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SAFC

Magnesium chloride hexahydrate

crystalline, EMPROVE® EXPERT, Ph. Eur., BP, USP, JPC, FCC, E 511

Synonym(s):
Magnesium dichloride
Linear Formula:
MgCl2 · 6H2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
203.30
MDL number:
E Number:
E511
EC Index Number:
232-094-6

Agency

BP
JPC
Ph. Eur.
USP

Quality Level

reg. compliance

FCC

product line

EMPROVE® EXPERT

form

crystalline
solid

pH

4.5-7.0 (20 °C, 50 g/L in H2O)

mp

117 °C (decomposition)

application(s)

liquid formulation
ophthalmics
pharmaceutical
solid formulation

storage temp.

2-25°C

SMILES string

O.O.O.O.O.O.Cl[Mg]Cl

InChI

1S/2ClH.Mg.6H2O/h2*1H;;6*1H2/q;;+2;;;;;;/p-2

InChI key

DHRRIBDTHFBPNG-UHFFFAOYSA-L

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form

crystalline, solid

form

crystalline, solid

form

solid

form

solid

pH

4.5-7.0 (20 °C, 50 g/L in H2O)

pH

4.5-7.0 (20 °C, 50 g/L in H2O)

pH

4.5-7.0 (20 °C, 50 g/L in H2O)

pH

-

mp

117 °C (decomposition)

mp

117 °C (decomposition)

mp

117 °C (decomposition)

mp

-

Quality Level

100, 500

Quality Level

500

Quality Level

600

Quality Level

200

agency

BP

agency

JPC, Ph. Eur., USP

agency

BP, JPC, Ph. Eur., USP

agency

-

reg. compliance

FCC

reg. compliance

FCC

reg. compliance

-

reg. compliance

-

General description

Finding the right excipient that matches your needs as well as regulatory demands can be a complicated challenge in formulation. With our application know-how and regulatory expertise, we support you in every step of development, scale-up, and production.
As part of our EMPROVE® Program, our raw materials are offered with extensive documentation facilitating compliance of your pharma and biopharma product, full supply chain transparency and risk mitigation. Our SAFC® portfolio of high-quality products for biopharmaceutical and pharmaceutical formulation and production withstands strict quality control procedures and is produced according to applicable cGMP guidelines.

Application

Magnesium chloride is a mineral salt which is used for a broad range of applications in pharmaceutical and food industry. In pharmaceutical formulations it is e.g. used as tonicity agent, and can serve as a strengthening agent and flavor enhancer for food and beverage.

Legal Information

Emprove is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
SAFC is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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