
Solubility in water 22.6 g/100 mL (20 °C)
83.5 g/100 mL (90 °C)
Solubility Slightly soluble in ethanol
Acidity (pKa) 6.86
Basicity (pKb) 11.9
Refractive index (nD) 1.4864
Structure
Crystal structure Tetragonal
Space group I42d
Lattice constant a = 0.744 nm, b = 0.744 nm, c = 0.697 nm
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Pictograms GHS07: Exclamation mark
Signal word Warning
Hazard statements H315, H319
Precautionary statements P264, P280, P305+P351+P338, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamondHealth 1: Exposure would cause irritation but only minor residual injury. E.g. turpentineFlammability 0: Will not burn. E.g. waterInstability 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g. liquid nitrogenSpecial hazards (white): no code
1 0 0
Flash point Non-flammable
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 (median dose) 3200 mg/kg (rat, oral)
Safety data sheet (SDS) External MSDS
Related compounds
Other cations Monosodium phosphate
Monoammonium phosphate
Related compounds Dipotassium phosphate
Tripotassium phosphate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). ☒N verify (what is  ?) Infobox references
Chemical compound

Monopotassium phosphate (MKP) (also, potassium dihydrogen phosphate, KDP, or monobasic potassium phosphate) is the inorganic compound with the formula KH2PO4. Together with dipotassium phosphate (K2HPO4(H2O)x) it is often used as a fertilizer, food additive, and buffering agent. The salt often cocrystallizes with the dipotassium salt as well as with phosphoric acid.

Single crystals are paraelectric at room temperature. At temperatures below −150 °C (−238 °F), they become ferroelectric.

Structure

Monopotassium phosphate can exist in several polymorphs. At room temperature it forms paraelectric crystals with tetragonal symmetry. Upon cooling to −150 °C (−238 °F) it transforms to a ferroelectric phase of orthorhombic symmetry, and the transition temperature shifts up to −50 °C (−58 °F) when hydrogen is replaced by deuterium. Heating to 190 °C (374 °F) changes its structure to monoclinic. When heated further, MKP decomposes, by loss of water, to potassium metaphosphate, KPO
3, at 400 °C (752 °F).

Symmetry Space
group 		№ Pearson
symbol 		a
(nm) 		b
(nm) 		c
(nm) 		Z Density
(g/cm 		T (°C, °F, K)
Orthorhombic Fdd2 43 oF48 1.0467 1.0533 0.6926 8 2.37 < −150 °C, −238 °F, 123 K
Tetragonal I42d 122 tI24 0.744 0.744 0.697 4 2.34 −150 to 190 °C, −238 to 374 °F, 123 to 463 K
Monoclinic P21/c 14 mP48 0.733 1.449 0.747 8 190 to 400 °C, 374 to 752 °F, 463 to 673 K

Manufacturing

Monopotassium phosphate is produced by the action of phosphoric acid on potassium carbonate.

Applications

Fertilizer-grade MKP powder contains the equivalent of 52% P
2O
5 and 34% K
2O, and is labeled NPK 0-52-34. MKP powder is often used as a nutrient source in the greenhouse trade and in hydroponics.

As a crystal, MKP is noted for its non-linear optical properties. It is used in optical modulators and for non-linear optics such as second-harmonic generation (SHG).

Also, to be noted is KD*P, potassium dideuterium phosphate, with slightly different properties. Highly deuterated KDP is used in nonlinear frequency conversion of laser light instead of protonated (regular) KDP due to the fact that the replacement of protons with deuterons in the crystal shifts the third overtone of the strong OH molecular stretch to longer wavelengths, moving it mostly out of the range of the fundamental line at approximately 1064 nm of neodymium-based lasers. Regular KDP has absorbances at this wavelength of approximately 4.7–6.3% per cm of thickness while highly deuterated KDP has absorbances of typically less than 0.8% per cm.

Monopotassium phosphate is also used as an ingredient in sports drinks such as Gatorade and Powerade.

In medicine, monopotassium phosphate is used for phosphate substitution in hypophosphatemia.

Gallery

References

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  9. ^ Itoh, Kazuyuki; Matsubayashi, Tetsuo; Nakamura, Eiji; Motegi, Hiroshi (1975). "X-Ray Study of High-Temperature Phase Transitions in KH2PO4". Journal of the Physical Society of Japan. 39 (3): 843. Bibcode:1975JPSJ...39..843I. doi:10.1143/JPSJ.39.843.
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