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HCID 12816516Generated: October 23, 2026

boric acid, potassium salt

tripotassium borate · potassium borate - K2B4O7 · Ethylene trifluorine potassiuM borate

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boric acid, potassium salt molecular structure

Identifiers & Physical Properties

CAS No.12712-38-8
Molecular formulaBK3O3
Average molar mass176.11 g/mol
Monoisotopic mass175.8851685 g/mol
SMILES[K+].[K+].[K+].[O-]B([O-])[O-]
InChIKeyWUUHFRRPHJEEKV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID12816516
ChEBICHEBI:38911
EC No.603-184-6
DTXSIDDTXSID3049750

Chemical & Physical Properties

Topological polar surface area69.2
Hydrogen bond donors0
Hydrogen bond acceptors3
Rotatable bonds0
Heavy atoms7
Formal charge0
Complexity8
EPA Substance Registry SystemBoric acid, potassium salt (12712-38-8)
GHS pictogramGHS07
Signal wordWarning
GHS hazard statementsH319-H315
GHS precautionary statementsP264-P280-P305+P351+P338-P337+P313P-P264-P280-P302+P352-P321-P332+P313-P362
TSCA inventory statusTSCA listed

Safety & Regulations

GHS classificationDangerH315 (71%): Causes skin irritation [Warning Skin corrosion/irritation]H319 (71%): Causes serious eye irritation [Warning Serious eye damage/eye irritation]H335 (35.5%): May cause respiratory irritation [Warning Specific target organ toxicity, single exposureRespiratory tract irritation]H360 (29%): May damage fertility or the unborn child [Danger Reproductive toxicity]P203, P261, P264, P264+P265, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P318, P319, P321, P332+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, P403+P233, P405, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement)Aggregated GHS information provided per 62 reports by companies from 3 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory. Each notification may be associated with multiple companies.Information may vary between notifications depending on impurities, additives, and other factors. The percentage value in parenthesis indicates the notified classification ratio from companies that provide hazard codes. Only hazard codes with percentage values above 10% are shown. For more detailed information, please visit ECHA C&L website.
Regulatory informationChemical: Boric acid, potassium salt
Other safety informationIMAP assessments - Salts of boric acid: Human health tier II assessmentIMAP assessments - Boric acid, potassium salt: Environment tier I assessment
Hazard Classes and CategoriesSkin Irrit. 2 (71%)Eye Irrit. 2 (71%)STOT SE 3 (35.5%)Repr. 1B (29%)Reproductive toxicity - category 1B
TSCA inventory statusTSCA listed
Signal wordWarning
GHS pictogramGHS07
GHS hazard statementsH319-H315
GHS precautionary statementsP264-P280-P305+P351+P338-P337+P313P-P264-P280-P302+P352-P321-P332+P313-P362