Potassium bromite

Potassium bromite
IUPAC name	Potassium bromite
Other names	Potassium bromate(III)
Identifiers
Standard InChI	InChI=1S/BrHO2.K/c2-1-3;/h(H,2,3);/q;+1/p-1
Standard InChIKey	LDPWMLSYNVOMKZ-UHFFFAOYSA-M
CAS number	[76908-17-3]
Properties
Chemical formula	KBrO2
Molar mass	151.00 g mol−1
Related compounds
Other anions	Potassium chlorite
Other cations	Lithium bromite Sodium bromite
Other compounds	Potassium bromide Potassium hypobromite Potassium bromate Potassium perbromate
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Potassium bromite, KBrO₂, is formally the potassium salt of bromous acid. It is prepared by the controlled disproportionation of potassium hypobromite at pH 11–12 and 0 °C.