Inhibition of dentin matrix-bound cysteine cathepsins by potassium fluoride.
Altinci P, Mutluay M, Tjäderhane L, Tezvergil-Mutluay A.
Eur J Oral Sci. 2019 Feb;127(1):1-9. doi: 10.1111/eos.12581. Epub 2018 Nov 10.

An aryne triggered ring-opening fluorination of cyclic thioethers with potassium fluoride.
Fan R, Liu B, Zheng T, Xu K, Tan C, Zeng T, Su S, Tan J.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2018 Jun 21;54(51):7081-7084. doi: 10.1039/c8cc03766c.

Potassium fluoride activation for the nucleophilic fluorination reaction using 18-crown-6, [2.2.2]-cryptand, pentaethylene glycol and comparison with the new hydro-crown scaffold: a theoretical analysis.
Pliego JR.
Org Biomol Chem. 2018 May 2;16(17):3127-3137. doi: 10.1039/C8OB00418H.

Liquid membrane transport of potassium fluoride by the organotin-based ditopic host Ph2FSnCH2SnFPh-CH2-[19]-crown-6.
Tagne Kuate AC, Naseer MM, Jurkschat K.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2017 Feb 7;53(12):2013-2015. doi: 10.1039/c6cc09975k.

Investigation of the potassium fluoride post deposition treatment on the CIGSe/CdS interface using hard X-ray photoemission spectroscopy - a comparative study.
Ümsür B, Calvet W, Steigert A, Lauermann I, Gorgoi M, Prietzel K, Greiner D, Kaufmann CA, Unold T, Lux-Steiner MCh.
Phys Chem Chem Phys. 2016 May 18;18(20):14129-38. doi: 10.1039/c6cp00260a.

Mild copper-catalyzed fluorination of alkyl triflates with potassium fluoride.
Dang H, Mailig M, Lalic G.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2014 Jun 16;53(25):6473-6. doi: 10.1002/anie.201402238. Epub 2014 May 18.

Crystal growth and characterization of γ-glycine grown from potassium fluoride for photonic applications.
Dillip GR, Raghavaiah P, Mallikarjuna K, Reddy CM, Bhagavannarayana G, Kumar VR, Raju BD.
Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc. 2011 Sep;79(5):1123-7. doi: 10.1016/j.saa.2011.04.031. Epub 2011 May 11.

Safety

Risk Assessment Study of Fluoride Salts: Probability-Impact Matrix of Renal and Hepatic Toxicity Markers.
Usuda K, Ueno T, Ito Y, Dote T, Yokoyama H, Kono K, Tamaki J.
Biol Trace Elem Res. 2016 Sep;173(1):154-60. doi: 10.1007/s12011-016-0644-0. Epub 2016 Feb 19

Potassium fluoride is an alkali metal halide, with two elements: Potassium and Fluorine.

It has many uses in the chemical and industrial sector among which

Catalyst in the production of polyurethanes

• Manufacture of optical glass
• Disinfectant
• Preservative
• Fluorescent agent
• Pesticides and insecticides

Potassium fluoride studies

Molecular Formula: KF or FK

Molecular Weight: 58.097 g/mol

UNII: 9082WG1G3F

CAS: 7789-23-3  165892-23-9  59217-74-2  2018280-07-2

EC Number: 232-151-5

PubChem Substance ID 24868456

MDL number MFCD00011398

Beilstein Registry Number 3902818

Synonyms:

• Potassiumfluoride
• Potassium fluoride (KF)
• Potassium fluorure
• Fluorure de potassium
• Potassium fluoride on calcium fluoride
• Potassium fluoride, anhydrous