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225959

Magnesium bromide ethyl etherate

99%

Synonym(s):

Dibromo(1,1′-oxybis(ethane))magnesium, Dibromo(diethyl ether)magnesium, Magnesium bromide diethyl etherate, Magnesium bromide etherate

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
MgBr2 · O(C2H5)2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
258.23
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
4937320
Assay:
99%
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assay

99%

reaction suitability

core: magnesium

functional group

ether

SMILES string

Br[Mg]Br.CCOCC

InChI

1S/C4H10O.2BrH.Mg/c1-3-5-4-2;;;/h3-4H2,1-2H3;2*1H;/q;;;+2/p-2

InChI key

JGZKUKYUQJUUNE-UHFFFAOYSA-L

Application

Magnesium bromide ethyl etherate can be used as a reagent:
  • In the Lewis acid-catalyzed Diels-Alder reactions.
  • For the conversion of aromatic aldehydes into alcohols and carboxylic acids via Cannizzaro reaction.


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Storage Class

4.3 - Hazardous materials which set free flammable gases upon contact with water

wgk

WGK 3

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Sol. 1 - Water-react. 2



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