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Sigma-Aldrich

Magnesium

powder, ≥99%

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Synonym(s):
Magnesium element
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
Mg
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
24.31
Beilstein:
4948473
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
eCl@ss:
38110201
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 621 °C)

Quality Level

Assay

≥99%

form

powder

autoignition temp.

950 °F

reaction suitability

reagent type: reductant

resistivity

4.46 μΩ-cm, 20°C

impurities

≤0.05% insoluble in HCl

bp

1090 °C (lit.)

mp

648 °C (lit.)

density

1.74 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

cation traces

Fe: ≤500 mg/kg

SMILES string

[Mg]

InChI

1S/Mg

InChI key

FYYHWMGAXLPEAU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Magnesium (powder) can be used as a reducing agent to synthesize:
  • Titanium alloy hydride powder by the reduction of upgraded titania slag (UGS) under hydrogen atmosphere.      
  • Ultrafine metallic iron (bcc-Fe) powders from hematite (α-Fe2O3) by ball-milling process.

It can also be used as a reducing agent in ruthenium(III) complex catalyzed atom-transfer radical addition (ATRA) and cyclization (ATRC) reactions. Magnesium does not generate free radicals but it generates and regenerates the catalytically active ruthenium(II) species.

Analysis Note

appearance : silver-gray

Pictograms

Flame

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

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

WGK

nwg

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Regulatory Information

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Katrin Thommes et al.
Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 13(24), 6899-6907 (2007-06-05)
A new catalytic procedure for atom-transfer radical addition (ATRA) and cyclization (ATRC) reactions is described. The combination of the ruthenium(III) complex [RuCl(2)Cp*(PPh3)] (Cp*: pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) with magnesium allows these reactions to be performed under mild conditions with high efficiency. In most
Ultrafine spinel powders by flame spray pyrolysis of a magnesium aluminum double alkoxide.
Bickmore CR, et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 79(5), 1419-1423 (1996)
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Drohmann C, et al.
Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 38(4), 741-751 (2000)
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