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Magnesium
ReagentPlus®, powder, −325 mesh, 99.5% trace metals basis
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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
Mg
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
24.31
Beilstein:
4948473
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12141502
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22
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vapor pressure
1 mmHg ( 621 °C)
Quality Level
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
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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).
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
Signal Word
Danger
Hazard Statements
Precautionary Statements
Hazard Classifications
Pyr. Sol. 1 - Water-react 1
Storage Class Code
4.2 - Pyrophoric and self-heating hazardous materials
WGK
WGK 3
Flash Point(F)
Not applicable
Flash Point(C)
Not applicable
Personal Protective Equipment
dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves
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The Grignard Reagents.
Seyferth D
Organometallics, 28 (6), 1598-1605 (2009)
Magnesium: Annual survey covering the year 1971.
Blomberg C
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 45, 1-137 (1972)
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)
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)
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