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Magnesium

ReagentPlus^®, powder, −325 mesh, 99.5% trace metals basis

• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): Mg
• CAS Number: 7439-95-4
• Molecular Weight: 24.31
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 4948473
• EC Number: 231-104-6
• MDL number: MFCD00085308
• UNSPSC Code: 12141502
• PubChem Substance ID: 24870298
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• vapor pressure: 1 mmHg ( 621 °C)
• Quality Level: 100
• description: Metals basis purity
• product line: ReagentPlus^®
• assay: 99.5% trace metals basis
• form: powder
• autoignition temp.: 950 °F
• reaction suitability: reagent type: reductant
• resistivity: 4.46 μΩ-cm, 20°C
• particle size: −325 mesh
• 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

Description

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).

Legal Information

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

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS02
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H250 - H260
• pcodes: P210 - P222 - P223 - P231 + P232 - P233 - P370 + P378
• Hazard Classifications: Pyr. Sol. 1 - Water-react 1
• Storage Class: 4.2 - Pyrophoric and self-heating hazardous materials
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges