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63102

Magnesium perchlorate

puriss., free-flowing powder, ≥99.0% (calc. based on dry substance, KT)

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Linear Formula:
Mg(ClO4)2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
223.21
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
233-108-3
MDL number:
Assay:
≥99.0% (calc. based on dry substance, KT)
Form:
free flowing powder
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grade

puriss.

Quality Segment

assay

≥99.0% (calc. based on dry substance, KT)

form

free flowing powder

quality

free-flowing powder

impurities

≤8% water

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

[Mg++].[O-]Cl(=O)(=O)=O.[O-]Cl(=O)(=O)=O

InChI

1S/2ClHO4.Mg/c2*2-1(3,4)5;/h2*(H,2,3,4,5);/q;;+2/p-2

InChI key

MPCRDALPQLDDFX-UHFFFAOYSA-L

General description

Magnesium perchlorate (Mg(ClO4)2) is widely used as drying agent for gases. It can remove water from gases (with no organic contaminants) at the rate of 0.001mgwater/l.

Application

Magnesium perchlorate (Mg(ClO4)2) may be employed as a catalyst in the following studies:
  • Preparation of a-aminophosphonates.
  • Enantioselective Diels-Alder reaction between cyclopentadiene and 3-acryloyl-1,3-oxazolin-2-one.
  • Preparation of imines and phenylhydrazones.
  • Protection of alcohols in the form of t-butyl ethers.
filler for drying tubes (especially for elemental analysis)


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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Ox. Sol. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

5.1A - Strongly oxidizing hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable



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