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Magnesium

turnings, reagent grade, 98%

Synonym(s):

Magnesium element

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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:
24851981
NACRES:
NA.22

grade

reagent grade

Quality Level

200

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 621 °C)

assay

98%

form

turnings

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 turnings are generally used in the preparation of various organomagnesium compounds such as Grignard reagents. It can also be used to catalyze Pinacol coupling and Reformatsky reaction.

pictograms

Flame
GHS02

signalword

Danger

Hazard Classifications

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

wgk_germany

nwg

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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