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potassium permanganate

inorganic chemical compound with the chemical formula KMnO4
Class type of: potassium salt Q190865

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
type of chemical entity
Subclass of
potassium salt
Has use
medication, indicators and reagents
Canonical SMILES
[O-][Mn](=O)(=O)=O.[K+]
Chemical formula
KMnO₄
Decomposition point
+240
Density
+2.703
Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5
Different from
potassium hypomanganate
Has part(s)
potassium, oxygen, manganese
Image harvest run
pdhero-20261109T032439Z
Image last checked license
CC BY-SA 4.0
Image unavailable reason
no_pd_license
Mass
+157.881
Permanent duplicated item
potassium permanganate
Safety classification and labelling
NFPA 704: Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response
Standard enthalpy of formation
-813.4
Subject has role
WHO essential medicines, oxidizing agent
Substance control status
Schedule IV (Russia)
🏷️ Also known as
en potassium permanganate ar برمنغنات البوتاسيوم ar بيرمنجنات البوتاسيوم ar بيرمنغنات البوتاسيوم ar برمنجات البوتاسيوم ar KMnO4 cs KMnO4 cs hypermangan cs nadmangan cs manganistan draselný da kaliumpermanganat de KMnO4 de Kaliumtetraoxomanganat(VII) de Kaliummanganat(VII) de Kaliummanganat de übermangansaures Kali de Hypermangan el υπερμαγγανικό κάλιο es Permanganato potásico es Permanganato potasico
🔖 Identifiers · 54
OpenAlex ID
C2775885272
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Potassium permanganate sample.jpg ↗
AGROVOC ID
c_24885
ATC code
V03AB18, D08AX06
Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID
300213119
Biological Imaging Methods Ontology ID
00000572
CAMEO Chemicals ID
4324
CAS Registry Number
7722-64-7
ChEBI ID
231501
ChemSpider ID
22810
Common Procurement Vocabulary code
24314100
DSSTOX compound identifier
DTXCID0014839
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DSSTox substance ID
DTXSID2034839
DrugBank ID
DB13831
EC number
231-760-3
ECHA Substance Infocard ID
100.028.874
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
science/potassium-permanganate
Freebase ID
/m/02fwyz
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
permanganat-de-potassi
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0202940
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
kaliumpermanganat
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2036209
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
permanganat-kaliia-77b7e4
HCIS ID
3631
HSDB ID
1218
ICSC ID
0672
InChI
InChI=1S/K.Mn.4O/q+1;;;;;-1
InChIKey
VZJVWSHVAAUDKD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
KBpedia ID
PotassiumPermanganate
KEGG ID
D02053
Krugosvet article (archived)
nauka_i_tehnika/himiya/PERMANGANAT_KALIYA.html
MeSH descriptor ID
D011196
MeSH tree code
D01.530.700, D01.745.750
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2775885272
NALT ID
57492
NDF-RT ID
N0000148188
NSC number
146182
PesticideInfo chemical ID
PRI5287
Probes And Drugs ID
PD057337
PubChem CID
516875
Quora topic ID
Potassium-Permanganate-1
RTECS number
SD6475000
RxNorm CUI
8604
Römpp online ID
RD-11-00249
SureChEMBL ID
2762
UK Parliament thesaurus ID
12237
UMLS CUI
C0032838
UN number
1490
UNII
00OT1QX5U4
UNSPSC code
12352312
UniChem compound ID
24773958
Vikidia article ID
fr:Permanganate_de_potassium
WikiProjectMed ID
Potassium permanganate
ZVG number
4070

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🔗 Connections
Belongs to 3
World Health Organization Model List of Essential Medicines, chemical chameleon, potassium permanganate
Has part(s) 3
oxygen, potassium, manganese
Subject has role 2
oxidizing agent, WHO essential medicines
Described by source 1
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Different from 1
potassium hypomanganate
Has use 1
medication
Permanent duplicated item 1
potassium permanganate
← Said to be the same as 1
potassium permanganate
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Summary

potassium permanganate is a type of chemical entity[1]. It is a type of potassium salt[2].

Key Facts

  • Canonical SMILES: [O-]Mn(=O)=O.[K+]Mn(=O)=O.[K+]">[3]
  • Chemical formula: KMnO₄[4]
  • Has use: medication[5], indicators and reagents[6]
  • Has part(s): potassium[7], oxygen[8], manganese[9]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[12]
  • Different from: potassium hypomanganate[13]
  • Density: 2.703 gram per cubic centimetre[14]
  • Mass: 157.881 dalton[15]
  • Decomposition point: 240 °C[16]
  • Subject has role: WHO essential medicines[17], oxidizing agent[18]
  • Permanent duplicated item: potassium permanganate[19]
  • Standard enthalpy of formation: -813.4 kilojoule per mole[20]
  • Safety classification and labelling: NFPA 704: Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response[21]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [15] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Elivan da Silva · 2026-11-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Added reference: ATC code: V03AB18, #temporary_batch_1793797308716"
  2. 4d ago · Elivan da Silva · 2026-11-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Added reference: ATC code: D08AX06, #temporary_batch_1793797308716"
  3. 6w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    ZVG number → 4070
    "Changed claim: ZVG number: 4070, см. / see autofix на / on P679"
  4. 6w ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    ZVG number → 4070
    "Created claim: ZVG number: 004070, batch #275042"
  5. 10w ago · Carn · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Density → {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+2.703'}
    Has use → medication, indicators and reagents
    Instance of → type of chemical entity
    Subclass of → potassium salt
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Substance control status: Schedule IV (Russia), #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1788165634350"
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