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Magnesium acetate tetrahydrate

ACS reagent, ≥98%

• Synonym(s): Acetic acid magnesium salt
• Linear Formula: (CH₃COO)₂Mg · 4H₂O
• CAS Number: 16674-78-5
• Molecular Weight: 214.45
• Beilstein: 3730605
• EC Number: 205-554-9
• MDL number: MFCD00149214
• UNSPSC Code: 12352106
• eCl@ss: 39021909
• PubChem Substance ID: 329752351
• NACRES: NB.24

Properties

• grade: ACS reagent
• Quality Level: 200
• Assay: ≥98%; 98.0-102.0% (ACS specification)
• form: solid
• impurities: ≤0.001% N compounds; ≤0.005% insolubles
• mp: 72-75 °C (lit.)
• anion traces: chloride (Cl^-): ≤0.001%; sulfate (SO₄^2-): ≤0.005%
• cation traces: Ba: ≤0.001%; Ca: ≤0.01%; Fe: ≤5 ppm; K: ≤0.005%; Mn: ≤0.001%; Na: ≤0.005%; Sr: ≤0.005%; heavy metals: ≤5 ppm (by ICP)
• SMILES string: O.O.O.O.CC(=O)O[Mg]OC(C)=O
• InChI: 1S/2C2H4O2.Mg.4H2O/c2*1-2(3)4;;;;;/h2*1H3,(H,3,4);;4*1H2/q;;+2;;;;/p-2
• InChI key: XKPKPGCRSHFTKM-UHFFFAOYSA-L

Description

Application

Magnesium acetate tetrahydrate can be used as:

• A base to synthesize diarylbenzofuran carboxylic acids by reacting m-hydroxybenzoic acids and alkynes via Ru-catalyzed C-H alkenylation.
• A magnesium source to synthesize porous magnesium carboxylate frameworks.

Safety Information

• Storage Class Code: 11 - Combustible Solids
• WGK: WGK 1
• Flash Point(F): Not applicable
• Flash Point(C): Not applicable