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Magnesium

ReagentPlus®, ribbon, ≥99% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

NMDG

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
Mg
CAS Number:
7439-95-4
Molecular Weight:
24.31
UNSPSC Code:
12141502
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24856135
EC Number:
231-104-6
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
4948473
MDL number:
MFCD00085308

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Product Name

Magnesium, ReagentPlus®, ribbon, ≥99% trace metals basis

InChI key

FYYHWMGAXLPEAU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/Mg

SMILES string

[Mg]

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 621 °C)

product line

ReagentPlus®

assay

≥99% trace metals basis

form

ribbon

autoignition temp.

950 °F

reaction suitability

reagent type: reductant

resistivity

4.46 μΩ-cm, 20°C

bp

1090 °C (lit.)

mp

648 °C (lit.)

density

1.74 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

Quality Level

200

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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).

Preparation Note

25 g = 36.6 m

Legal Information

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

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GHS02

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Sol. 1 - Self-heat. 1 - Water-react 2

Storage Class

4.2 - Pyrophoric and self-heating hazardous materials

wgk

nwg

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Magnesium and human health: perspectives and research directions
Al Alawi AM, et al.
International Journal of Endocrinology, 2018 (2018)
The importance of magnesium in clinical healthcare
Schwalfenberg GK and Genuis SJ
Scientifica, 2017 (2017)
The quest for chiral Grignard reagents.
Hoffmann RW
Chemical Society Reviews, 32(4), 225-230 (2003)
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)
A Simple and Efficient Procedure of Low Valent Iron-or Copper-Mediated Reformatsky Reaction of Aldehydes.
Chattopadhyay A and Dubey AK
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 72(24), 9357-9359 (2007)
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