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266302

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Magnesium

ReagentPlus®, ribbon, ≥99% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

NMDG

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
Mg
CAS Number:
7439-95-4
Molecular Weight:
24.31
Beilstein:
4948473
EC Number:
231-104-6
MDL number:
MFCD00085308
UNSPSC Code:
12141502
PubChem Substance ID:
24856135
NACRES:
NA.22

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vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 621 °C)

Quality Level

200

product line

ReagentPlus®

Assay

≥99% trace metals basis

form

ribbon

autoignition temp.

950 °F

reaction suitability

reagent type: reductant

resistivity

4.46 μΩ-cm, 20°C

bp

1090 °C (lit.)

mp

648 °C (lit.)

density

1.74 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

[Mg]

InChI

1S/Mg

InChI key

FYYHWMGAXLPEAU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Magnesium is generally used in the preparation of various organomagnesium compounds such as Grignard reagents, that are widely used in organic synthesis.

It can also be used to catalyze Pinacol coupling, Reformatsky reaction and degradation of carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).

Preparation Note

25 g = 36.6 m

Legal Information

ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Pictograms

Flame
GHS02

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H228,H251,H261

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Sol. 1 - Self-heat. 1 - Water-react 2

Storage Class Code

4.2 - Pyrophoric and self-heating hazardous materials

WGK

nwg

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Regulatory Information

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The importance of magnesium in clinical healthcare
Schwalfenberg GK and Genuis SJ
Scientifica, 2017 (2017)
Magnesium and human health: perspectives and research directions
Al Alawi AM, et al.
International Journal of Endocrinology, 2018 (2018)
Optimizing Reductive Degradation of PAHs Using Anhydrous Ethanol with Magnesium Catalyzed by Glacial Acetic Acid.
Al Shra?ah A, et al.
ACS Omega, 3(3), 3554-3561 (2018)
The quest for chiral Grignard reagents.
Hoffmann RW
Chemical Society Reviews, 32(4), 225-230 (2003)
Magnesium-induced pinacol coupling of aromatic aldehydes and ketones in water under ultrasound.
Li JT, et al.
Indian Journal of Chemistry, 43B, 196-198 (2004)
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