:Potassium lauryl sulfate

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| PIN = Potassium dodecyl sulfate

| OtherNames = Dodecyl potassium sulfate; Potassium lauryl sulphate; Potassium dodecyl sulphate

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| CASNo = 4706-78-9

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| UNII = PS6855FO7F

| PubChem = 62549

| ChemSpiderID = 56317

| SMILES = [K+].[O-]S(=O)(=O)OCCCCCCCCCCCC

| InChI = 1/C12H26O4S.K/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-16-17(13,14)15;/h2-12H2,1H3,(H,13,14,15);/q;+1/p-1

| InChIKey = ONQDVAFWWYYXHM-REWHXWOFAH

| StdInChI = 1S/C12H26O4S.K/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-16-17(13,14)15;/h2-12H2,1H3,(H,13,14,15);/q;+1/p-1

| StdInChIKey = ONQDVAFWWYYXHM-UHFFFAOYSA-M

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|Section2={{Chembox Properties

| C=12 | H=25 | K=1 | O=4 | S=1

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Potassium lauryl sulfate (potassium dodecyl sulfate) a detergent similar to sodium lauryl sulfate. Potassium lauryl sulfate is used in mud soaps. It has a better cleansing action indicated by the presence of the potassium ion (refer Fajans' rules).{{Cite web|last=PubChem|title=Potassium lauryl sulfate|url=https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23669623|access-date=2021-02-20|website=pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov|language=en}}