Upon heating of KC8, the elimination of potassium atoms results in the conversion in sequence to KC24, KC36, KC48 and finally KC60.
əpˌɑːn hˈiːɾɪŋ ʌv kˌeɪsˈiː ˈeɪt, ðɪ ᵻlˌɪmᵻnˈeɪʃən ʌv pətˈæsiəm ˈæɾəmz ɹɪzˈʌlts ɪnðə kənvˈɜːʒən ɪn sˈiːkwəns tə kˌeɪsˈiː twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ, kˌeɪsˈiː θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks, kˌeɪsˈiː fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt ænd fˈaɪnəli kˌeɪsˈiː sˈɪksti.