13138

Magnesium oxide

puriss., meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP, USP, FCC, E 530, light, 98.0-100.5% (calc. for dried substance)

• Linear Formula: MgO
• CAS Number: 1309-48-4
• Molecular Weight: 40.30
• EC Number: 215-171-9
• MDL number: MFCD00011109
• UNSPSC Code: 12352303
• PubChem Substance ID: 329750020

Properties

• description: filling volume <= 0.15 g/mL
• grade: puriss.
• assay: 98.0-100.5% (calc. for dried substance)
• form: powder
• quality: meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP, USP, FCC, E 530
• reaction suitability: reagent type: catalyst; core: magnesium
• impurities: free alkali, in accordance; residual solvents, complies; soluble salts, in accordance; ≤0.002% heavy metals (as Pb); ≤0.1% insoluble in HCl; ≤0.1% insoluble in acetic acid; ≤1% water-soluble matter
• loss: ≤5% loss on ignition
• mp: 2852 °C (lit.)
• anion traces: chloride (Cl^-): ≤500 mg/kg; sulfate (SO₄^2-): ≤5000 mg/kg
• cation traces: As: ≤2 mg/kg; Ca: ≤1%; Cu: ≤10 mg/kg; Fe: ≤200 mg/kg; Pb: ≤4 mg/kg; Zn: ≤10 mg/kg
• suitability: passes test for appearance of solution
• SMILES string: O=[Mg]
• InChI: 1S/Mg.O
• InChI key: CPLXHLVBOLITMK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Magnesium oxide (MgO) has been reported as an industrially important high-temperature material. Lithium-doped magnesium oxide (Li/MgO) may be employed for the synthesis of ethylene and ethane from methane. It participates as a catalyst for the cycloaddition of carbon dioxide to epoxide. It plays the role of a catalyst during the reaction of carbon dioxide with (R)-styrene to afford (R)-phenyl carbonate.
Magnesium oxide can be used as a wide-band-gap insulator. It can undergo hydration to give magnesium hydroxide nanoparticles.

Application

Magnesium oxide (MgO) may be employed as a phase stabilizer during the fabrication of porous β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP).

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable