Potassium pyrophosphate is a chemical compound registered under number CAS 7320-34-5, with the molecular formula K₄O₇P₂, and a molar mass of 330.34 g/mol.
The molecule contains 13 atoms connected by 8 chemical bonds. The full systematic IUPAC name of this compound is tetrapotassium;phosphonato phosphate. 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 = 136 Ų, 0 donors and 7 hydrogen bond acceptors. These parameters are key when assessing bioavailability and interaction with biomolecules.
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PREDICTED MODEL — NOT VERIFIED computed by MolGod Scientific · experimental feature (beta) · may contain errors 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 (ETKDGv3 conformer generation, MMFF94 force-field optimisation; lowest-energy converged conformer of a fixed-seed set). 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 5 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
RDKit: Open-source cheminformatics, version 2026.03.6. Zenodo. doi:10.5281/zenodo.22140358 (all versions: doi:10.5281/zenodo.591637)
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