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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:
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

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

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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).

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

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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

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Organometallics, 28 (6), 1598-1605 (2009)
Magnesium: Annual survey covering the year 1971.
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Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 45, 1-137 (1972)
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