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Magnesium

ReagentPlus®, ribbon, ≥99% trace metals basis

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Synonym(s):
NMDG
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

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 621 °C)

Quality Level

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.)

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).

Quantity

25 g = 36.6 m

Legal Information

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

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

Regulatory Information

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

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