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Substance Name: Potassium bromate
RN: 7758-01-2
UNII: 04MB35W6ZA
InChIKey: OCATYIAKPYKMPG-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Note

  • Used as bread improver.

Molecular Formulas

  • Br-H-O3.K
  • Br-O3.K

Molecular Weight

  • 166.999
 

Classification Codes

Classification Codes

  • Carcinogens
  • Food Additives
  • Mutation Data
  • Noxae
  • Tumor Data

Superlist Classification Code

  • Overall Carcinogenic Evaluation: Group 2B
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Names and Synonyms

Name of Substance

  • Bromic acid, potassium salt
  • Potassium bromate

Synonyms

  • Bromic acid, potassium salt
  • CCRIS 529
  • EC 231-829-8
  • EEC No. E924
  • EINECS 231-829-8
  • HSDB 1253
  • NSC 215200
  • Potassium bromate
  • Potassium bromate(DOT)
  • UNII-04MB35W6ZA

Systematic Names

  • Bromic acid, potassium salt
  • Bromic acid, potassium salt (1:1)
  • Potassium bromate

Superlist Names

  • Bromic acid, potassium salt
  • Potassium bromate
  • Potassium bromate [UN1484] [Oxidizer]
  • UN1484

Registry Numbers

CAS Registry Number

  • 7758-01-2

FDA UNII

  • 04MB35W6ZA

System Generated Number

  • 0007758012

Molecular Formulas

Molecular Formulas

  • Br-H-O3.K
  • Br-O3.K

Molecular Formula Fragments

  • Br-H-O3
  • Br-O3
  • COMPONENT
  • K

Structure Descriptors

InChI

InChI=1S/BrHO3.K/c2-1(3)4;/h(H,2,3,4);/q;+1/p-1

InChIKey

OCATYIAKPYKMPG-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Smiles

[K+].[O-]Br(=O)=O

Toxicity

Organism Test Type Route Reported Dose (Normalized Dose) Effect Source
child TDLo oral 7125uL/kg (7.125mL/kg) GASTROINTESTINAL: NAUSEA OR VOMITING

LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: RESPIRATORY STIMULATION

BEHAVIORAL: CHANGES IN MOTOR ACTIVITY (SPECIFIC ASSAY)		 British Medical Journal. Vol. 1, Pg. 1363, 1951.
hamster LD50 oral 388mg/kg (388mg/kg) LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: RESPIRATORY STIMULATION

GASTROINTESTINAL: "HYPERMOTILITY, DIARRHEA"

BEHAVIORAL: ALTERED SLEEP TIME (INCLUDING CHANGE IN RIGHTING REFLEX)		 EHP, Environmental Health Perspectives. Vol. 87, Pg. 309, 1990.
human TDLo oral 714mg/kg (714mg/kg) SENSE ORGANS AND SPECIAL SENSES: CHANGE IN ACUITY: EAR

GASTROINTESTINAL: NAUSEA OR VOMITING

KIDNEY, URETER, AND BLADDER: "CHANGES IN TUBULES (INCLUDING ACUTE RENAL FAILURE, ACUTE TUBULAR NECROSIS)"		 Nephron. Vol. 37, Pg. 278, 1984.
mouse LD50 intraperitoneal 177mg/kg (177mg/kg)   Mutation Research. Vol. 223, Pg. 399, 1989.
mouse LD50 oral 289mg/kg (289mg/kg)   Mutation Research. Vol. 223, Pg. 399, 1989.
rat LD50 intraperitoneal 50mg/kg (50mg/kg)   Journal of the American College of Toxicology. Vol. 13, Pg. 400, 1994.
rat LD50 oral 157mg/kg (157mg/kg) GASTROINTESTINAL: "HYPERMOTILITY, DIARRHEA"

SENSE ORGANS AND SPECIAL SENSES: OTHER CHANGES: OLFACTION		 Eisei Kagaku. Hygienic Chemistry. Vol. 37, Pg. 258, 1991.