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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:
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

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H228,H251,H261

Hazard Classifications

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

Storage Class Code

4.2 - Pyrophoric and self-heating hazardous materials

WGK

nwg

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Regulatory Listings

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FSL

Group 2: Flammable solids
Magnesium
Hazardous rank III
2nd combustible solid

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JAN Code

200905-10KG:
200905-2.5KG:
200905-BULK:
200905-VAR:
200905-100G:
200905-500G:

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MKCV7173
MKCV5876
MKCW7050
MKCW5872
MKCW0596

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Magnesium-induced pinacol coupling of aromatic aldehydes and ketones in water under ultrasound.
Li J-T, et al.
Indian Journal of Chemistry, 43B(6), 196?198-196?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)
Grignard reagent formation.
Garst JF and Soriaga MP
Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 248(7-8), 623-652 (2004)
The Grignard Reagents.
Seyferth D
Organometallics, 28(6), 1598-1605 (2009)
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