Potassium tellurite

Potassium tellurite

Identifiers
CAS Number	7790-58-1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:75248
ChemSpider	58685^Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.029.285
EC Number	232-213-1
PubChem CID	65186
UNII	71M41949N8
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID50999096
InChI InChI=1S/2K.H2O3Te/c;;1-4(2)3/h;;(H2,1,2,3)/q2*+1;/p-2 Key: BFPJYWDBBLZXOM-UHFFFAOYSA-L
SMILES [O-][Te](=O)[O-].[K+].[K+]
Properties
Chemical formula	K2TeO3
Appearance	white crystals, powder
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Hazard statements	H301, H315, H319, H335
Precautionary statements	P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P310, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P330, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Potassium tellurite, K₂TeO₃, is an inorganic potassium-tellurium compound.^[1] It has been used as a selective growth medium in microbiology.^[2][3][4][5]

References

1. "Potassium tellurite". Sigma-Aldrich. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
2. Gilbert, R; Humphreys, EM (February 1926). "The Use of Potassium Tellurite in Differential Media". Journal of Bacteriology. 11 (2): 141–51. PMC 374860. PMID 16559175.
3. Advances in Microbial Physiology. Elsevier. 6 September 2007. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-08-056064-9.
4. J.E.L. Corry; G.D.W. Curtis; Rosamund M. Baird (6 May 2003). Handbook of Culture Media for Food Microbiology, Second Edition. Elsevier. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-444-51084-6.
5. Elliot T. Ryser; Elmer H. Marth (27 March 2007). Listeria, Listeriosis, and Food Safety. CRC Press. pp. 219–220. ISBN 978-1-4200-1518-8.