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Magnesium

ReagentPlus®, powder, −325 mesh, 99.5% trace metals basis

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About This Item

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

description

Metals basis purity

product line

ReagentPlus®

Assay

99.5% trace metals basis

form

powder

autoignition temp.

950 °F

reaction suitability

reagent type: reductant

resistivity

4.46 μΩ-cm, 20°C

particle size

−325 mesh

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).

Legal Information

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

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Flame

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Pyr. Sol. 1 - Water-react 1

Storage Class Code

4.2 - Pyrophoric and self-heating hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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The Grignard Reagents.
Seyferth D
Organometallics, 28 (6), 1598-1605 (2009)
The quest for chiral Grignard reagents.
Hoffmann RW
Chemical Society Reviews, 32(4), 225-230 (2003)
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)
Magnesium: Annual survey covering the year 1971.
Blomberg C
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 45, 1-137 (1972)
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)

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