Potassium Sulfide

CAS 1312-73-8  ·  K₂S  ·  MW 110.26 g/mol

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3D model Potassium Sulfide, CAS 1312-73-8, molecular formula K₂S, molar mass 110.26 g/mol

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About Potassium Sulfide

Potassium Sulfide is a chemical compound registered under number CAS 1312-73-8, with the molecular formula K₂S, and a molar mass of 110.26 g/mol.

The molecule contains 3 atoms connected by 0 chemical bonds. The full systematic IUPAC name of this compound is dipotassium;sulfide. The interactive 3D model above lets you view the spatial arrangement of the atoms — you can rotate it with the mouse, zoom with the scroll wheel, and switch between skeletal / Ball & Stick / Space Fill visualization modes.

In terms of physicochemical properties, polar surface area PSA = 1 Ų, 0 donors and 1 hydrogen bond acceptors. These parameters are key when assessing bioavailability and interaction with biomolecules.

Chemical data for this compound comes from PubChem (NIH NLM NCBI), one of the world's largest chemical databases. All information is updated automatically and enriched with GHS hazard statement translations compliant with the CLP Regulation (EC 1272/2008). The interactive 3D model and the viewer images are protected by copyright (© MolGod.org) — terms of use: molgod.org/copyright/.

Physicochemical properties
Molecular formulaK₂S
Molar mass110.26 g/mol
IUPACdipotassium;sulfide
SMILES[S-2].[K+].[K+]
InChIKeyDPLVEEXVKBWGHE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
logP (XLogP3)—
PSA1 Ų
HBD / HBA0 / 1
PubChem CIDCID 162263 ↗
GHS safety

Signal word: Danger

GHS05
GHS05
GHS09
GHS09

H314 — Causes severe skin burns and eye damage

H400 — Very toxic to aquatic life

EUH031 — Contact with acids liberates toxic gas.

Scientific literature

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Synonyms
POTASSIUM SULFIDE · 1312-73-8 · potassium sulphide · Dipotassium monosulfide · Potassium sulfide (2:1) · POTASSIUM MONOSULPHIDE · DIPOTASSIUM MONOSULPHIDE · 31R0R7HD0N · POTASSIUM SULPHIDE (2:1) · HEPAR SULFURIS · RefChem:57958 · POTASSIUM SULFURET · Kali Sulf. Bath Essence · POTASSIUM SULFIDE (K2S4) · POTASSIUM SULPHIDE, ANHYDROUS
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ILLUSTRATIVE FRAGMENT ARRANGEMENT — relative positions are not structural data

No source 3-D conformer was available to MolGod for this substance. MolGod Scientific computed this geometry from the structural formula with RDKit 2026.03.6 (no conformer embedding or force-field optimisation was needed: the substance consists of single-atom ions only, whose arrangement is a presentation convention). It is not a measured structure, it does not come from PubChem, and it has not been compared with experimental data. It shows one possible conformation.

This substance consists of 3 separate components (for example ions). Each component was computed separately; they are arranged radially around a layout anchor for visualisation only (at least 3.0 Å apart). Their relative positions are not a crystal structure, coordination geometry, ionic contacts or any experimentally determined arrangement.

Methods and references
  1. RDKit: Open-source cheminformatics, version 2026.03.6. Zenodo. doi:10.5281/zenodo.22140358 (all versions: doi:10.5281/zenodo.591637)
  2. Heller SR, McNaught A, Pletnev I, Stein S, Tchekhovskoi D. InChI, the IUPAC International Chemical Identifier. J. Cheminform. 2015, 7, 23. doi:10.1186/s13321-015-0068-4
  3. Kim S, Chen J, Cheng T, et al. PubChem 2025 update. Nucleic Acids Res. 2025, 53, D1516-D1525. doi:10.1093/nar/gkae1059 Compound record: https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/162263
  4. Bolton EE, Kim S, Bryant SH. PubChem3D: Conformer generation. J. Cheminform. 2011, 3, 4. doi:10.1186/1758-2946-3-4 (cited for contrast: no source 3-D conformer was available to MolGod for this record)
Model
Potassium Sulfide · 1312-73-8
InChIKey
DPLVEEXVKBWGHE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
License
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Attribution
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Source data
PubChem CID 162263 ↗
Model information
STL generated by MolGod · MolGod STL Exporter build 48804cd20b0d · generated 2026-10-15
SHA-256 (STL)
878ccdf717254600771fb3c22b6d2d6167c3c59085668d6c1b203aeed51aafc2
MD5 (STL)
2d20455e8fa05d9e54b20f09d6f5e32f
Model identifier
MG-STL-1312-73-8
Transformation
MolGod Scientific ball-and-stick mesh
Changes
PREDICTED geometry computed by MolGod Scientific (RDKit), NOT verified; rendered as a triangulated mesh.
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