| Identification | Back Directory | [Name]
POTASSIUM ANTIMONY TARTRATE | [CAS]
16039-64-8 | [Synonyms]
Tartar emetic
Potassium antimony tartrate
Antimony potassium tartrate
pot. antimony(iii)oxide tartrate hemi-hydrate
Bi[(+)-tartrato]diantimonate () dipotassium trihydrate
Potassium antimony 2,3-hydroxy-2,3-butandioate (R-R*,R*) (on converstion to antimony) | [Molecular Formula]
C4H4KO7Sb.(1/2)H2O | [MOL File]
16039-64-8.mol | [Molecular Weight]
333.93 |
| Hazard Information | Back Directory | [Chemical Properties]
Transparent, odorless crystals efflorescing on exposure to air or white powder; sweetish metallic taste. Soluble in water, glycerol; insoluble in alcohol. Aqueous solution is slightly acid. | [Uses]
Antischistosomal. | [Uses]
In the printing and dyeing industry, Potassium antimony tartrate is used as a mordant for dyeing cotton with subtractive dyes. After dyeing with acid dyes, it is treated with a solution of antimony potassium tartrate, tannin and formic acid, which can improve the washing and soaping fastness of the fabric.It is used as a mordant for leather. The pharmaceutical industry is used as an emetic and an injection for the treatment of schistosomiasis. | [Definition]
A poisonous compound of antimony, which is used as an emetic in medicine and as a mordant in dyeing and as an
insecticide. | [Hazard]
Toxic. |
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