Potassium Chloride
KCl·74.551 g/mol·Salts & Minerals·CID 4873
Ionic CompoundMedical
An ionic salt used as a potassium supplement, fertilizer ingredient, and salt substitute. Isomorphous with NaCl. Essential in medicine for treating hypokalemia.
IUPAC: potassium chloride
Also known as: 7447-40-7, Klotrix, Sylvite, Enseal, Slow-K (+14 more)
Molecular Structure
Molecular Propertiesmass · H-bonds · stereo
Molecular Weight
74.550g/mol
Exact Mass
73.932559Da
Monoisotopic Mass
73.932559Da
XLogP
—
Polar Surface Area
0.0Ų
Complexity
2
Formal Charge
0
H-Bond Donors
0
H-Bond Acceptors
1
Rotatable Bonds
0
Heavy Atoms
2
Stereo Centers
0
Bond Stereo
0
Drug-Likeness (Lipinski's Rule of Five)
✓ 74.5 g/mol
MW ≤ 500
? —
LogP ≤ 5
✓ 0
H-bond donors ≤ 5
✓ 1
H-bond acceptors ≤ 10
Passes all rules — good oral bioavailability predicted